Making a sheath from a drawing

[TargetRockLeather]

A guy has asked me to make an axe sheath for a hand forged Viking axe. He wants to send me a "detailed drawing" from which to make the sheath. He's on the other side of the country so shipping the axe to me isn't a cost effective option. Has anyone had any experience working from a drawing? I'm really not confident that I can make a sheath that fits properly without having the item in my shop. I'm not planning on wet forming it, so that's not going to be an issue. Any suggestions?

[LatigoAmigo]

14 minutes ago, TargetRockLeather said:

so shipping the axe to me isn't a cost effective option

Just a thought, and it may not make a lot of sense, but maybe you could build a prototype out of something not leather, like canvas or oil-board (from an art supply store), and send that to your client to have him verify the fit, suggest adjustments, etc. 

[TargetRockLeather]

Not a bad idea. I could just glue something together and send it for him to try. I was thinking of making a model from the drawing out of wood and using that to fit the sheath. The reason I want to solve this problem is that the guy is planning to make and sell axes. So I don't want to turn him down without trying.