Pancake knife sheath

[mick86]

Another sheath for another of the knives I made. Went for a pancake sheath with sort of goth style. First time trying this style of sheath and took me two attempts. First one I failed by having the stitching too close to the blade profile so when I put the knife in, it cut the stitches. Second try I was sure to leave at least 5mm clearance either side of the blade and it works perfectly.

[ScoobyNewbie]

OH! Cool!

[mick86]

1 hour ago, ScoobyNewbie said:

OH! Cool!

Cheers Scooby  I'm pretty happy with it.

[plinkercases]

If it is a good sharp blade it will eventually cut your threads again unfortunately unless you built the second version with a welt. blades have even cut out of the sheath when there is not welting in the design and that is a danger to the carrier more than a concern for a ruined sheath.

That said that is a very cool looking design all round.

[mick86]

3 hours ago, plinkercases said:

If it is a good sharp blade it will eventually cut your threads again unfortunately unless you built the second version with a welt. blades have even cut out of the sheath when there is not welting in the design and that is a danger to the carrier more than a concern for a ruined sheath.

That said that is a very cool looking design all round.

Ahhh bugger. Not even sure what a welt is. I got the idea from a youtube video besides changing the shape and design, I followed the same procedure. 

[Stetson912]

Very cool. But you will need a welt. All a welt is is a layer of leather in the shape of the sheath/blade, that is wide and thick enough to protect the stitching. Maybe this will help.

That strip goes between the layers of the sheath and is stitched through like normal. But it adds thickness so the blade edge runs along the welt instead of cutting your stitches.

[mick86]

3 minutes ago, Stetson912 said:

Very cool. But you will need a welt. All a welt is is a layer of leather in the shape of the sheath/blade, that is wide and thick enough to protect the stitching.

That strip goes between the layers of the sheath and is stitched through like normal. But it adds thickness so the blade edge runs along the welt instead of cutting your stitches.

Thanks for the heads up Stetson912 and Plinkercases. I googled the welt. Seems only logical now I know what it is. Looks like ill be remaking the sheath. I will improve the position of the spider and use lighter coloured thread while I'm at it.

[Stetson912]

Still did a killer job though. Just a thought, I could see a red hourglass on that spider btw haha

[mick86]

2 minutes ago, Stetson912 said:

Still did a killer job though. Just a thought, I could see a red hourglass on that spider btw haha

LOL Yea I was thinking the same thing once it was complete. I'm glad to be able to have such useful info given to improve my work. This is my second sheath and 2nd lesson learnt. My first sheath looks good but it doesn't have a welt either and it was pointed out to me that it would sit too high on the hip for some people. So I now have two sheaths to remake. Strange thing is I'm somewhat looking forward to it haha. The internet is an awesome thing.

[Stetson912]

Have you seen Ian Atkinson on YouTube? He makes a few sheaths start to finish on there.maybe worth a watch