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2021 Calendar Comment by Rino Smajo on January 21, 2013 at 2:06

Grooves are on both sides,i used braided thread(red),two needles,and saddle stitching.This is fairly thick and hard  leather,so there is no raising

anyway, i always flatten leather after stitching (with bone "spoon"),it is wet molded so it is more supple to modifying.

hope it helps 

2021 Calendar Comment by Greg Dash on January 20, 2013 at 9:39

Rino, Here are my first questions: On this sheath - do you make groove on the other side of the sheath?

This is a thick thread - looks good. What kind of thread is it? What do you use for stitching? Awl or needle or two needles? When I stitch - I pull the thread and it "sinks" into the leather, but the edges of the sheath are rising up. I do not see that effect on your sheaths - how do you pull the thread?

That's my first questions for now. There will be more