Nicely explained and demonstrated. I agree with another commenter that treating the final product, after dyeing, with neatsfoot oil is the important final step. Thanks!
Excellent content as always. I have a couple of knives that needs sheathes, but keep procrastinating on them because I have never done any leather work. This motivated me to get it started.
Jeeze I wish this video was out before I had to work through everything myself haha Dennis, you forgot 2 (in my opinion) very needed things: There is no drain hole in the bottom of your sheath, which means if it rains it might fill up and the knife could rust even easier/ condensation needs a way out so it can "breath". And after dyeing the leather you put no finish on there. The dye WILL eventually rub of and make the clothes/fingers/knife/belt dirty. That would mean a ruined t shirt if the customer is wearing something white and it stains black... I use fiebings resolene now, it is some acryllic stuff and will seal off the leather and should prevent paint from rubbing off. And for the edges of the sheath, fiebings gum tragacanth will help make them look even nicer. And even after resolene, I would still add in some leather wax ot neatsfoot oil to help make the sheath nicer to touch and to immediately "care" for it, as the leather usually is very hard and rough after seeing water or beeing stained. I´m an absolute noob in this topic and have only made 4 sheaths so far but that was the information I found, when looking for the correct way to do this. Edit: And to say something nice and not just criticism, nice video as always :D
The “drain” hole is a misnomer. Any water that gets in will soak up into the leather. If you get it wet enough that it pools up, you’ve got other problems. 🤣. You were right I didn’t mention the Neetsfoot oil that was applied later. Thanks for watching.
I love leather work it's by far my favorite part of knife making. The bad part about that is I absolutely SUCK!!!!!!!!!!! 😂 great video thanks for the help
This isn’t a kitchen knife at all. It’s a small utility knife. So much about this knife would be wrong for a kitchen blade. It’s too thick, it has an unsharpened heal, it’s very small… many other things. It may look larger than it actually is in the picture. Thanks for watching.
This was SO helpful! Ive been struggling on how to get a good fit and also make a good looking sheath. so thank you for taking the time to do this!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for following the series!
This is a good, informative tutorial for beginners/novices, and those of us who who would otherwise dive in and probably make mistakes. Thanks, man.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Best sheath making video I've seen, because you include so much detail others leave out. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Great instructional Denis! I learned a lot. I found the nail in the chuck tip for making holes especially ingenious!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Jim
I love ur videos. Easy to follow and nothing left out. Ty
Thanks SO MUCH for creating this outstanding beginner’s knifemaker series! Absolutely invaluable to me and I’ll refer back to it many times.
Thanks so much for following along. It’s comments like this that keep me going! ❤️
Nicely explained and demonstrated. I agree with another commenter that treating the final product, after dyeing, with neatsfoot oil is the important final step. Thanks!
Yeah, I forgot to mention that. I’ll put a pinned comment. 👍. Thanks for watching, Bryson.
Fantastic Video! So well explained. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for tuning in.
Love the scales.
Thanks, I like these too. It’s nice to pickup a few during Blade show that spark your interest. 👍. Thanks for watching.
Very nice and really informative on how to do it. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Excellent content as always. I have a couple of knives that needs sheathes, but keep procrastinating on them because I have never done any leather work. This motivated me to get it started.
You can do it, Diego! Thanks for watching
Great job!
Sanks honey!
Brilliant channel, very interesting craftsmanship
Thank you very much! I appreciate you tuning in.
Very informative thank you for posting these videos i really enjoy watching them and learning something new ✌️
Thanks for watching, Joe!
Jeeze I wish this video was out before I had to work through everything myself haha
Dennis, you forgot 2 (in my opinion) very needed things:
There is no drain hole in the bottom of your sheath, which means if it rains it might fill up and the knife could rust even easier/ condensation needs a way out so it can "breath".
And after dyeing the leather you put no finish on there. The dye WILL eventually rub of and make the clothes/fingers/knife/belt dirty. That would mean a ruined t shirt if the customer is wearing something white and it stains black... I use fiebings resolene now, it is some acryllic stuff and will seal off the leather and should prevent paint from rubbing off. And for the edges of the sheath, fiebings gum tragacanth will help make them look even nicer. And even after resolene, I would still add in some leather wax ot neatsfoot oil to help make the sheath nicer to touch and to immediately "care" for it, as the leather usually is very hard and rough after seeing water or beeing stained.
I´m an absolute noob in this topic and have only made 4 sheaths so far but that was the information I found, when looking for the correct way to do this.
Edit: And to say something nice and not just criticism, nice video as always :D
The “drain” hole is a misnomer. Any water that gets in will soak up into the leather. If you get it wet enough that it pools up, you’ve got other problems. 🤣. You were right I didn’t mention the Neetsfoot oil that was applied later. Thanks for watching.
I love leather work it's by far my favorite part of knife making. The bad part about that is I absolutely SUCK!!!!!!!!!!! 😂 great video thanks for the help
It’s something I tolerate but I certainly don’t love it I’m afraid. Thanks for watching, Richard.
Great video
Thanks for tuning in!
I'm number 2! Woohoo! I needed this info.
Thanks for watching, Derek!
Never saw the nail in the drill press trick. Nice tip
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Shaun!
Good Morning 🤘🏻
Good morning, Matt! ❤️
Link where you got ur makers mark for the leather
Unfortunately I don’t remember. It was a long time ago and it was a company I just googled. Thanks for watching
Why would you make a belt sheath for a small kitchen knife 🔪?
This isn’t a kitchen knife at all. It’s a small utility knife. So much about this knife would be wrong for a kitchen blade. It’s too thick, it has an unsharpened heal, it’s very small… many other things. It may look larger than it actually is in the picture. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for checking it out!