What do you use to treat your leather sheaths? - BladeForums. com Hmmm, I get my sheaths real hard just by soaking them with warm tap water when I'm shaping them to the knife I soak them real good, then put the knife thats been wrapped in saran wrap, in the sheath and squeeze the sheath around the knife, pinching it where it needs it and leave the knife in till the sheath is almost dry
How do you care for your leather sheath? - BladeForums. com I just picked up a couple of old bucks, black leather sheaths I did some research on how to care for the leather and came up with the following: 1) use shoe polish 2) use neatsfoot oil 3) something else? One source indicated that the neatsfoot oil would make the sheath too pliable
Storing Knives in Leather Sheaths a NO NO . . . Why? Storing knives in leather sheaths for long periods of time can do what to the knife? Is it the blades, boltsters, or handles that the leather oils can ruin? Cordura would be the excellent choice then, so why do some still prefer leather sheaths if leather can damage a knife?
Typical weight type leather for knife sheaths. . . IMO the 8-10oz leather works fine for machete's with up to an 18" blade For 18"+ you definantly want to go with the 10-12oz leather Untill recently the only machete sheaths I made were fold over (taco) style sheaths The fold and a thick welt seems to stiffen the leather a bit, but when you go past 18" IMO thicker leather and a thick welt is
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Cleaning Restoring Leather Sheath - BladeForums. com Hello! I bought a couple of cheap knives on fleebay as potential restoration projects They both came with leather sheaths One of the sheaths has a nasty mold humidity smell and the other has worn out paint and the lash feels thin and dry It feels as if it could be cracked if nothing done
Where and how to choose the right leather? | BladeForums. com Hey guys, going to start making some knife sheaths but I am overwhelmed by the seemingly hundreds of choices when I search for sheath leather I figure I need around 5oz to 9oz depending on the size of the knife sheath, so I think I have that part figured out My problem is that when I go to a
What size of thread and needle for hand sewing a leather sheath? The nyltex is a bit thick but it fills the hole nicely and is very strong If you cut the end at an angle then it is very easy to thread into the 00 harness This combination works well with larger sheaths and holsters, but for smaller sheaths the holes need to be closer and with a thinner thread
Help with wet forming a knife sheath please. - leatherworker. net Hi everyone I'm new here and pretty new to leatherwork I've got a question about wet forming leather for a knife sheath How do I wet form the leather to get a clean look that follow the exact lines of the knife In the past I was only taught to clamp the leather down around the piece you're fo
oiled leather for sheath? - BladeForums. com I was at a place that sells me leather for my knife sheaths when I noticed they had some black leather It looked like great leather, so I had a closer look and the sign said that it was 11oz tan oiled leather Unlike the normal leather I use, this black oiled leather was just as thick, but