Making a knife sheath

[dkloos]

What is the easiest / most cost effective way to make a knife sheath? I got a new butcher knife but I have no sheath for it (which, for a reenactor, means it is useless) So i'd like to make one but I have no idea how. Thanks

 

[onefeather]

well you need some thick leather or rawhide and a welt and linen thread and or sinew but i cant really explain without showing you

 

[narrowcanoe]

you ask the easiest and cheapest way. Try using brass tacks. Find a decent peice of leather big enough for your butcher knife. Fold the leather, hammer a few tacks in a design fashion, bend the tacks over on the back side with needle nose pliers, then hammer them down flat. You can search for photo's on google and find alot of pics to see what your sheath can look like. Can't think of an easier or cheaper way.

 

[LRB]

What time period are you reeacting?

 

[hobbles]

Hangfeyer
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[Deadeye]

Make a pattern of heavy paper, lay it on your leather and cut it out. If you want it to look old, use old leather, if new ,use new leather. You can sew it, lace it, or tack it. Tacking it is easy, glue it first. Try doing a google search for "making a leather knife sheath" shows you one way of doing it.

 

[Bob Riegl]

I make an outline of the knife on file folders ( makes a good template ) I will add between 1/4"-1/2" extra around the pattern in order to make room for the holes I will punch for the lace---calculate your lacing pattern and place this on the template as well---so you can transfer the marks with a sharp awl. I would test as I go along as the leather is going to be somewhat thicker than the file folder, do this before you cut the leather finally. If you are going to fold over the leather so that you only lace or sew one side---that will also require a bit of testing before cutting the leather. If you want belt loops you will have to calculate that into your plans, but that's no biggee either. As to the finish of the sheath--I don't use leather dyes---I use Minwax stains and wax after I mink oil the leather. The Minwax stains give the leather an "antique" look---which can be furthered with a wooden or leather faced mallet---to "distress" the leather. :m2c: