first "modern" leather project

[randyt]

I set out to learn leather working, really because of a need for holsters. figured to learn on knife sheaths to start.

thank you all for the advise from the other thread.

here is a sheath made with artificial sinew, a chunk of leather that was laying around, and a couple copper rivets. wondering if I should wax it up in some bees wax.

the challenge and difficulty for me was drilling the holes for the thread, had a tough time getting the holes straight to the other side.

my leather tools, some old, some new, never really used by me before. I added a stitching wheel and a groover.
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knife sheathed up
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[hunter63]

Hey...Looks good to me...

Did you mark out the thread hole first?...And to help out keeping straight.....drill press.

First one I made was for the top of a worn out boot....the boot pull was the belt loop, ....Re-purposed....LOL

PS found a Pic....first knife and sheath....LOL

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[randyt]

thanks for the comments. I grooved it on both sides with the groover then used the stitch wheel in the groove. Used a cordless drill for drilling the thread holes. I made it under my new porch lol.

[hunter63]

Heck I built most of the cabinets and plumbing for "The Place"...on the porch...in the rain....
I love porches...Did I mention that?....LOL

[Rick]

I think you did a great job. I like the look of it.

[crashdive123]

Looks great! The trick for having the holes on the back side of a pouch sheath can be frustrating. Keeping the lay of the sheath the same throughout the process is important. Using a hand held drill, keeping the same drilling angle throughout is probably about the same. I have also found that the thinner bits tend to want to "bend" if too much pressure is applied, so chucking them up as short as you can helps some.

[Zack]

Hey...Looks good to me...

Did you mark out the thread hole first?...And to help out keeping straight.....drill press.

First one I made was for the top of a worn out boot....the boot pull was the belt loop, ....Re-purposed....LOL

PS found a Pic....first knife and sheath....LOL

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Nice! The only leatherwork I've done myself is a Swiss Army Knife belt pouch. Not very impressive. I'd like to get better, though.

[hunter63]

Well, Zack, thanks....But this is a example of a first try....Got to start some where.

Sheath leather was just a boot top cut out, and laced together with an old lace.

Has had quite a few carried miles and cleaned deer, but is just butt ugly......

[hunter63]

Randy, was gonna ask, did you glue it first, before drilling or punching holes?

Have also tied a stitch or two on each end to hold every thing together when drilling....especially with 3 lavers like adding a welt or fringe piece.

[randyt]

The edges were glued together, I can imagine the PIA if it wasn't lol. I have made a few sheaths similar to the one you showed, I call that type " semi-modern". Looks great