verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) The first project in about a year and a half. Feels good to get back into leatherwork! A friend at work asked me to make him a new sheath for his knife (old sheath is in one of the pics.) It was a bit of a challenge keeping all the metal away from the knife blade. A bit of skiving, a bit of splitting...made it work. Leather was half-shoulder on sale @ Tandy, thread is 0.8 Tiger Thread, Colonial Tan, saddle stitched. Dye is Fiebings Saddle Tan (including edges). All work done by hand. Next project...build me a new wallet. Edited September 10, 2017 by verus22 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Nice welcome back project. With those belt clips I started attaching then to the back piece of leather between it and another patch just to hold the clip... not sure if I have a picture but it ensure no metal on the inside of the sheath or holster. What kind of knife is that beaty? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 I was thinking the same thing with the clip. The other metal problem I had was with the snap. I skived a channel on the inside back to hold the clip & rivet and then split a thin piece to cover the all the metal parts on the inside. I'm not a fan of working with those clips, but he didn't want a belt loop. I was just trying to keep the thickness down to a minimum (although it's a good 1/4 in. thick). The knife is an "Elk Ridge". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Huge improvement on the POS sheath that came with it! I love what you did with the strap. Two of my favorites, too, Saddle Tan and Colonial Tan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Thanks! I wasn't too impressed by the stitching on the original. Makes me want to send them a pricking iron. On the colors, I was trying to match the overall color 'profile' of the knife handle and the braided piece (customer's handiwork). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Ha! I hadn't noticed the stitch spacing! NICE! How do you even DO that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Took it outside for some better lighting. There's still a couple of things I'd do over, but all-in-all I'm kind of satisfied. (If Tandy was open today, I'd run down and get another clip and make a new sheath...maybe tomorrow?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted September 10, 2017 That compliments the knife very well, I think you succeeded in trying to match it all up. I can't believe that original sheath....they sold that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 I think it's a secret message in morse code. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Oh my. I was just looking at the good work and missed the gong show... sewing machine with toothless dogs? Or the child forced to make it was so shot the could really reach the machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Not to worry, the trophy wife has the Gong Show recorded. It wasn't that good, for the swan song. As to the Morse code thing, I tried to figure it out, but the "spaces" are critical for anything to make sense. My favorite example...the USS Haleakala call sign is NSHI, which without spaces is dahditditditditditditditditditdit. Could be anything! Sorry about the thread drift!!! But you wandered into my wheelhouse... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 I'm a licensed ham (not to be confused with a smoked ham). I'd say that code is about 2000 wpm. Makes perfect sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 I hear ya'! WB8YYG here, but was a Radioman in the Coast Guard in the '70's. (When men were made of steel, and ships were made of...well, mine was aluminum). "And now, back to your previously scheduled program!" (Do they still say that?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 AE7TX here. My dad was a Radioman (Navy, late 60's, USS Shelton, KD7NQ). I was a wrench turner in the Army in the 90's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Did you do anything to keep the blade from cutting into the lace? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Added a gusset around the perimeter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 That's what I figured. Doesn't show in the pics. The gusset is your friend! (Until you have to cut/sew/lace it). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Tell me about it...:/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Since the knife was small it wasn't too bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Instinctive Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Check out this site on how to attached the belt clips. https://is.gd/Yxt2WV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 WOW! That is a lot smaller than I thought. Scale is everything...Unless you have Andre the Giant hands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Wrong pic. This one shows the side a bit: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Roger that on the belt clips, WRLC. I was considering that style, but I wanted to keep the thickness down to a minimum. I was thinking of splitting a strip thin and sewing it onto the back, but I was worried about the strength. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Strength is a good thing to worry about. After putting my first ever molded sheath into use, I've learned that strength means more than just carrying it on your belt. It also has to take into consideration what happens when you catch it on the arm of a chair or seatbelt, etc. This is my first attempt at a wet molded sheath for my EDC knife. I can't believe I haven't ripped it apart yet, because I've certainly tried! Knowing what I know now, I would have made the leather thicker, and maybe made the stress relief holes a bit bigger. Live and learn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verus22 Report post Posted September 10, 2017 Yep yep. Fail forward fast. I just finished my second prototype for a japanese leather knife cover...and I made plenty of mistakes with both. But now I know how NOT to do it. On to the next one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
