Making a leather sheath for a knife - Easy Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 19 дек 2020
- Lets build a classic leather sheath for a knife! I am going through all the steps involved to make a classic fold over leather knife sheath. This sheath is extremely easy and is a timeless design that just about anybody can make even with minimal tools. In my sheath making tutorials this would be in the Easy tutorial section for beginners.
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I love that everyone does it differently. We're lucky to have you guys around to show us what works well in all scenarios. Thanks!
Great tutorial I made a simple leather sheath for a blade I black smithed out of a Harbor Freight 17mm wrench. I used a speedy-all stitcher to sew it up.
Great tutorial! Just want to let other followers know that those clamps will leave marks on the leather so don't put them in to far. I found out the hard way.
Very good point!
Thanks for this. I've made knives for awhile but thanks to your info I now make nice sheaths for them too. Makes them a lot easier to sell.
All jokes aside this is very informative and useful for a naive trying to learn letherwork
Making a sheath for my dad’s knife. Gonna gift it as a Christmas present. Right now the blade is wrapped up in cardboard lol
super informative and easy to digest for beginners like me.
Glad you liked it! Cheers
Dang, I love how easy you make these look. Great job again.
Thanks dad!
6:28 V gauge? that is what i was looking for!! i got really thick leather and this is sooo helpful!
The beauty of that skin
I really like the formed sheaths. They are more "Personal" than the one size fits all styles.
Totally agreed man! Thanks for watching!
Excellent method!! So efficient. This really helped me get started with confidence!!
Glad you liked it Jeff!
Sweet, moving on to stage 2....Well done so far!
Thanks Steve!
Great video
Very good videos Airin. I read several comments noting your very good instruction avd explanations. The word is getting around RUclips. Keep up the great instruction. God bless.
Thank you! Merry Christmas
Your the best.
Great video, can you use lacing to stitch this up as in whip stitch or the more fancy double stitch?
Actually learning something I didnt know
I doesn't get better than that!
Headed to part 2
sweet!
ruclips.net/video/LKatLzJJyQ0/видео.html
That is a very thick leather. Glad I’m not the only one who tortures their swivel knives. Thinner leather feels like I’m working with veneer and it’s way too fragile. I can’t have that. I’m all thumbs and need a sheath that’ll take an ass whuppin’.
Love your vids, keep it up!
Thank you! I feel the same way
Already excited about this one. Seems when I do the fold method (only done two), I get too much waste..... watching now!
Doing a play by play now... and yes, my waste was in the loop. Wet forming before shaping and such seems to be the key here. I wet formed afterwards and so all that leading up was a pain to get everything folded properly on the knife. Watching the forming now. .... on to part two!
I have made this type of sheath many times, many different ways and this is what I have settled on so far. I am not adverse to adopting new techniques if they make the process more efficient with less waste and a better end product! Thanks for watching! Did you like that I launched both videos at the same time? Or was it confusing?
@@Aleeknives Wasnt confusing at all. In fact, it was a welcomed surprise. I was all into the first vid and when I saw that time was running out, I was kinda bummed so it was a nice surprise that both were released at the same time.
I wondered if some people would click on the second video first and maybe not even watch the first one. This one got really long I think between the 2 videos it was like 40 minutes of edited footage! I bet I didn't even take that long to make the actual sheath! Other than waiting over night to let it dry
Do you have a video on how too make one when the blade is winder then the handle?
What size clips did you use to hold the leather closed?
I tried this method but apparently I used to small of clips so it left in prints in the leather plus the ink from the clips bled into the leather. I used 4-5oz veg, tan leather.
Hey man great video! Question...I bought a filet knife with a leather sheath...how can I form the sheath that's already been made?
If the sheath has already been treated which I suspect it has there isn't much that you can do. If it hasn't just get it wet and form it to the knife
Is vegetable (oak) tan really an option? it's the only kind I've found that can be water formed successfully
How would you suppose I make a double loop for the belt? Almost like the sheath with the leather strip hanging up to where I have to ribbit it down?
I will make a video on how
Aleeknives My man thank you🙏 I was thinking it would possibly be the same as the strip but just with 2 strips and Ribbit them down when read?
