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http://www.leprevo.co.uk/ are very well regarded as suppliers to leather and lather craft tools, I know a number of people here use them.
Calum, if you are making sheaths one of the things to consider is the weight of the knife. For a frosts mora / small scandi knives you can use 2.5mm or so. Larger knives like the woodlore / F1 I tend to use a heavier grade from 3.2mm upwards.
There are tutorials on how to make a sheath both from the homepage on BCUK and over on british blades (the user was Tvividr) over there did a pretty good one. You can get some good results with nothing more than an awl, an overstitch wheel and a sharp knife, that's how the replacement for this was made.
That was a nice little Helle Eggen, but the sheath had a problem namely this.
Someone had managed to drive the knife through the back, they asked me If I could make a replacement in heavier leather, this is the back of the replacement before it has been waxed.
and this is it in comparison to the original.
The good thing about it is the lack of tools you require to start with.
There are tutorials on how to make a sheath both from the homepage on BCUK and over on british blades (the user was Tvividr) over there did a pretty good one. You can get some good results with nothing more than an awl, an overstitch wheel and a sharp knife, that's how the replacement for this was made.
That was a nice little Helle Eggen, but the sheath had a problem namely this.
Someone had managed to drive the knife through the back, they asked me If I could make a replacement in heavier leather, this is the back of the replacement before it has been waxed.
and this is it in comparison to the original.
The good thing about it is the lack of tools you require to start with.
Rapidboy did a sheath tutorial here, it's a sticky and where I started from.
As for the bits, see if you can trade them here. Le Prevo start with big bits.
As for the bits, see if you can trade them here. Le Prevo start with big bits.
You don't need much in the way of tools.
Needles, size 1 Harness needles get from here
An awl blade, you will need either a 37 or 45mm awl blade, which you can get from here
You need an awl handle, there are three here and I have used all of them, the cheap one is as good as the others, awl hafts
You can use a ruler and a pencil to mark the frequency of your stitches (one every 5mm will do the job).
Leather you want is 2.5mm veg tanned.
You will need about 18/3 linen thread and beeswax or tiger thread.
I think you can find tutorials on BB and on Leprevo on how to stitch that are pretty good.
The awl blades and hafts can be used for other things, last year I used one for punching holes in plastic sheeting for my sheds roof. The needles are needles and can be used for other things so by buying them you are not losing out on anything.
Attlebrough have small amounts of leather here: http://www.attacc.com/acatalog/NEEDLES__THREAD___LEATHER.html
I have no connection with these people.
ETA: just noticed it's inly 1.4mm thick.
I have no connection with these people.
ETA: just noticed it's inly 1.4mm thick.
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