Sheath!

The very Talented Nuax (www.nuax.dk) wanted me to make him a Sheath for his very cool handmade knife. This was a challenge, because i have never made a Sheath before.

I started out by taking my leather, and soaking it in water for 15 minutes. This makes the leather very shapeble. I then cut a big piece of leather, and start shaping it over the knife.

This made a rough mold for the front part of my sheath. and as seen on the next to pictures, the mold is actually quite great:


Then i cutted the leather with a 1cm space along the edge, to make room for the seem for later:



I then took my blunt swivel knife, to really get the mold sharp and crisp. Then i cutted the backpiece, colored both pieces and sew them together. I made a Cross using a leather stamp.

I also tried to make edge patterns, these didnt turn out so great, it is very hard aligning them with each other.



I thought i was finished then, but then Nuax told me that he wanted a belt strapped, ment for a 5cm wide belt. this proved a problem, because i only calculated with a 3.5cm wide belt. however, after som thinking, i came up with this solution:



All and all i am very satisfied. it fits perfectly, and the crooked shape is really cool and suits the knife really well.