Making a leather sheath for a knife - Easy Tutorial

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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[Aleeknives]

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[pierrerossouw]

Started a week ago with my first leather project, a sheathe for an 8" double-width chef knife. I like the simplicity of his demonstration; no need for fancy graphics and animations, just a marker and a piece of paper.

[Zaque-TV]

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!

[homeschooledchimp]

super informative and easy to digest for beginners like me.

[daveh]

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.

[briejohnwakefield]

All jokes aside this is very informative and useful for a naive trying to learn letherwork

[larrylee]

Dang, I love how easy you make these look. Great job again.

[SugarMapleForge]

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.

[tuclance]

6:28 V gauge? that is what i was looking for!! i got really thick leather and this is sooo helpful!

[jumpnjack]

Very good videos Airin. I read several comments noting your very good instruction avd explanations. The word is getting around YouTube. Keep up the great instruction. God bless.

[jeffwalker]

Excellent method!! So efficient. This really helped me get started with confidence!!

[Heather-gkje]

Wow. I was super bummed that I misplaced my Coldsteel Tanto Kobun sheath the other day and can't find a replacement online. I got into anodizing balisongs a couple of years ago and acid etching blades. I absolutely love knives and the crafstmanship that goes into them. Now, I can create a beautiful, custom leather sheath because your video and instructions are superb! I am really excited to make my own sheath now and see more of your content. Thank you!

[steveschlobohm]

Sweet, moving on to stage 2....Well done so far!

[Captaraknospider]

Actually learning something I didnt know

[ddSavant]

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!

[stevewhitener]

Great video, can you use lacing to stitch this up as in whip stitch or the more fancy double stitch?

[coletteeluna]

I recommend dyeing the leather before you wet form. At least for me, it was impossible to get an even looking dye job. Maybe it works fine for black, but not for brown. It might be that I am a newbie, but I wish we were told to dye ahead of wet forming so I didn't have to start completely over.

[rroberts]

Already excited about this one. Seems when I do the fold method (only done two), I get too much watching now!

[ronamedee]

I really like the formed sheaths. They are more "Personal" than the one size fits all styles.

[adamcole]

Do you have a video on how too make one when the blade is winder then the handle?