Help! Made a Flat Back holster sheath for an odd shaped pocket knife: How to stitch across bottom?

[YinTx]

Thank you all so much for the advice and tips.  I will apply them to Version 3 when I get to it, which for me may be months.  Meanwhile, since I had already gotten Version 2 so far along, I finished it up last night.  The toe looks prettier at least, but still not what I had in mind, and as usual, I botched the stitching with the machine.  One day I'll learn that thing well enough to sew something worth selling on it.  Second version used some Wickett and Craig belly leather.

Big lesson here for me is don't tool Version 2 on a progressive design!  Will be a lot of hours in the waste bin later!

YinTx

On the hip:

View of funky shaped knife: over 1" thick, lots of curves.

Side by side with version 1:

Edited October 9, 2019 by YinTx

[wizard of tragacanth]

Looks good Yin. I love the tooling, though I know nothing about tooling... never done it.

There is something glaringly missing though... your maker's mark!

Try to get that on V3, okay?

nick

[YinTx]

Ok, version 3 done.  This is a prototype for a customer that has a rather large folder, and a thick gun belt so we'll see if everything fits hopefully tomorrow.  I was worried the tooling would suffer in the forming process, but it seemed to hold up well enough.  It does have slots in it now, but they aren't pretty.  Good thing it is a prototype!

YinTx

[Handstitched]

Yup, I see it .

On 10/7/2019 at 9:31 AM, wizard of tragacanth said:

For the next iteration, instead of using two pieces of leather, use one long piece and fold it under the knife, then mold and stitch it exactly as you have done here, then trim off the excess.

I've done that with phone cases, like a ' one piece' case .

[YinTx]

Prototype turned out to be a bit snug, so back to the drawing board...  

YinTx

[Dwight]

5 hours ago, YinTx said:

Prototype turned out to be a bit snug, so back to the drawing board...  

YinTx

YinTx, . . . wrap that puppy in a gallon freezer bag, . . . stuff it down in the holster, . . . come back tomorrow, . . . remove the bag, . . . you may  be surprised how well it will fit then.

I do that all the time with gun holsters, . . . works like a champ.  

Have even done it with cell phone cases and knife sheaths.

If one layer doesn't work, . . . try two, . . . then three, etc.

May God bless,

Dwight

[YinTx]

@Dwight, I considered doing that, but the customer wanted a different look than the prototype, so I went ahead and did version 4.  He says it's a keeper, but hasn't been able to acquire it yet due to the stay at home orders here.  Here's the look - and it works pretty well.

YinTx