My Layered Clipper Sheath

[rancid badger]

After making the Scout knife sheath the other day, I decided to knock up something similar to carry my clipper when off canoeing;


The knife looks a bit knaff in the sheath if I'm honest, with it's blue plastic bits. The green clipper would have looked much better, but the stainless clippers come with blue bits!-actually this is the Clas Olsen Clipper, exactly the same as the standard clipper apart from the brighter blue bits.

I couldn't quite decide how I wanted to carry the sheath, but decided against a drop loop system and just went with a two position belt loop arrangement

I'm quite getting into this type of construction, its a refreshing change from pouch sheaths

took a little while to do but I'm happy enough with the final result.

thanks for looking

Steve

 

[woof]

Looks good Steve.

Rob

 

[Robbi]

i like that style very much indeed

 

[AndyJDickson]

Looks good. Neat job

 

[Bundleman]

That looks too good for the knife!

 

[topknot]

look's good , that's some awl work

Topknot

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice, can imagine having a mini breakdown working on that myself haha. great job

 

[Magentus]

Excellen t sheath - looks great and very functional.

 

[rancid badger]

many thanks for the kind comments

On the awl work; I did cheat a bit with this one, just marking everything up then doing the holes on the "bottom" two layers and "top" three as separate components, after marking out with the over stitch wheel.Almost everything lined up nicely for the stitching although, annoyingly, I went off on the easiest bit

I had to figure out an easier way than the black pouch in my other thread, that was literally just a very sharp scratch awl + brute force and was a right buxxer!! definitely not recommended

I think to be honest, the easy way to do it, (and it grieves me to say it) would have to be with a small drill in a dremel but I hate drilling leather and have never really got on with that method.

Then again, as long as you mark everything out properly and take your time with the diamond awl, the splitting into units works quite well.

I've not actually looked up a "proper" method for this technique, I think maybe I should check it out!

anyhow, thanks again

best wishes

Steve

 

[Dreadhead]

which dyes/finish did you use for this sheath? it looks great

 

[rancid badger]

which dyes/finish did you use for this sheath? it looks great

I used about three coats of british tan from "fiebings" and good old edge coat for the black. a couple of coats of carnauba wax seals everything nicely