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Old 02-27-2011, 05:43 PM
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need help

I think I am having brain failure. I am trying to make a fold over sheath. I cut out my pattern from a folder 1/2 inch bigger than my knife when its folded its not big enough to go around the knife,even with the thickness of the whelt there is about 1/8 th inch from edge of blade to edge of leather. what am I doing wrong?? I am aggrivated now I have wasted a good piece of leather.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:42 PM
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standingwolf...Just guessing here, but did you forget to "roll" the knife across the leather as opposed to just measuring the dimension across one side?
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Old 02-28-2011, 07:42 AM
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well I put the spine of the knife on the fold of the pattern paper then layed it over to one side and traced the out line and added 1/2 inch and cut out.
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Old 02-28-2011, 11:33 AM
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well I put the spine of the knife on the fold of the pattern paper then layed it over to one side and traced the out line and added 1/2 inch and cut out.
I'm about as new as they come to making sheaths, but I first tried rolling the knife from the pattern centerline as well, and came up way short. I guess that method is only suited for some knives. I went back to my pattern, made sure I had a solid 1/2" at the top, some room for play at the welt, and than a solid 1/2" for the welt, and that worked out very well.

Here is my pattern, drawn on 1/4" grid paper.



I hope this helps some, at least until someone who really knows what they are doing chimes in!


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Old 02-28-2011, 01:37 PM
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Paper patters

I usually make a rough pattern for anything I'm working on. Get yourself some manila folders, gives you a good center line and they are cheap. Make a roughout of the sheath using the knife and cut till it works. Think paper sheath. Then transfer to the leather.

Jerry Fisher
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Old 02-28-2011, 06:55 PM
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thanks for the help fellas.
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