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    Leather question!:)

    Hi chaps,
    Just a quick one, I was given some leather by a friend at the weekend.

    His gramps used to be a shoe maker and he has loads of the stuff stashed away ( I'll try get a pic one day

    Anyway the leather is tanned but I'm wondering if it will be too thin for a knife sheath? It's maybe 3mm (?) thick.

    Would I better using it for a pouch instead?

    Any tips are welcome

    Thanks a lot

    Yorkshire wanderer

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    Moderator Adam Savage's Avatar
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    3mm should be fine for a knife sheath. It's what most makers use. Don't forget to glue and sew a welt into the edge side (which should be done with all sheaths, no matter what thickness the leather).

    Here's an example of 3mm sheaths...

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    That is just about right for sheath makeing (3mm)you'v stumbled on a gold mine there.I use anything from 2-8mmto 3-8mm for mineClick image for larger version. 

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    Thanks for the replies chaps, I shall scour the interweb for some instructions.

    Any advice on tools I can find lying around the house/worshop that would make life easier?

    Any thing I should be wary of as a beginner to this sort of thing, or any old timer tricks to make life easier?

    Both these sheaths look amazing. Not sure I'll be able to compete

    Ta

    Yorkshire wanderer

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    Moderator Adam Savage's Avatar
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    Here's a couple videos I made a while back, using some thin leather (only about 2mm) and some basic tools (no fancy leatherworking tools). It might help you with some ideas



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    Two links I was given a while back that you might find useful:

    http://www.knives.com/sheath.html

    http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23049

    Hope that helps!

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    Thanks chaps for your help I'll have a look at those tonight. Hopefully I'll stick some pics of the finished article up

    Ta

    Yorkshire wanderer

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    If its shoe leather (soft and pliable) chances are its chrome tanned not veg tanned. In which case it'll corrode steel over time.

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