Chef Knife Sheath

[garypl]

Made a protective sheath for my son’s kitchen knife.  Tandy 8-10 oz veg tan with 207 thread.  Finished with Fiebings Saddle Tan Pro dye, Dark Brown Antique, acrylic finish and Giardini Black Dense edge paint.

Gary

 

 

 

[GuitarLeatherDopeFiend]

Looks really good, very clean work! I like the color how it's such a rich dark brown, I almost always get a red brown color, for whatever reason I have a hard time getting a deep chocolaty brown like this. Great job, how's the fit? That's my favorite part of making sheaths, getting a nice tight friction fit. 

 

[noobleather]

Nice work,like the finish on the edges,stitching looks very tidy and contrasts well with the leather.

[garypl]

7 hours ago, GuitarLeatherDopeFiend said:

Looks really good, very clean work! I like the color how it's such a rich dark brown, I almost always get a red brown color, for whatever reason I have a hard time getting a deep chocolaty brown like this. Great job, how's the fit? That's my favorite part of making sheaths, getting a nice tight friction fit. 

 

Thanks!  I used Saddle tan pro oil dye and then applied antique without sealing the leather - made a nice dark finish.

Knife fits snuggly because I made a welt that is almost exactly the thickness of the blade.  Not worried too much as it will be in a kitchen drawer!

 

38 minutes ago, noobleather said:

Nice work,like the finish on the edges,stitching looks very tidy and contrasts well with the leather.

Thanks Noob!  

[GuitarLeatherDopeFiend]

Ah, antique before sealer, I might just have to give that one a go. Nice, a good tight fit makes it so much more satisfying to go through all that work!