I did it again! Wrong side out!

[alpha2]

I can't believe it! Once more, I've gone and wasted a precious hunk of leather on a stupid, stupid...did I mention stupid?, mistake. There is something about knife sheaths, that makes me cut at least one piece of leather with the wrong side out. Now, this time, the sheath DID have the grain side on the opposite side on the back piece, from what I usually do. Still, I KNEW THAT! Still screwed it up. I really need to only make symmetrical sheaths. 

All the other sheaths I've made have had the belt loop fold away from the front, and rivet on the back of the "back" piece. (I screwed those up, too). This one, has the back piece fold towards the front piece, and fit in between the back piece and the front piece. Yeah, that's it! It's not my fault! The Ka-Bar people are just bas-akwards! 

Oh, thank goodness. I feel so much better.

Never mind.

Jeff 

[Rossr]

Jeff,

 

Been there done that.....it happens.    I try to check twice cut once mentality...course with sheaths...for me its more like check 10 times lol

 

Ross

[garypl]

57 minutes ago, Rossr said:

Jeff,

 

Been there done that.....it happens.    I try to check twice cut once mentality...course with sheaths...for me its more like check 10 times lol

 

Ross

I will plead guilty to also doing the same thing - I try to remember to triple check everything now, but the older I get the more distracted I seem to be...

Gary

[TacticallySharp]

I just line it with some other thinner leather, or a small scrap piece of exotic as a bonus no extra change to my client for this well deserving knife.

The other option I save the piece for the next slightly smaller sheath for a LH, or RH client. Hopefully the piece will be for a LH person. That will give me the reason as a bladesmith to forge me another knife! LOL...

Edited February 6, 2018 by TacticallySharp

[Mattsbagger]

I put the pocket on backwards on a note book cover yesterday. So now it's for lefties.lol Good thing my wife is one.

[Jake907]

can you just assemble it rough out? call it unique? 

always make it look intentional, lol

Edited February 6, 2018 by Jake907

[chiefjason]

When I'm doing a pattern I label each piece front RH or back RH.  Then usually label the other side Front LH or back LH.  Figuring I'll see one or the other before I screw it up.  

Even that does not work all the time.  

But what gets me is cutting the right piece from the wrong side.  I hand draw my patterns so they are uniform looking to the eye but subtle variations.  If I mock something up and like it, then accidentally cut the front piece with the wrong side up it just does not fit right.  Which is why I started labeling them front and back.  I've had to do some creative trimming and sanding to save a couple sheaths.  

[RockyAussie]

Nah...Its easy cos I know it'll be the wrong way up to what I first think so I just flip it over. Just a thought, what if it had a bit of thin suede glued onto the pattern on the side that has to be ........ No ..I was right the first time. 

[larry1096]

I've done this so many times, I've taken to writing 'Grain' and 'Suede' on my patterns. If the name doesn't match, it's upside-down.

Of course, this doesn't help with printing 'Grain' or 'Suede' on the wrong side to begin with...

 

Larry

[alpha2]

Ah, I see...you guys have fallen for the oldest misconception in the books. That being that you can make something "idiot proof". Ha! You can only make it "idiot resistant", 'cause as I am living proof, they'll just make a better idiot.