Where to get reindeer leather for a sheath.

[Scottishwanderer]

I've got a nice pleukko. If your wondering what a pleukko is, my knife which is a leuku but is only 5.5 inches in the blade so it's small for a leuku but too big for a pukko hence i cal it pleukko.

It's a lovely knife and my only knife so i use it for everything in zee woods but the sheath isn't to my liking so i wan't to have a go at making one, i have read that reindeer leather is traditional so was wanting to know where i can get some plus a pattern for the traditional design would be braw.

If anyone can help it'll be much appreciated.

 

[wasteoid]

If you come up with a traditional design and supply I would be very interested to.

Chris

 

[mrcairney]

Me too actually! I'm sure something will turn up.

 

[brancho]

Do you mean this kind of leather

Scandi kith 5 by alfred.branch, on Flickr

Or more like this


Olive wood Leuku in sheath by alfred.branch, on Flickr

either way I would just use half tanned leather from Brisa

 

[Bucketosudz]

https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&osMod=index&cPath=93_66

 

[jojo]

You can get a whole reindeer hide at Flybow an Irish company. Unfortunately, from the description, I don't think it's suitable for knife sheath making, being too soft and thin. It's also expensive! I have used the 1/2 tanned leather from Brisa and it's very good and makes superb sheath. Better than vegtan I think.

 

[brancho]

The top sheath of mine is from Lapleather which is a form of halftanned leather often used on saami knives which is dyed and very stiff

 

[Norum311]

The top sheath of mine is from Lapleather which is a form of halftanned leather often used on saami knives which is dyed and very stiff

It has to be weth formed and shrinks a lot.

best regards

PO