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Nicely done Tubby.
Did you put a welt in the sheath? I'm not sure from the pictures but it looks as though it does not have one.
If I may, I would like to give some advice about sheaths for any fixed blade knife. If a welt is not used then it's alot easier for the blade to cut through the sticking thereby possibly injuring yourself or at the least ruining a good project.
For those that may not know, a welt is a leather spacer of one or more pieces of leather that run the length of the seam. It will prevent the blade from cutting through the stitches of the sheath.
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Thanks!
Yes, there's a welt in there. (I didn't know what it was called)
That's the reason I built one for this knife. The sheath that came with the knife was fabric (maybe cordora) and did not have any type of welt and cut thru the stitching.
I tried to spend a lot of time on leaving the welt slightly tucked inside the front and back when I stitched it up to allow trimming it up and sanding it down to give it a nice, clean finished look.
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I also ran into the sales guy at my welding supply that I made a sheath for last year. He wears it for self defense every day. I also made his brother one but it's a little different as they both designed them the way they wanted them. He and his brother practice the craft with each other with rubber knives. Even packing a gun, I don't want either of them mad at me, they look very good with knives to me.
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Originally posted by Draco View PostI also ran into the sales guy at my welding supply that I made a sheath for last year. He wears it for self defense every day. I also made his brother one but it's a little different as they both designed them the way they wanted them. He and his brother practice the craft with each other with rubber knives. Even packing a gun, I don't want either of them mad at me, they look very good with knives to me.
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Originally posted by BOWMAN1836 View PostHand stitching stuff like this sux
But for the smaller jobs I still prefer to hand stitch useing the saddlers two needle stitch. I think I gives a more custom look.Last edited by Geezy Rider; 07-11-2011, 07:08 PM.
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Originally posted by Allaround View PostFor my heavier work such as saddle skirting I like to use my Tippman's.
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But for the smaller jobs I still prefer to hand stitch useing the saddlers two needle stitch. I think I gives a more custom look.
I use the double needle method and love the end result. But it takes me forever. One holster takes me 16 hours start to finish. About 4 to 6 hours is stitching. .
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