I am in the process of making my first knife, and have got to the point of making a sheath. I have lots of questions, so please bear with me. I roughed out a design the other day, and have worked out that I need about 1 square foot for both that and an axe sheath. From what I have read, I think I need 8oz veg tanned tooling leather, but does anyone recommend anything different? Also, should I get leather, make the sheath and then dye it, or buy leather already dyed? Once I know what I need, is there anywhere I can buy just 1 square foot of it, because I don't need a whole hide, preferably online or here in Surrey somewhere. Thanks in advance.