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Comment by Jason Oncedisturbed Riley on December 12, 2013 at 21:25

they can be used, now sute what Oz rating it has though but I believe it is fairly light. I have a money pouch made out kangaroo that is really light leather

Comment by Jason Oncedisturbed Riley on December 12, 2013 at 19:15

Just found this company and order a 10lb bundle of 8oz black leather, and a couple of sheath kits from them. Pricing was suprisingly good even with postage to Australia - $53AUD for the lot including postage.

http://www.leatherunltd.com/

Comment by Jason Oncedisturbed Riley on December 12, 2013 at 18:12

cheers JJ

Comment by J.J. Smith III on December 12, 2013 at 18:07

Jason, check with Tandy Leather...http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/eflyer/aus-grand-opening....

Comment by Jason Oncedisturbed Riley on December 12, 2013 at 17:50

Awesome sheaths displayed here. Where does everyone get there leather from? Looking for some online and preferably cheap to start off with to learn

Comment by Daniel Howland on December 12, 2013 at 6:37

Blotching - Did you deglaze (clean) the leather before staining?

The order that works for me: Glue, trim edges with belt grinder, follow edge with groover on front, space holes in groove, after making holes I groove the back last connecting holes, I use 2 different groovers, edge following type and manual type, I then deglaze, stain, cross stitch, edge coat.

Nice work there, I like the photo with what looks like spalted maple, nice touch with fish lure !   

KnifeMaker Comment by Vance Wade Hinds on December 11, 2013 at 14:28

 This is  my second knife completed and first sheath.  Does anyone know why the sheath stain blotched in some places.  Should I do more than one coat with the leather stain?  I also messed up on the grooves for the stitching.  I cut the groove on the back first to make sure I missed the belt loop near the edge.  Then poked and drilled the holes.  It came out uneven on the front and kind of messy looking.  It looks pretty good from the back.  Also, what is the best order?  I did it glue, stitch, wet and mold, stain, and seal.  I think there has to be a better order.  

KnifeMaker Comment by Doug Gerdes on December 2, 2013 at 17:33

If anyone is interested I thought I might post step by step pics of a BK-2 sheath that we started building today. This is how we do it, If anyone has any questions about our process feel free to ask....If you use an easier method please share...

8-9 oz vegetable tanned leather, this piece is more like 9-10 oz. The pattern used was designed from a tracing of the actual knife model. When finished the sheath will be a brown, vertical carry, dual retention snap with a decorative banded strap. More pics to follow tomorrow....

Comment by Alexander Noot on October 30, 2013 at 9:33

That's actually very nice looking Ivars. Certainly better than my attempts at leatherwork.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on October 10, 2013 at 17:37

I'd like to see some one make a basic how to get started working with leather discussion.

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