Knife Sheath WIP

[Kevinnator11]

Almost there.  TIP-if you run warm water into the sheath and not the outside you can form to the shape of the handle to get retention.  That way you won't affect the tooling.  If you soaked the whole thing a lot of that would come out due to the leather swelling.
 
 

That's as far as I've gotten.  Tonight I dye, polish the edges and then finish.  I'll post some pics of that after.  I'll try the beer bottle polishing method.  I'll have plenty of empties to choose from.

Have a good weekend folks!

[Kevinnator11]

Easy to work with this view.  
 
So everyone has their method to finish and this is mine.  
 
 
First I use Neatsfoot Oil and completely saturate the sheath.  This will replace moisture in the leather that you lose from the dye process.  I've heard that it can affect the stitches but that has never happened with any of my projects so far.  I make sure to get down inside the sheath too.  Then just let it sit and the leather will soak up all the oil.  If it will get heavy use I keep letting it soak up oil until it won't anymore.  Then I just wipe the excess down and call it good.  On this we will put a little shine to it.
 
I like using the Super Shene after it dries on the outside. I use a damp sponge.
 
And that is all.  The customer really liked this one.  Always little things that I'd change.  On this one obviously I'd put the loop on the correct side and on the fold side the stitches got closer to the edge than I would prefer but other than that I'm happy with this one.

Hope somebody can use something from here or at least enjoyed the process.

[kurtbel5]

Thank you for this build along!
I did not see what you used for stitching? is it nylon thread or something else?

[ron w]

Excellent show and Tell.......      

[Kevinnator11]

I used waxed nylon thread they sell at Tandy for hand stitching.  It's pretty cheap considering it lasts a long time.  Took me almost two years to use it all up.

[NittanyRider]

Awesome job - thanks again for sharing!