loose sheath repair?

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

Need a suitable piece of rawhide?

I appreciate it, but I own all sorts of leather. I will go and give that barge a try though, it sounds like just the ticket :hatsoff:

Thank you everyone for your help :hatsoff:

 

[coloradoclyde]

You must be using a really old computer...... :hmm:

Clyde, I [strike]always[/strike] usually enjoy your bullet-proof zingers,

Sorry! No refunds... :haha:

Most computers today have a webcam that can take still pictures....
A picture is worth a thousand words....
Without seeing the sheath.....I'd likely just hammer a copper rivet somewhere to tighten it.... :grin:

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

Most computers today have a webcam that can take still pictures....

Oh...I thought you were jabbing at me to google it, sorry... :hmm:

Also, I built my own pc from scratch, no webcams...so the only camera on it is the hidden one behind my monitor's screen that I do not have access to...(keep smiling, that's right...they're watching all of us...) :shocked2:

 

[necchi]

Rawhide,, not leather.
The stuff I'm talkin about is 0.030-0.040 thick.

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

Rawhide,, not leather.
The stuff I'm talkin about is 0.030-0.040 thick.

ok. thank you for correcting me. I thought I had some in my big box of veg-tan. after looking up what it is, it turns out I only have veg-tan and this salty(?) darker stuff that I use for stuff like making vice jaw covers. I will take your advice and pick up some rawhide of that dimension this week. Thank you for the offer, but I really need some other stuff as well for different projects so I will be making a trip this week. thank you again.

 

[omarick1948]

This has turned out to be the most complicated little leather project on this website! ....... :rotf:

 

[Rick Boylan]

His computer is so old that when he puts pictures on it they appear as sketches. :rotf:

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

I dropped 200 bucks and forgot the rawhide...any reason I couldn't use a worked down piece of veg tan?

 

[Artificer]

I imagine you are asking about gluing it in? It all depends on the condition of the current sheath and whether or not it is saturated with oil, grease etc. If it is saturated, the chances of a glue holding it in would not be good.

Also If it is saturated, then following Brown Bears advice to take the sheath apart and sew in a 2-3 oz piece of veg tan inside as a sort of "sheath within a sheath," may work well.

Gus

 

[necchi]

any reason I couldn't use a worked down piece of veg tan?

I have no idea, I haven't done that. Every time I considered make a veg-tan repair to an existing knife sheath,, I just gave up the idea and made another sheath. At least that way I could form a fresh piece of Veg-tan to the knife.

Wet rawhide can stretch a bit, when it's formed wet and dries it shrinks tight to what it's formed to and get's hard and is very thin.
Veg-tan is different.
So Veg-tan away to your hearts content,, I just offered one way to fix that has worked for me,, there are dozens of ways.