First ever leatherwork

[Nalsheen]

Having seen all the lovely work done by forum members I thought I would have a go at something myself.
After some ebaying and a lot of patience, I made a sheath for my knife.

It has a welt to stop the knife cutting the thread and a steel d-ring which Im hoping to use to clip it to my belt. I measured out the stitches using a fork, made the holes by hand using an awl and quickly learned how to do saddle stitch. Accidentally put the loop for the d-ring on the wrong side though.
The knife doesn't quite go all the way into the sheath as I didn't take into account that the hilt is a thicker than the blade and sticks out a bit.

Things I have learned from this project are:
steel needles can snap,
its a lot easier to do saddle stitch if you remember to take two needles with you,
and using a bottle cap as a thimble to protect your thumb is a seriously bad idea.

 

[Dreadhead]

good job there for your first sheath! just watch out...youl soon catch the leatherworking bug im sure. the main thing is it has a welt and will do the job needed

 

[martsim73]

Good work there... I've only got a pair of 'pastie' viking shoes as evidence of my first proper leatherwork. They still need finishing off with some olive oil rubbed into them!

 

[Man of Tanith]

looks good
As dreadhead said be warned it can become addictive
good user name choice too

 

[Dreadhead]

are these gaunts ghosts themed names or am i completely wrong?

and martsim those are a beaut! always wanted to make somer turnshoes but not brave enough!

 

[Nalsheen]

They are indeed Ghost names
I think I've already caught the leatherwork bug, I hadn't even got half way through the stitching before I was planning to make a Scandi sheath. Of course, making a mistake with the sizing just means I'll have to make another one just to see if I've learned anything...

 

[martsim73]

...and martsim those are a beaut! always wanted to make somer turnshoes but not brave enough![/QUOTE]

Dreadhead, you'd not even break a sweat making these turn shoes from what I've seen you produce in my short time on the forum... Have a go as it is very satisfying.

 

[Dreadhead]

ha thought so! knew there were some sneaky fiends on here who have a chainsword in their kit list. and your right you definitly have to keep making more sheaths can never have enough

cheers martsim i may think about making some

 

[Man of Tanith]

oh to have a chainsword.....

 

[Dreadhead]

and a barrel of prometheum for the bushfire shall not hijack with 40k any longer as i am prone to do on a daily basis