I'm confused about the purpose of some of these products

[Chris623]

Okay, thanks.  Bar it is.  I saw Gonzales using one of those in a video I think.

[battlemunky]

2 hours ago, Chris623 said:

Okay, thanks.  Bar it is.  I saw Gonzales using one of those in a video I think.

It’s about all I use anymore. Works great and is simple and clean to apply. 

[Chris623]

So you sand your edges and dye them.  (or not) Then you rub glycerine bar on them and slick with a stick or heavy canvas?

Edited October 26, 2020 by Chris623

[battlemunky]

42 minutes ago, Chris623 said:

So you sand your edges and dye them.  (or not) Then you rub glycerine bar on them and slick with a stick or heavy canvas?

That is my exact recipe. Lately I haven’t even been dying them. Been digging’ the natural look and the layers. 

[Chris623]

16 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

digging’ the natural look and the layers.

Ha-ha.  That's exactly what my shoe repairman friend said when I mentioned I wanted to dye the edges of my sheath Black.  Due to not knowing how to make a sheath like this, I ended up with 4 layers between the front and back faces. 

 

 

 

[battlemunky]

15 minutes ago, Chris623 said:

Ha-ha.  That's exactly what my shoe repairman friend said when I mentioned I wanted to dye the edges of my sheath Black.  Due to not knowing how to make a sheath like this, I ended up with 4 layers between the front and back faces. 

 

 

 

Think “taco shell with a welt” if you try another one. Since the one I showed is for a folder while folded, it doesn’t need one but the 119 would but welts are easy enough. I think the stacked leather is a far harder sheath to make and yours looks pretty good. There are a ton of good YouTube vids on them too. 

[Chris623]

Thanks. (says the sponge!) 

32 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Think “taco shell with a welt” if you try another one.

You're going to have to 'splain that one, battlemunky. 

 

 

[battlemunky]

43 minutes ago, Chris623 said:

Thanks. (says the sponge!) 

You're going to have to 'splain that one, battlemunky. 

 

 

Take a piece of leather in your hand like a taco. Use the knife, spine in the trough of the taco, for the filling. Add a strip of leather on the blade side as the toppings. Now close the taco onto the toppings and sew it together with a big hole on one end and a tiny hole on the other end. Big hole is for ingress/egress of the knife and little hole is for water drainage if you choose to allow for one. It stops looking like a taco at that point though so I can see where the analogy should’ve made a left at Albuquerque, to quote Bugs. 
 

See? Taco.
 

This works well for wet forming. You can create a really good strapless retention fit and lock that knife in. 

Edited October 27, 2020 by battlemunky

[Chris623]

Oh, I know what a "taco" or folded sheath is.  I thought you were suggesting the next time I try and make a stacked sheath to think "taco".    I'm sure I'll make plenty of folded sheaths in the future.  I just decided to make the stacked sheath for my first one because a folded sheath wasn't a suitable choice for the Buck 119. 

I like folded sheaths.  They make logical sense to me both aesthetically and mechanically.  I'm making a knife as my own EDC at the  moment that I think might be a good choice for a folded sheath...........or maybe pancake sheath.  Haven't decided which.

Anyway, battlemunky, thanks for the splain'n.

[battlemunky]

5 minutes ago, Chris623 said:

Oh, I know what a "taco" or folded sheath is.  I thought you were suggesting the next time I try and make a stacked sheath to think "taco".    I'm sure I'll make plenty of folded sheaths in the future.  I just decided to make the stacked sheath for my first one because a folded sheath wasn't a suitable choice for the Buck 119. 

I like folded sheaths.  They make logical sense to me both aesthetically and mechanically.  I'm making a knife as my own EDC at the  moment that I think might be a good choice for a folded sheath...........or maybe pancake sheath.  Haven't decided which.

Anyway, battlemunky, thanks for the splain'n.

Ohhhhhh 

Methinks you could’ve made a taco for the 119 but I think you’d need a strap to hold it in because of the hand guard. Anyway, I really like yours.