Leather Sheath Making - What I've Learned...

I've been taking a deep dive into leather work over the past month and, holy cow, I've learned a ton! In this video we'll make a leather knife sheath and go over some of the finer details. If you have some sweet leather working tips, please feel free to drop a comment down below.

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[HammerSmashedFace]

Best “novice” leather working video out there.

[charleslamica]

As a professional leather worker ( I own Boulder Creek Saddle Shop in Kettle Falls, WA, you can look us up on Facebook), I want to compliment you on your video. Great job! In the video you asked about using an edge coat on your edges. I don't recommend the paint-like edge coats for veg-tan leathers. It gives the edges a plastic appearance that I think looks horrible on a nice leather sheath. Instead, the only thing I use is cordovan oil dye from Fiebings. Use a wool dauber to apply the dye to the edges and then buff it to a polished shine with a coarse cloth or a piece of canvas. I do the same on all our holsters, knife sheaths, and belts.

[donrsanders]

I really appreciate the way in which you explain your steps. By that I mean you are not rushed or hurried and you seem to explain in detail each step. Thank you

[TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Great job brother, and thanks for the shout out! These both turned out really nice. I recently switched over to using a nail in place of a bit when making the holes. Much better, and gives the leather a chance to close up on the hole, for a better seal. Keep them coming!

[LetsFigureThisOut]

Good Job on No.1&2. My first sheath was too small for the knife. It's a learning process

[patrickcassalman]

In the beginning of this video, you stated you are working off the backs of giants. You are my giant man! The level of knowledge you are sharing has guided me and served me well so far in my knife making journey. Thank you! And never stop you are doing something great!

[crypto_pinto]

Great job I've been doing leather work for 8 months now and I think you did a fantastic job

[jonathanmiddleton]

Thank you for explaining how to thread the stitch and crossing the needles. Great work man.

[daveh]

Thanks for the tips! I'm only like two years into it (been making knives with cheesy kydex since 2011), and try to watch all the tutorials and this is a good worth while one. I've been burnishing by hand, and did not even know about some of the products you brought to light.
Thank You for making life easier.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[marktabor]

Great job, been struggling lately with my leather work, picked up a couple of tips that should help. Thank you

[sudo_nym]

James, you gotta be happy with that! I am impressed by how professional you made it look, despite you stating you’re a novice.

Goes to show that if you have interest and perseverance, you can do anything you put your mind to.

Great work, mate!
🇬🇧🤜⚡️🤛🇺🇸

[masonwynder]

Nice job! I’ve been a professional sheath maker at Schenk Knives in Idaho for a few years now and a few tips I have are 1. Don’t worry about sanding the belt loop a quick burnish and the top coat will take care of that. 2. When sanding the edges I just use 80 grit paper, if it’s giving me trouble while burnishing I’ll use som 220 on the edges. 3. If I want some contrast I’ll use a darker dye on the edges let dry then slick with water then beeswax. I personally really don’t like edge paint it just looks and feels plastic and I don’t really like that for my sheaths. 4. For a finish I love the tan kote from fiebings. Really good job on the sheaths they look awesome!

[colebaker]

I just wanna say that you have been a huge help to start my knife making journey, thank you, keep doing what your doing

[kniteprince]

I wanted to say thanks, for pointing out mistakes and things you would do differently. My sheath guy decided he cant do it anymore so I guess I am also about to branch out a Again, thanks, heading over to watch the other video!

[peterruiz]

Great work. I am also starting leather craft. Im trying to
make a living, since an accident flushed my work experiences
and training. It CAN be fun, and it CAN be fustrating. At least with
me, I have to remember the steps, or I mess up big. But, some
of my best holsters, for guns, have been terrible....Full of drill
and chisel holes, cut down to bare size, and just throw caution
away...And it is THAT "just do what YOU want" that works for me.
You do great work.

[nateand]

And it's worth mentioning that, you did a great job on these sheaths

[damionlowther]

Nicely done. Leather sheath making is my next step as a knife maker. I really enjoy your straight forward approach to videos they are quite informative and easy to follow.

[UTUBELO]

Love the process and end result. Only thing I can add is try putting your contact cement into a small squeeze tip bottle. I use a 1oz ejuice bottle and it holds enough for 3-4 sheaths, plus with the plastic needle tip you can just lay a fine bead along the glue line and then smooth with a brush or just the tip of the bottle. It saves me a bunch of time gluing, especially since we all know how stringy the cement can be coming off the brush. Also helps minimize the fumes coming from an open glue pot, which are supposedly really bad for us. Just a suggestion though.

[garyandrews]

Great looking sheathes. I have been working with leather off and on for forty years and still learning new tricks every day. I liked using leather strip to determine the width of sheath which is better than my way. I love your videos. keep them coming.

[kevinmurray]

Great looking sheaths, I learn so much from your videos really gives me inspiration keep up the great work.