how much over the belt should knife handle be??

[alpha2]

15 hours ago, Boriqua said:

Hey Jason I wouldnt regard stitching over the top a mistake or fix. I am not sure how I decided it but sometimes I stitch over the top and sometimes I dont and I dont think either is wrong or right. It is usually an on the fly call like you did regarding construction and how I feel about the attachment but truth is like most of us ... if I didn't feel good about it I would start over even if I had a bunch of time in it.

I dont however cut back my welt to accommodate the belt loop. I see you are leaving your "flip over" piece a little thick at the edge. I bring mine to zero or close to it.I then go over that with the welt and front. It doesnt really add a whole lot of extra space but I think it makes it a bit easier to sheath you knife if for not other reason it pitches the opening forward a small amount.

Anyway ... if it is useful to anyone .. I found the close ups

I skive the rough side so I get a good rough side to rough side glue joint before I stitch.

I know for a fact that that one has been used on hunting and camping trips for over 6 years.

 

That is very similar to the KaBar sheath. KaBar ran the loop just a bit further into the welt area, and added one rivet in the center of the connection. So, they had stitching on both sides, the rivet, and four staples! It doesn't ever come apart, though.

Jeff

[Mocivnik]

Thanks everyone for answers, I happily read them all!

But the thing is, that my sheath-to-be has to be "half-open" as such, because the blade will be a bowie with sharpened back (not whole, just the tip).

And that's why I'm so confused.

 

[Boriqua]

You can still do it exactly as described. Fold it forward, Go back about 3/4 inch or more and make a line across at that measurement, Skive from that point at full thickness down to zero, Glue it down to the back well. sew accross or you could just sew part way in from the open area at the spine.  Lay down your welt and face piece and sew as in the picture being sure to go over the glued belt loop on the blade side. Done