Flint knife sheath?

[Forest fella]

I've been looking through my Flint knife collection and I wanted to make some sheath's / Pouches for afew, Any advise / Tip's.
I've made accouple of Birch Bark 1's and I'm thinking of buying a Rabbit Skin to make 1, But I think a Leather sheath would be more suitable as John Lord made this 1 for me to my spec's.
Cheer's

 

[zornt]

How about rawhide dog chews.
Think they are relatively inexpensive at pet supply stores.

 

[Erbswurst]

Ötzi used clothing of different animal's hides, but also cattle leather.
His containers where made out of birch bark.

I think they didn't find a knife sheath, isn't it?

 

[Forest fella]

Here's afew of my Homemade Flint and Bone Tools 1 Axe 1 Scaper / Chisel and a Bone Knife with Bone Awl / Spike tool.
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3 Bone Knives set in Hazel handles glued with pine resin. And the Beaker Dagger / Blade was made by John Lord and I cheated and Glued a piece of pine to it and wrapped it with para-cord.


Cheer's

 

[Tengu]

Did they even have sheaths for flint knives?

 

[Man of Tanith]

Ötzi used clothing of different animal's hides, but also cattle leather.
His containers where made out of birch bark.

I think they didn't find a knife sheath, isn't it?

they found a woven lime bast sheath for his flint knife

 

[Forest fella]

Don't worry I'm not trying to be Otzi, just thought I'd ask.

 

[Man of Tanith]

id consider
rawhide -natures kydex
fur on leather-sew with fur inside to act as padding

 

[TLM]

If you google "tuohituppi" and pics you get a lot of variants on birch bark sheath, for reason the English search does bring all those.

 

[Tengu]

Is there any ethnographic records of what people used?

We know how axes were hafted as we have remains

 

[FerlasDave]

If you google "tuohituppi" and pics you get a lot of variants on birch bark sheath, for reason the English search does bring all those.

WOW! Those things are seriously cool. How are you pronouncing that word and does it have an English translation?

I’ve seen a few woven basket type sheaths out of nettle fibre and spruce roots at the Pitt Rivers museum. I think that’s pretty similar to what Otzi used.

 

[TLM]

"Tuohituppi" translates directly into "birch bark sheat", now lets see if I can find an Finnish>>IPA translator.

 

[TinkyPete]

I made one out of sisal rope and jute. I used this you tube to give me an idea and worked it out from there.

Here is another making it out of natural fibres.

Hope that helps.