markyboy07 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Ive not been getting as much knife making in as id like recently due to a new job. i have made a few and will get round to writing them up and posting them eventually. I bought some leather tools a while back and have finally got round to using them. I have made one sheath before at a knife making taster day but a lot of the leather work had been pr-prepared so this is the first one from scratch. i started with a paper template (knifes the wrong way round in the picture i know) and then transferred this to the leather and cut it out. I then wetted the leather and had a go at some stamping, the outside edge pattern was OK but i went a little wrong with the pattern in the centre. i dont have photos for all the steps as i got a bit carried away with what i was doing, but i then shaved some of the leather out of the center and wetted it again to allow it to fold easily. i then used a tool which i dont know the name of to mark the stitch line, this was quite satisfying to use and for a cheap kit really well made. It has a small sharp hole which cuts a circular cross sectioned sliver out of the leather. next i cut the welts, which protect the stitching from the blade as well as allow some room for the handle to fit in. These are roughed up with sand paper first before being glued together with contact adhesive.Once the glue had fully dried i used the pricking irons to mark the stitch holes, once they were marked i drilled them through with a hand held drill. i started using a bradel but found that hard work. i shaved the edge of the belt loop to allow it to fit smoothly when glued. i then started the stitching, i used a saddle stitch which uses two needles, one at each end of the thread and both needles pass each other in the opposite direction going through the same hole. next a bit of leather die and a bit of wet forming around the handle. Once the leather has dried ill use some boot polish and a heat gun to both shine and protect the leather. Its not perfect but a good starting point, i really enjoyed making this and am looking forward to making some more. even though the stamping isn't great you don't really notice it once its been dyed and folded. i'm making a friend a filleting knife so once i've finished the handle i'll be making a sheath for that next, i'll take my time a bit more with that one and hopeful i'll be able to see some improvement. Edited December 1, 2019 by markyboy07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Sheath 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Good stuff well done and for a first time a good result thanks for posting and the pictures are very informative 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy07 Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 quite right, its been a long day lol now edited 6 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Good stuff well done and for a first time a good result thanks for posting and the pictures are very informative 😊👍 Thanks mate, i will also get round to making some tongs at some point honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, markyboy07 said: quite right, its been a long day lol now edited Thanks mate, i will also get round to making some tongs at some point honest. The weather is against outside jobs stick with the leather work 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Excellent work. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 If that is your first crackl at it then top marks, very nice. When I block a sheath...er sorry sheaf ....I make a pattern in wood the same shape as the knife. I then make a set of male and female pattern blocks which this copy of the knife will fit in. I then wet the leather and trap the two sides of the sheath between with the wood copy acting as the knife. However yoiurs is a fold over sheath whereas mine are stitched all the way around. Just another way of doing it. Excellent result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku_Dave Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Not bad for only your second attempt, looks very good to me. Looking forward to the other builds you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooops Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Awesome skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Way better than my first attempt Invest in a drill-mounted burnisher... they work really well. And quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misser Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 excellent..very good indeed...wish I was good with my hands....😄😄...atb...misser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nice thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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