I have too many sharp knives lying about so I got some leather scraps at my local Lens Mill Store and tried my hand at making a sheath. Figured I would start with my drop point skinner that I really like. I'm actually quite happy with this for not knowing where to start or what it was gonna look like when it was done.
Pretty good for a first, did you add a welt that is shaped to the blade? It protects the threads from getting cut
Yes. It's not perfectly shaped to the blade but there is a layer of leather along the stitched side between the outer layers. Sort of a leather sandwich. I am working with scraps so I used an off cut piece for that. I glued it all first with contact cement and then marked out my holes, punched with an awl and then did a saddle stitch. Did 2 more with thinner leather after that I don't like as much.
Looks good. The stitches look evenly spaced, follows the edge evenly. I like a thicker leather personally, 7-8 oz or so. I used scraps as well on my first sheaths, its good to practise on. You don't feel so shitty when you ruin a piece. lol.
