I made my first knife a while back now but never got around to making a sheath for it mainly because I misplaced the leather that came with the kit ><
Anyway, I got some leather for a very reasonable price from a kind member on here and gave it a go!
I had a look at a guide on britishblades which goes through it step by step so Im following that.
I started by drawing out the shape of the sheath on some paper:
Then realised it was actually a bit big and wouldnt fit on the piece of leather that I had so drew a smaller version inside the template:
I cut it out along with another piece for the welt:
Then I transferred it onto the leather:
I also cut a smaller welt to make the sheath thicker and sanded an angle on the inside to make it easier to put the knife in:
Then I took a rasp to the smooth side of the welt to make the glue stick better (dont know if this actually makes a difference or not. I know when painting car parts you should key the surface with sandpaper to make the primer stick properly so thought Id apply the same theory with leather and glue lol):
Glued up the welts:
When they were dry I drilled the holes for the belt strap and stitched it up:
I think I saw this on a Ray Mears programme, to stop the stitches coming undone you should use a lighter/match on the back (excuse the messy stitching on the back):
I then marked out the other holes with my professional leatherworking tool a fork lol:
And drilled the holes:
Thats pretty much where Im up to so far. Its not perfect but has gone pretty well so far
Ill update this thread as I make progress.
Thanks for reading
Anyway, I got some leather for a very reasonable price from a kind member on here and gave it a go!
I had a look at a guide on britishblades which goes through it step by step so Im following that.
I started by drawing out the shape of the sheath on some paper:
Then realised it was actually a bit big and wouldnt fit on the piece of leather that I had so drew a smaller version inside the template:
I cut it out along with another piece for the welt:
Then I transferred it onto the leather:
I also cut a smaller welt to make the sheath thicker and sanded an angle on the inside to make it easier to put the knife in:
Then I took a rasp to the smooth side of the welt to make the glue stick better (dont know if this actually makes a difference or not. I know when painting car parts you should key the surface with sandpaper to make the primer stick properly so thought Id apply the same theory with leather and glue lol):
Glued up the welts:
When they were dry I drilled the holes for the belt strap and stitched it up:
I think I saw this on a Ray Mears programme, to stop the stitches coming undone you should use a lighter/match on the back (excuse the messy stitching on the back):
I then marked out the other holes with my professional leatherworking tool a fork lol:
And drilled the holes:
Thats pretty much where Im up to so far. Its not perfect but has gone pretty well so far
Ill update this thread as I make progress.
Thanks for reading