Knife Sheaths

[neilyeag]

Just finished these as well as a group of knives. 

[Albob]

Those are very nice, That knife is nothing to sneeze at either.

 

[Rockoboy]

Nice simple design, well executed. I like it.

Why do you change the thread colour to yellow at the top of the sheath? Do you use a welt in your knife sheaths? 

[neilyeag]

On 8/29/2018 at 3:23 PM, Rockoboy said:

Nice simple design, well executed. I like it.

Why do you change the thread colour to yellow at the top of the sheath? Do you use a welt in your knife sheaths? 

Yes it has a welt, I think it is overkill, sometimes I do sometimes not, probably not needed.  The first few stitches are a much heavier cord material, I hope for additional strength there.  The color stitching then matches the line colors and the pins on the knives.  

[Rockoboy]

3 hours ago, neilyeag said:

it has a welt, I think it is overkill, sometimes I do sometimes not, probably not needed

I am more inclined to think of a welt as a necessity on a sheath for any decent sharp knife. Maybe I am over-building, which I do in a lot of things, but not much I make falls to pieces.

[koreric75]

3 hours ago, Rockoboy said:

I am more inclined to think of a welt as a necessity on a sheath for any decent sharp knife. Maybe I am over-building, which I do in a lot of things, but not much I make falls to pieces.

Agree, a good fitted sheath for a very sharp knife would benefit from that welt, it will protect your stitching from the sharp edge when drawn and sheathed.

[neilyeag]

Oh yes, agree on the welt, all of my sheaths have a welt for sure.  But sometimes I do that double stitch thing at the top and sometimes not, that is what I was referring to.