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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: medicinewheel on March 14, 2019, 10:25:12 am

Title: rawhide sheath..
Post by: medicinewheel on March 14, 2019, 10:25:12 am

This is a knife I once forged. Decided it needed a nicer sheath.
Just finished this today...

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: Hawkdancer on March 14, 2019, 10:32:28 am

Nice job!  Some times a new sheath is just what is needed (lol)!
Hawkdancer

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Post by: DC on March 14, 2019, 03:57:44 pm

Looks good! I've always wondered how you keep the knife from cutting the stitching?

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: medicinewheel on March 14, 2019, 04:03:11 pm

@DC: it is an extra layer of leather. It's named Keder in German, no idea what the English word is. Maybe welt but not sure. I'll take a picture for you later.

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: Pat B on March 14, 2019, 08:27:20 pm

Nice knife and sheath, Frank.  :OK   8)

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Post by: osage outlaw on March 14, 2019, 08:55:57 pm

 Very nice work.  I like the primitive look of that sheath

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Post by: chamookman on March 15, 2019, 01:19:04 am

WOW  :OK ! Bob

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Post by: KHalverson on March 15, 2019, 12:20:12 pm

awesome knife .
awesome sheath.
rawhide is just too cool.

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: archeryrob on March 18, 2019, 05:40:39 am

What kind of rawhide did you use? The deer hides I have just seem way to thin for me and I doubt they could server as a welt. Being so thin the knife bade is likely to slide right in to the stitching.

I have made two sheaths so far and used 8oz leather for them. I wanted to use the deer hides I have, but have thought about saving a ground hog hide to try.

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Post by: BrianS on March 18, 2019, 05:58:50 am

Nice!

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: medicinewheel on March 18, 2019, 09:20:02 am

Thank you all for the nice comments!

@archerybob: The rawhide I used is European redstag, and it is quite thick. The rawhide is always lined with buckskin (or any other thin lather). Thick leather is used for the welt.  I used waterproof woodglue for lining and welt.

Well, I'm planing to do anotherone sometime soon, maybe I'll do a little build-along.

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: BrianS on March 18, 2019, 07:59:25 pm

Medicine Wheel,
I have failed in my attempts to make a rawhide knife sheath. I would welcome a build along if you make another. What you made is what I had envisioned when I attempted mine but mine came out poorly. I was using deer rawhide.
Thank you,
brian

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: Pat B on March 19, 2019, 07:50:07 am

I also look forward to seeing your build along, Frank.

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Post by: JW_Halverson on March 19, 2019, 08:20:22 am

Yes, welt is the correct word and you are using it perfectly. 

That is a beautiful knife, sir.  The design is very useful and practical, the scales have the same rugged and simple design as the blade! Everything looks balanced to the eye, and I am willing to bet it is balanced to the hand just the same.  Good work making a sheath worthy of such a blade.  I wouldn't be afraid to depend on that knife in a tough situation!

Title: Re: rawhide sheath..
Post by: Pappy on March 20, 2019, 04:27:08 am

Very nice work on both. I have thought about using rawhide but wondered how it would hold up if it gets wet ?
 Pappy