knife sheath cramps

[mutineer]

Hi all,
I am making myfirst sheath and have done a pancake type thing with the leather. I wetted the two sides and held them together over the knife with some bulldog clips. It has left some indentations and discoulouring.
Are there any recommended cramps or methods for this job?
Something like a mini bessy clamp?

nick

 

[Flynnsmith]

Hi Nick
Anything you use to clamp your leather in this way will mark it. It would be better to sew the leather up then wet it and put knife inside to mould the sheath to the knife

 

[mutineer]

Ok. Thanks for the help

 

[Dreadhead]

when using any clamps i make sure i put some thin scrap leather on each side of the item, so the scrap gets marked and stained and leaves the item underneath nice and clean

 

[Hibrion]

I use the same method as Dreadhead. Simple and effective and gives you a reason to keep so many scraps of leather lying around the place!

 

[Gweedo]

If you have a vacuum food sealer you can put the whole shebang inside one of the bags and vacuum seal it which works. Be sure to cover the sheath with some flat poly bag, otherwise you'll vacuum seal the bag design on to your sheath as well.