Thread: Playing with leather

You couldn't buy something finished as nice as that.

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The skull looks badass!!

Well done @Ftx325 looks awesome. Did you use a needle for the lacing or just make a large enough hole to thread it through?. How did it compare time wise to saddle stitching. Have been meaning to try some but haven't had the project for it yet.

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Used 6 mm wide goat leather lace (super strong it is too) and punched 3 mm holes . No needle , just tapered the ends to a long point and poked through holes . Used a little screwdriver to stretch holes open for second pass through holes which closes up again a few minutes later .
Yes it's time consuming ....
Have since removed the antler bead from top and added a bit of bling to the front but that's easily removed....




Looking at making a matching pouch for plb and first aid kit. Pouch itself out of remaining suede and top cover/flap and reinforce pouch with the rest of the leather and match the pattern on the leather with the sheath using old antler again with a bit of matching lacing around the flap edge.
See how that ends up....

Had some time lately so I made a GPS pouch for my hunting belt. Happy with the finished product.

Originally Posted by joelhenton

Had some time lately so I made a GPS pouch for my hunting belt. Happy with the finished product.
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Nicely done mate. Did you dye the leather yourself or is it pre dyed?

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It's a chrome tanned buffalo leather, already dyed. Not as versatile as vegetable tanned leather but it's been perfect for my purposes. Made some really nice pouches from it. Regards, Joel

Originally Posted by joelhenton

It's a chrome tanned buffalo leather, already dyed. Not as versatile as vegetable tanned leather but it's been perfect for my purposes. Made some really nice pouches from it. Regards, Joel

Do mind if I ask where you got it from and what thickness it is?. I brought some Buffalo a while back. It is great for knife sheaths but would struggle to make pouches or anything that has corners as you can't wet mold it.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by hunter Al.7mm08

Do mind if I ask where you got it from and what thickness it is?. I brought some Buffalo a while back. It is great for knife sheaths but would struggle to make pouches or anything that has corners as you can't wet mold it.
Cheers

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It is 3.0mm Black Alaska S/Butts from NZ Leather Suppliers. Just had a look and they have Black Alaska vege tanned in stock. Maybe I was wrong about it being a chrome tanned leather... I picked it up right before our first lock down. I haven't been interested in wet molding it, I've preferred to design my pouches so water can easily run out the bottom. I've dunked my hunting belt on more than one occasion, crossing slow waist deep rivers.

A new secatuers pouch has been on the list of things to do for a while now. I wanted a slim design so it wouldn't crowd my hunting belt. Finished it this evening, turned out nice.

@joelhenton Thanks mate will look into it.

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The latest made for a friend after he bought a new knife.
A mish-mash of designs and styles because I have had to make it out of scrap pieces and offcuts and remains from other projects.
That said he also requested it be lined with nice soft suade which also makes it exponentially trickier to make tidily when the whole design is compromised due to lack of resources.
Also likes the laced look but didn't have enough to lace whole sheath hence the mixture of lacing/stitching. I justed tried to incorporate all the things he likes in some way.
That said I think it's turned out ok, a little quirky in looks but feels great in the hand and looks better in the flesh than the pics. The band around the top is the suade the sheath is %100 internally lined with and is fixed with hidden stitching then folded back over itself then continues down into the sheath internally.

Oddball-ish , but I like it

Nicely done @Ftx325 . Definitely looks a bit fiddly, I had to look twice trying to figure out how you'd done a couple things

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Just finished this up for a custom made knife. Owner was reluctant to post the knife so had to make it based on measurements only. Which is why I insisted it had a flap over top. Also wanted a lanyard for the handle.Waiting to hear back if it fit

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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...