Stormcrow Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 A while back I showed a pair of double-edged knives ordered by a Marine for himself and his brother. Here they are: At the same time he commissioned a primal utility knife for his father with a leather sheath, to be shipped at the same time with the one for his brother. For that one he wanted a leather sheath, something outside my skills. I had a local sheathmaker build that one. Here's the pair before they headed out. The warfighter knife is 5160 and paracord impregnated with Minwax Wood Hardener. The utility is 1084 with a hemp wrap over leather slabs and a cotton cord three-strand Turk's head knot, all sealed with shellac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Nice work, I like the style. I might warn you, every leather sheath I've ever made that way ended up with the knife working it's way through. Now I use at least three rivets, two at the bottom and one at the top, haven't had one fail since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeshow Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I allways glue a strip of wood or rawhide inside to protect the sewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Jmccustomknives - Even with a welt you have that issue? This sheath has a pretty good-sized welt on it. Can't really see it in my pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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