Knife sheath

[RockyAussie]

2 hours ago, YinTx said:

@RockyAussie those are awesome.  Quick question: are they welted also?

YinTx

Yes they are but sometimes only on the blade side. They taper thinner to the outer edge but are thick (about 3/8") where the blade touches inside. The welt would average 1/8" on the outside but be thicker up near the finger guard. Next knife I get to do I will take some progress shots and post them.

[darkmatter35]

On 1/19/2019 at 4:43 PM, alpha2 said:

 

I wish I could get hooked up with a knife maker around here. I like to do sheaths.

Jeff

Try going to a knife show in your area. There are usually knife makers that need someone to make their sheaths.

John 

[alpha2]

I'll check that out, thanks!

 

[dougfergy]

Very nice Dave!  I do like the thickness and I can only imagine what it was like to stitch all that!  For your sake I'm glad they knives were a little stubby.  I'm going to be making a similar sheath for a 15" bowie soon and I am going to try to skive the extra layer taper in pretty quick down to just the two layers with the welt for most of the blade.  (mostly to save me from the hassle of stitching all those layers) If it weren't for the pain in hand stitching, I would go full blade with the extra layers.  It looks awesome!  My plan is to also have two rows of stitches.  Hurts a little thinking about it.  The guard on this bowie is 7/8" wide.  I haven't quite finished the bowie yet but I'm stealing ideas from you guys in preparation for the sheath.   You guys rock!  Love this site! 

[Dave Richardson]

On 7/26/2019 at 11:08 AM, dougfergy said:

Very nice Dave!  I do like the thickness and I can only imagine what it was like to stitch all that!  For your sake I'm glad they knives were a little stubby.  I'm going to be making a similar sheath for a 15" bowie soon and I am going to try to skive the extra layer taper in pretty quick down to just the two layers with the welt for most of the blade.  (mostly to save me from the hassle of stitching all those layers) If it weren't for the pain in hand stitching, I would go full blade with the extra layers.  It looks awesome!  My plan is to also have two rows of stitches.  Hurts a little thinking about it.  The guard on this bowie is 7/8" wide.  I haven't quite finished the bowie yet but I'm stealing ideas from you guys in preparation for the sheath.   You guys rock!  Love this site! 

Thanks for the comments. Stitching isnt bad if you drill the stitch holes and saddle stitch...two rows however would be twice the effort. Good luck with your project and hope to see some pics

[dougfergy]

Yeah, the two rows might migrate to one row before I finish it!  We'll see.