Thread: Playing with leather

Hi @Rocco
That's not a bad first effort mate . When I made my first sheath I spent a week self training by watching youtube videos to get a better understanding of how they are done and then came up with a few workarounds to allow for tools I didn't have . But an edger as mentioned by hunter al is well worth having . Makes all the difference when it comes to having a nice finish on the leather edges .
If it's any help I did a thread a while back where I made a sheath for a forum member and showed how I made it along with the 'tools' I used to make up for the proper tools I didn't have - kitchen cutlery mainly ...lol . I am a certified teaspoon ninja ....

So here is the thread link , and also lots of input by guys like hunter and huntmad to give other or proper ways of doing things . That said I still make all my sheaths the same way as in this thread including the double sheaths on the earlier page so it seems to work ok...

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ke-mine-64486/

hope it helps ....

oh and as for the burnishing , I personally find it works better if you start on the edge and work towards the middle or the leather bulges and deforms outwards . BY working from the outside in gives a better result . I just dampen - dampen not drench - the edge with water on my finger then once I wax the finished product quickly go over it again with wax and whatever you use for burnishing . I found a biro can work really well , especially in the tight inside curve .