Thread: Playing with leather

First attempt at a lefty sheath, this one for a Manly Drugar (it came with a kydex sheath).

Pretty happy with the results, and learnt several good lessons along the way.

• riveted the belt loop for this one, next time I think I will sew it in
• figured out the correct sizing on the pattern for a nice tight fit (15mm seems to be the ticket)
• messing glue on leather is not a clever idea, it really shows up once you apply wax, grrrr
• with the welt, the edge is quite thick and getting stitching chisels through is "challenging", ended up using chisel on the show side and then drilling 1.5mm holes, bit skew on the back...