Show off your leather

[BOWMAN1836]

Man turned out nice

[Tubby]

Thanks!

[Geezy Rider]

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.

[Tubby]

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.

[Tubby]

Better pics.

[BOWMAN1836]

Here's a few knife sheaths i did. I have them I'n another thread on here thought id move them over

[BOWMAN1836]

Hand stitching stuff like this sux

[Geezy Rider]

Better pics.

Very good job Tubby.

You'd be surprised how many people don't think of putting a welt in. I've even seen kits that didn't have them. A rivet at the opening and even at the point end is also a good strength and safety feature.

[Draco]

I said earlier that I hadn't made any thing for myself lately but I remembered I built myself a check book holder earlier this year as the plastic one from the bank had just about fallen apart.

[Draco]

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.

[Geezy Rider]

Draco, your work has a very nice rustic quality about it. I like it.

[BOWMAN1836]

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.

Cool i like that sheath.

[Geezy Rider]

Hand stitching stuff like this sux

For my heavier work such as saddle skirting I like to use my Tippman's.


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.

[Destry]

This is my arm guard with my last name on it

[BOWMAN1836]

For 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 want that boss so bad !!! I've Ben trying to find a used one. No luck

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. .