fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 Hey guys just started working with leather in the last couple of months. I just made this knife sheath for the knife I forged. I seem to always get really hard edges. I used fiebings dark brown leather dye followed by 50/50 water resolene treatment. Any advice from anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted October 25, 2018 Oh man, you gotta show us the blade! Advice wise, it looks pretty good, maybe some more detailed pics and I can criticize better. Your stitches look a little wide and I'm always nervous of retaining loops that high up because the blade can fall out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted October 25, 2018 First thing you should do when posting pics of knife sheaths is ... show the knife as well as the sheath. Then maybe show the back, edges and close up of the stitching. Your sheath looks rudimentary but functional at 1st glance, but I think the stitch length could be shorter and the holes could be smaller IMHO. On something like this, I would use 4.0mm (approx. 6 stitches per inch) with 1.0mm thread. Did you use a welt to protect the thread? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 Haha, I took the 4 prong punch and skipped every other hole. I thought it looked bad when I stitched every hole. Here is a picture of the knife and the first sheath. I think I am going to do it over again and add a dangler ass opposed to the belt loop. It rides up to high when I sit down. The knife is made from 1095 steel with a 58 HRC or Rockwell hardness. The handle scales are Afrian Blackwood sanded to 2000 grit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, Rockoboy said: First thing you should do when posting pics of knife sheaths is ... show the knife as well as the sheath. Then maybe show the back, edges and close up of the stitching. Your sheath looks rudimentary but functional at 1st glance, but I think the stitch length could be shorter and the holes could be smaller IMHO. On something like this, I would use 4.0mm (approx. 6 stitches per inch) with 1.0mm thread. Did you use a welt to protect the thread? I did create a welt. I skipped every other hole because as you can see from the first sheath attempt (with the knife picture) it looks like the stitching was bunched up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, battlemunky said: Oh man, you gotta show us the blade! Advice wise, it looks pretty good, maybe some more detailed pics and I can criticize better. Your stitches look a little wide and I'm always nervous of retaining loops that high up because the blade can fall out. I plan on making a knife sheath for a competition chopper I just made. I am going to attempt to make the retaining strap attach with a sam browne button, I really like the style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) The knife looks really cool man. That is on my to-do list, make knives. You can add a dangler to that, just get something to act as a link whether it is leather or a wide ring or something. Your sheath is very usable, just mod it. I love the way a dangler carries, either that or scout carry. Did you make it with a welt? Edited October 25, 2018 by battlemunky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, battlemunky said: The knife looks really cool man. That is on my to-do list, make knives. You can add a dangler to that, just get something to act as a link whether it is leather or a wide ring or something. Your sheath is very usable, just mod it. I love the way a dangler carries, either that or scout carry. Did you make it with a welt? Yeah it has a welt. It actually turned out great. I made a small lip I guess you could say at the top of the welt that holds the blade tight. Pulling it in and out has kind of a "click" feel to it and it is super snug. Blade smithing is fun. I learned using youtube. just like I learned leatherwork haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted October 25, 2018 That knife was definitely worth the wait. Great detail as well. Its a bit hard to see how your stitching came up in the 1st pic (before you restitched it), but it looks a little inconsistent. Consistency will come with practice. Overall, a great protector for the blade. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiftycrushplan Report post Posted October 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, Rockoboy said: That knife was definitely worth the wait. Great detail as well. Its a bit hard to see how your stitching came up in the 1st pic (before you restitched it), but it looks a little inconsistent. Consistency will come with practice. Overall, a great protector for the blade. I will post my next sheath I make for my Chopper I bought a few more tools that should help me make things look nicer LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
