sam, heres how I do sheath
draw a line down the paper, put the knife on it edge up roll the knife either way which ever is comfortable to you.
trace the knife and use a ruler to mark out 1/2" from the line you just drew and connect the dots.
dots connected
now I free hand some curves to the sheath flat and straight is not pretty lol. I keep the point that I drew lined up with the finger guard, you can put it anywhere and how ever many you want.
now cut the line you just drew that's the edge of your sheath cut it as smooth as possible since this is your pattern you will trace on the leather.
if you look close you can see a few dots below the handle line of the knife these are to draw a line from the widest point of your knife to the edge of the sheath so you can slide the knife in the sheath. make sure before you cut the line you drew that you have enough room to keep the same distance from the edge for your stitching, I use 1/4" from the edge, ill show in another pic beter than what I can explain lol.
now fold your paper in half on your line and when you first draw your line press hard with the pen or knife that way when you fold it its wants to follow that line. I draw a line down the edge of the folded paper this helps me keep it lined up while I cut along the folded edge.
heres you template to trace out on your leather.
draw a line down the paper, put the knife on it edge up roll the knife either way which ever is comfortable to you.
trace the knife and use a ruler to mark out 1/2" from the line you just drew and connect the dots.
dots connected
now I free hand some curves to the sheath flat and straight is not pretty lol. I keep the point that I drew lined up with the finger guard, you can put it anywhere and how ever many you want.
now cut the line you just drew that's the edge of your sheath cut it as smooth as possible since this is your pattern you will trace on the leather.
if you look close you can see a few dots below the handle line of the knife these are to draw a line from the widest point of your knife to the edge of the sheath so you can slide the knife in the sheath. make sure before you cut the line you drew that you have enough room to keep the same distance from the edge for your stitching, I use 1/4" from the edge, ill show in another pic beter than what I can explain lol.
now fold your paper in half on your line and when you first draw your line press hard with the pen or knife that way when you fold it its wants to follow that line. I draw a line down the edge of the folded paper this helps me keep it lined up while I cut along the folded edge.
heres you template to trace out on your leather.
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