my first sheaf

[mikethescout]

this is what i have spent the afternoon making

when i folded the leather, the top layer kind of ripped shown here:

Any ideas why and how to prevent this in the funture?

Thanks for looking,
Mike

 

[g4ghb]

is the leather veg tanned and did you give it a good soaking before bending it?

looks good though - a functional first go!

 

[mikethescout]

Thanks graham, yea its veg tanned. No i didnt is that what i need to do in future??


Mike

 

[John Fenna]

For a minute then I thought you had been harvesting wheat!
To avoid stressing the leather - be it veg or chrome tanned - dampen it with good old fashioned water along the fold line at the very least,
This makes it more pliable and it should not tear.
To disguise a tear that has occured rub in a bit of bees wax and veg oil mix and then burnish it with a wooden dowl.
Still - it looks like your first sheaTH ) ) should protect you from the knifes edge well enough...mine looked worse!
It gets kind of addictive after a while so you will get to learn lots of new techniques - and there is lots of leatherworking info dotted around old posts so do a bit of a "search" for more help.
Have fun!

 

[Logit]

excellent job! just cant wait for my bits to arrive soon.... then i can have a go!

 

[brancho]

looking good

Also shaving the leather down a bit where tight folds are needed can help

 

[Dougster]

For a minute then I thought you had been harvesting wheat!

My first thought too.

It's addictive and gets very expensive - this leather malarky.

 

[Shewie]

Good first effort, still to attempt one myself.

It's all good learning

 

[pwb]

Good effort Mike , that's a fine practical looking sheath.
It's enjoyable working with leather isn't it .

Look forward to seeing your next leather work, keep it up.

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[topknot]

Looking at the pic's their's Something wrong with the leather from the bottom to half way up the sheath, as it been sealed
Just my 2p worth.

Topknot