Made a sheath to go with the Trapper i handled.

[MrEd]

I made this knife, well i didnt make it but i handled it, a couple of weeks ago. Now i have made a sheath to go with it

Knife thread

First time at handling/fitting scales to a knife.....

I did this as a project during COVID lockdown, to keep myself occupied on days off with crafts. This is something I have always wanted to attempt and i found it gave me good headspace when not at work and a way to unwind! I didnt make the blade, i brought a blank from Moonraker Knives - A Brisa...

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Sheath work flow, from pattern making to final product

thanks

Ed

working out the sheath shape



transferring onto leather for cutting



rough shape cut out



cutting out a welt - a piece of leather to protect the stitches



lining up the knife on the welt to work out the interior shape



final welt shape, this acts to protect the stitches and also acts as the internal holder for the knife




Dying the leather using fiebing leather dye



Prepping the belt loop for gluing



Belt looped glued, not the ring for later dangler use if preferred



Belt loop sewn

 

[MrEd]

more photos

Ed

Marking out the stitch line - this is not sewn at this point, just glued, a stitch groove has been cut to allow the stitches to lay flat against the surface of the leather to protect them from abrasion. I have also pricked where to stitch using a pricking wheel (just can be seen to the right). The groove is white due to the leather dye not penetrating as deep as the groove (i dyed first then made the groove)



The groove is now dyed black so that no pale leather will show through after sewing



prepping some leather for a belt dangler



Scoring the belt dangler for the fold lines, i stopped here as i realised i didnt have big enough poppers!



So i started sewing, red waxed linen thread with a hand sewing awl



sewing nearly done



then i sealed the threads with beeswax, then melted it in with a hair dryer



pre-melting witha hair dryer, you can see how it will seal the threads, some people use superglue, but i prefer 'au naturelle''


The finished sheath, no firesteel loop like my last sheath as i cant work out of I like them on the sheath or not, i think not but :/


Willtake some photos of the knife in the sheath when its dry, i wetformed the sheath and its been in the airing cupboard overnight!

Ed

 

[Brizzlebush]

That's very neat and tidy. A handsome looking sheath.
Helpful for me to see the process step by step too. I've done a little leather work, nothing like this, so seeing it like this explains a lot.
Have you got a shot of the finished knife in the sheath? A combination I think you'll be very proud to wear on your belt.
I understand the satisfaction of using something you've made yourself.
You'll be enjoying that for years to come.
Did you make 2 or 3 sheaths? There's one with white stitching and one with black stitching?

 

[MrEd]

That's very neat and tidy. A handsome looking sheath.
Helpful for me to see the process step by step too. I've done a little leather work, nothing like this, so seeing it like this explains a lot.
Have you got a shot of the finished knife in the sheath? A combination I think you'll be very proud to wear on your belt.
I understand the satisfaction of using something you've made yourself.
You'll be enjoying that for years to come.
Did you make 2 or 3 sheaths? There's one with white stitching and one with black stitching?

Hi brizzle, will take a photo later for you
i have made other sheaths before but these photo show the making of one - the different 'threads' you can see are

1. the stitch groove cut into the leather - which is the 'white line' - this is a shallow groove the thread sits in to protect it, its white as i have cut away the dyed top leather, and the white you can see if the undyed leather layer

2. i then dyed the groove with liquid dye so that no white would show after stitching, i didnt want to dye after stitching as i didnt want to dye the red thread

3. i used red thread to sew it together finally, as a design touch :/

Does that make sense? I have added some captions to hopefully explain a bit more

This is how i learnt, great video

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice job, looks very good.

 

[Brizzlebush]

Hi brizzle, will take a photo later for you
i have made other sheaths before but these photo show the making of one - the different 'threads' you can see are

1. the stitch groove cut into the leather - which is the 'white line' - this is a shallow groove the thread sits in to protect it, its white as i have cut away the dyed top leather, and the white you can see if the undyed leather layer

2. i then dyed the groove with liquid dye so that no white would show after stitching, i didnt want to dye after stitching as i didnt want to dye the red thread

3. i used red thread to sew it together finally, as a design touch :/

Does that make sense? I have added some captions to hopefully explain a bit more

This is how i learnt, great video

Makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain.
I'll check out that video too.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Awesome sheath, nicely done!

 

[The puffin squire]

Very nice indeed

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[MrEd]

That's very neat and tidy. A handsome looking sheath.
Helpful for me to see the process step by step too. I've done a little leather work, nothing like this, so seeing it like this explains a lot.
Have you got a shot of the finished knife in the sheath? A combination I think you'll be very proud to wear on your belt.
I understand the satisfaction of using something you've made yourself.
You'll be enjoying that for years to come.
Did you make 2 or 3 sheaths? There's one with white stitching and one with black stitching?

here is a photo of the knife in the sheath

 

[Brizzlebush]

here is a photo of the knife in the sheath

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Very smart indeed.
I had a look at that video you linked and realised I've watched it before, a long time ago. It's great isn't it? It's quite a process. It gives me more appreciation for the sheaths I have and the makers skill.
Yours looks very neat and tidy. I'd be dead chuffed with that.
Thanks for the pic.
Darn, this means I need to add leather working tools to my ever growing shopping list