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Post by olebama on Jul 4, 2013 12:52:36 GMT -7
I have a primble hickory knife. I have no idea what it is. I got it from my Mother's kitchen (YES, with her permission!) a long time ago. I have used it as a machete. I now want to make a sheath for it. Since the blade is curved, do I need to do anything special when laying out the pattern? I have looked at youtube videos on making sheaths, but nothing that touches on curved blades.  |
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Post by woodyz on Jul 4, 2013 19:45:23 GMT -7
Trace the knife out on your material, then come about 3/4 of an inch out on three sides and mark for your stitching, make sure you leave your self room where the handle meets the blade to either fold the material down each side to make a pocket. you may want to double stitch the sharp edge side or you can insert a small strip of material into the edge side so it contacts it and not the stitching. That will give you a sheath the shape of your knife or once you have the blade sketched out on the material you can draw out some different sheath patterns and just stitch a double piece of material where the knife makes contact. Hope it helps, maybe crash will send you the video he did on a sheath. survivalbunker.proboards.com/thread/4338/sheath-update |
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Post by crashdive123 on Jul 5, 2013 2:57:05 GMT -7
Watch these two videos I put together ---- might help.
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Post by olebama on Jul 5, 2013 7:44:23 GMT -7
Thank you both very much.
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Post by angelhelp on Jul 5, 2013 8:54:55 GMT -7
That was a very cool pair of videos. The leatherworking aspect didn't seem intimidating at all. On the other hand, it also generates a fine respect for people who worked with leather without the benefit of power tools. I can just imagine the painstaking work it would take, for instance, to use an awl to mark, then create each sewing hole.
One thing you never explained is why the sinew didn't need to be knotted; all you said was that it didn't need knotting. Is it because it self-adheres in the dyeing process when it is dampened by the dye?
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Post by crashdive123 on Jul 5, 2013 16:47:04 GMT -7
It's not all that much more work without power tools. There are a couple of different tools for punching the leather for stitching - homemade versions are not difficult to make. Instead of a bandsaw, a sharp knife works fine. This is just one way to make a sheath. There are as many ways as there are ideas.
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Post by olebama on Jul 5, 2013 17:00:08 GMT -7
I think I am going to go with a welt since I have a big knife. MAYBE I will post some pictures. I am afraid, it will be too ugly to show...
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Post by olebama on Jul 6, 2013 16:58:34 GMT -7
I think I am going to go with a welt since I have a big knife. MAYBE I will post some pictures. I am afraid, it will be too ugly to show... OK. Finished it. Started with pre-dyed. No too bad. However, the problems: 1. the holes I drilled for the sewing looks like I was drunk when I did it. 2. I think the holes should have been a little smaller 3. I put a rivet too close to the edge 4. And the biggest error, was I made it for a lefty. But I am right handed. SIGH. But like my father-in-law used to say, "If it was perfect, it wouldn't be hand-made".  |
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Post by woodyz on Jul 6, 2013 17:04:04 GMT -7
Good effort, learn and try again. As long as you can improve you are alive and moving forward.
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Post by thywar on Jul 6, 2013 17:52:12 GMT -7
Great start. Ok. So it ain't 'pretty'. Does it function as intended? Sometimes you'll need to practice everything left handed. Now you can. Good job. A new skill is a lesson learned
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Post by sirderrin on Jul 6, 2013 21:11:25 GMT -7
Welcome to leather working.....It will take you over if you ain't careful  Good start man  sewing is a lot less intimating with a few decent tools like crash said.... Here is a few things you could do to improve the sewing game a bit Next time take a compass or similar tool and draw a line along the edge that is constant in distance from the edge.... then take a basic 3 or four prong fork (yea a eating fork ) and mark the spacing... That will give you a lot more even spacing on your sewing and that is using things you probably have on hand..... If you want more info on a few tools you could pm me Keep going brother... you did good for your first time out I think I am going to go with a welt since I have a big knife. MAYBE I will post some pictures. I am afraid, it will be too ugly to show... OK. Finished it. Started with pre-dyed. No too bad. However, the problems: 1. the holes I drilled for the sewing looks like I was drunk when I did it. 2. I think the holes should have been a little smaller 3. I put a rivet too close to the edge 4. And the biggest error, was I made it for a lefty. But I am right handed. SIGH. But like my father-in-law used to say, "If it was perfect, it wouldn't be hand-made". |
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Post by olebama on Jul 7, 2013 12:51:04 GMT -7
Thanks, Sirderrin. A drill press would have made making the holes a lot easier. Thywar, I really hadn't thought of making myself do things like this left handed. Maybe this is a sign that I need to do that!
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Post by randyt on Jul 7, 2013 14:02:42 GMT -7
Turned out nice, nice knife too.
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Good start man 
sewing is a lot less intimating with a few decent tools like crash said.... Here is a few things you could do to improve the sewing game a bit 
