Belt sheath

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Reverand
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Belt sheath

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I bought this Sharp 300 knife at the Beulah Knife show in Boaz AL earlier this year. I carried one like it back in High School and wore the blade half away over the years.
Anyway, it is more than a bit big for the pocket at 5-1/8" long closed, and weighing in at 1/2 lb, so I made a belt sheath for it.
Front view
Front view
Knife in sheath
Knife in sheath
The sheath that I made was not the sheath I tried to make! It was supposed to have a flap that folded over it and snapped closed.
I first designed paper patterns for the pieces, and thought that I had made all of the details perfect. After wet-forming the leather and sewing it together, the flap was too short to cover the knife and snap! I had not allowed for the thickness of the knife.
As the famous Bob Ross would say, it is a "Happy little accident". The leather had wet formed tightly enough that the knife does not slip out of the sheath, so I cut the flap off, and am happier with the result. The knife almost snaps into place and you cannot shake it out of the sheath , yet it draws out easily enough by hand.
I did miss a stitch somewhere and it pulled a twist into the leather, but so far no one else has noticed
I have made an edger and a burnisher, and they really help improve the look of my projects. .
I started some other knife projects this morning, and I hope to finish them up by the end of the week.
Have a happy weekend, y'all!
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Nice job!

I am slowly converting to this style of sheath. I bought two from Rural King, and they were really bad leather. I recently picked up two, both made by saddle shops in Texas, and they are sturdy and allow me to quickly access the knife. They both fit the knives I carry in them tight enough to not lose them, and I don't have to deal with a snap every time I draw the knife and then return it to the sheath.
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I had a knife just like that when I was in high school I bought at K Mart, about 47 years ago.
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Reverand wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:22 pm I bought this Sharp 300 knife at the Beulah Knife show in Boaz AL earlier this year. I carried one like it back in High School and wore the blade half away over the years.
Anyway, it is more than a bit big for the pocket at 5-1/8" long closed, and weighing in at 1/2 lb, so I made a belt sheath for it.
IMG_20220709_154958941-1.jpg
IMG_20220709_154915558-1.jpg

The sheath that I made was not the sheath I tried to make! It was supposed to have a flap that folded over it and snapped closed.
I first designed paper patterns for the pieces, and thought that I had made all of the details perfect. After wet-forming the leather and sewing it together, the flap was too short to cover the knife and snap! I had not allowed for the thickness of the knife.
As the famous Bob Ross would say, it is a "Happy little accident". The leather had wet formed tightly enough that the knife does not slip out of the sheath, so I cut the flap off, and am happier with the result. The knife almost snaps into place and you cannot shake it out of the sheath , yet it draws out easily enough by hand.
I did miss a stitch somewhere and it pulled a twist into the leather, but so far no one else has noticed
I have made an edger and a burnisher, and they really help improve the look of my projects. .
I started some other knife projects this morning, and I hope to finish them up by the end of the week.
Have a happy weekend, y'all!

Very knice!!! ::tu::
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Reverand wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:22 pm I bought this Sharp 300 knife at the Beulah Knife show in Boaz AL earlier this year. I carried one like it back in High School and wore the blade half away over the years.
Anyway, it is more than a bit big for the pocket at 5-1/8" long closed, and weighing in at 1/2 lb, so I made a belt sheath for it.
IMG_20220709_154958941-1.jpg
IMG_20220709_154915558-1.jpg

The sheath that I made was not the sheath I tried to make! It was supposed to have a flap that folded over it and snapped closed.
I first designed paper patterns for the pieces, and thought that I had made all of the details perfect. After wet-forming the leather and sewing it together, the flap was too short to cover the knife and snap! I had not allowed for the thickness of the knife.
As the famous Bob Ross would say, it is a "Happy little accident". The leather had wet formed tightly enough that the knife does not slip out of the sheath, so I cut the flap off, and am happier with the result. The knife almost snaps into place and you cannot shake it out of the sheath , yet it draws out easily enough by hand.
I did miss a stitch somewhere and it pulled a twist into the leather, but so far no one else has noticed
I have made an edger and a burnisher, and they really help improve the look of my projects. .
I started some other knife projects this morning, and I hope to finish them up by the end of the week.
Have a happy weekend, y'all!
Nice work, there is something about a leather sheath that you have made yourself. ::tu::
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You are right, Cudgee. And the same goes for a knife that I repaired myself. It feels good to carry the work of your own hands.
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You did a nice job! ::nod:: ::tu:: Congrats! ::handshake:: ::super_happy::
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