Thread: Playing with leather

Originally Posted by Ruawai

Wow some nice looking sheath's, will be having a go myself when my knife is finished. Dad has all my grandparents leather tools so will be using them.

Good on you mate .... It's really not too difficult as long as you take your time and think it through and decide on your design and how you want it to look before you start. Wet molding can sometimes be a bit of a challenge depending on the knife shape. I am more than happy to offer any help or hints / advice I can but again as a disclaimer I am no professional leather worker , these are things I have learned along the way , and I have had a few cockups as well . The Bk7 sheath was actually one of the cockups... I made the sheath and sowed it all together then realized I had forgotten a belt loop. Thats when I came up with the sleeve idea. Now I do all my sheaths that way. So again , plan it all out first before you start and enjoy the feeling of creating your own.
And make sure you post some pics! Looking forward to seeing the finished article!