Nice, can you tell us where to get a makers mark, talk about yours
Hey Chris, I made my mark from 01 tool steel. I carved a negative image on the end of a piece of tool steel using a dremel and a carbide burr. then I heat treated it
@@Aleeknives A few weeks ago, I asked about your makers mark for your knives. Is this the same makers mark stamp?
Yes, I didn't put a mark on this blade because I didn't have a flat to stamp. That is the 1 downside to using a stamp over electro etching a mark
By cutting out that huge rectangle don't you create a lot more waist then if you are to just create an integral belt loop?
Integral is an option. I think you missed what was happening in the video though. I used the scrap left over from making the welt to make the belt loop.
can you wet form leather if its dye already will it hurt the color
The dye I use is water based so no. Not at all!
@@Aleeknives if you want quality leather use Hermann Oak leather or wicket and craig
@@Aleeknives Tandy leather is not top quality leather
Where do u get ur leather?
I generally buy from Tandy leather
Why does the leather “sizzle” when you put it in the warm water ?
Good question that's always fascinated me also my assumption would be that it's pushing air bubbles out as it's soaking up water
Kind of like Rice Krispies
So I made one and it worked for a while but the leather must have stretched and now the knife doesn't stay in. What did I do wrong??
A couple things to try. Make the next one with tighter tolerances, and make sure you use something like super sheen to coat the leather. The only way leather stretches is from water or oil. Super sheen helps protect from water. It may have to do with the knife design also. There are multiple variables
@@Aleeknives awesome! Thank you! I got a lot of compliments on the sheath... More than the knife actually 🤣
Gotta love that!
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What animal leather did you use?
Bovine
What leather tools are needed?
I go over the tools needed for this build in part 2 which is linked in the comments. Hope this helps!
Boom! Oh yeah! Lookin’ forward to watchin’ this one!!!
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On my last knife, which was my first sheath, I wasted a ton of leather as I couldn’t get my template right.
This way avoids the template, so ought to save my cash 💷 on the knife 4, in the spring!
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That's why I like it! It also uses a little less leather than other designs! Thanks Pete!
Pete, did launching 2 videos at the same time seem confusing to you? I tried something different this time
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It doesn’t take much to confuse me at any time, mate. 🤣
I always look forward to watching your videos. 2 in one day is just awesome!!!
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7:54... Reminded me if I don't put the lotion on the skin I'll get the hose again.
😂🤣 I like your style! You have to go and listen to a song by "the greenskeepers" called lotion! Cheers
Where do you buy your leather? It is EXPENSIVE!! Especially 8-10 ounce!
When I first started I would buy belly strips because they where less expensive but harder to work with. Now I buy sides or even whole hides if the price is right. I typically buy sides at $75-100 depending on the current sales. When they are running a good sale I might buy 2 or 3 at a time
@@Aleeknives What store or supplier?
Sorry I got side tracked! I always buy from Tandy
@@Aleeknivesthanks for the reply! I heard they are the most expensive.
I've never went anywhere else. Products seem to be top quality
Hope all is good bro you haven’t posted in a while
Why is it so dry and stiff?
All veg tanned leather will be dry like this till you use a cream to condition it
Part 2 is right here
ruclips.net/video/mQ4GCe7rG2c/видео.html
Hey i'm just getting started in knife making and was wondering where you get your leather?
I personally have had really great luck with Tandy leather
@@Aleeknives Thanks!!
@@Aleeknives I’ve had really good luck buying off of Amazon, especially if you can find a sale. A couple of quick searches will give you an idea of baseline cost, then work to find better or less expensive or whatever you’re looking for. Here’s a few people I’ve ordered from [Note, not all are thick leather, some are more suited to be liners as opposed to sheaths]
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Thank you so much!
Man that's awesome! Thanks for taking the time to share that info! I will add those to my Amazon affiliate links.
Too much yapping early off .
Thanks for the positive feedback! A lot of people have really enjoyed the information in this video. Especially first time makers! Cheers
Ungreatful. Every person’s way is the correct way. If not, why are you watching? Everyone can not afford Wickett and Craig to practice on.