Hi all, thought I'd post a couple of pics of two sheaths I've made for a Hudson Bay Trade Knife I ordered from Track of the Wolf (by way of a quick review of the knife, it's really nicely made and takes a great edge with a little effort).
First the set together:
This is the Scandinavian style sheath I made, it's in veg tan leather and is the style I tend to prefer for bushcraft knives and so on. They are easy to make and pretty much correct and have been around for centuries. The main reason I like them is that they tend to keep the knife in a good, tight grip and the blade shouldn't cut through the stitching or outside of the scabbard which is handy if you like to keep the blade sharp!
This was something of an experiment, I had a pair of black riding boots that had split across the heel and weren't repairable. The leather was pretty good though and I thought I'd try to make a sheath from some bits I'd salvaged. I wanted to make something that I could either put on a belt or put a thong through and use as a neck scabbard (though the knife is probably a little large for a neck knife). It worked fairly well and I like the simplicity of the stitching, I'm considering putting some sort of decoration on the central part and maybe a hole in the bottom trapezoid bit to loop the thong around when not in use. I'm not convinced this is historically correct for any period but hey, it was fun to do and looks rather nice I think. My only real criticism is that it isn't particularly tight and so when on a belt I'll probably have the scabbard on the inside to provide a little extra security.
Cheers folks.
First the set together:
This is the Scandinavian style sheath I made, it's in veg tan leather and is the style I tend to prefer for bushcraft knives and so on. They are easy to make and pretty much correct and have been around for centuries. The main reason I like them is that they tend to keep the knife in a good, tight grip and the blade shouldn't cut through the stitching or outside of the scabbard which is handy if you like to keep the blade sharp!
This was something of an experiment, I had a pair of black riding boots that had split across the heel and weren't repairable. The leather was pretty good though and I thought I'd try to make a sheath from some bits I'd salvaged. I wanted to make something that I could either put on a belt or put a thong through and use as a neck scabbard (though the knife is probably a little large for a neck knife). It worked fairly well and I like the simplicity of the stitching, I'm considering putting some sort of decoration on the central part and maybe a hole in the bottom trapezoid bit to loop the thong around when not in use. I'm not convinced this is historically correct for any period but hey, it was fun to do and looks rather nice I think. My only real criticism is that it isn't particularly tight and so when on a belt I'll probably have the scabbard on the inside to provide a little extra security.
Cheers folks.
