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Now Pat's mini Bowie knife
Pat B:
I picked up my mail today and was pleasantly surprised with one piece of mail in particular. Looky what Dana sent me! ;D 8) This knife needed a sheath so I thought I'd try a build along. Last year after the Classic, Colene(some of ya'll know Colene) sent me a box of scrap leather so I picked a nice piece of chocolate brown oil tanned leather for the sheath.
To start with I made a pattern using a piece of stiff paper. Then I traced it on to the leather and cut it out with a utility knife. I used a lasing chisel to pre-punch the stitching holes and sewed the sheath together using a saddle stitch. For this type of stitching I cut a piece of artificial sinew and threaded a harness needle(blunt point) on each end of the thread. For a saddle stitch you push both needled through the same hole form opposite sides, pull it tight and move on to the next hole. Also, with knife sheaths I like to add a welt between the two sides being stitched to protect the stitching from the blade.
I'll post a few pics them explain more after.........
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Pat B:
...after the stitching is complete I trim the excess leather along the stitching and grind it smooth on the belt sander. This edge will have bees wax added and burnished for a nice finished look....
Pat B:
...oops, forgot the pics.... ;D Before I go any further I want to be sure the knife fits the sheath after its sewn. I haven't decided if I want a belt loop or a flap to cover the handle so for now I left it the way it is. I will probably make it a neck knife.
The last 3 pics are the completed(for now) sheath. Pat
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huntertrapper:
look sgood. what are ya gonna use it for?
Pat B:
Another handy tool that I used to cut the welt and for cutting lace, straps and belts is the draw gauge. This one is wood and a uses a single edge razor and is adjustable for different width cuts. The tool with the wood handle is an edge bevel tool. It takes a cut edge and takes the sharp cut edge off. This gives a nice finished look on all exposed edges. Pat
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