First go at leather work .

[dancan]

Here's the first attempt at leather work , a sheath I've made for one of my Frosts knives .

It didn't turn out like I hoped but it taught me that I have a lot to learn about leather work .
Many thanks to those that have posted tutorials and pics !

 

[Black Sheep]

Wow impressive, I've not tried one of those yet.

Richard

 

[luckylee]

Thats fantastic mate, did you get the tutorial for theis of british blades, its great tutorial that one.

 

[welchyd1]

I really like that, sometimes sheaths look too clean cut. It suits the knife.

 

[dancan]

Thats fantastic mate, did you get the tutorial for theis of british blades, its great tutorial that one.

The BB tutorial was the main one I used but I looked at all the ones I could find and many pics of finished sheaths .
Leather work is all new to me so figuring out what to do at what stage of the process is trial and error and let's not talk about having to buy more tools .

 

[luckylee]

The BB tutorial was the main one I used but I looked at all the ones I could find and many pics of finished sheaths .
Leather work is all new to me so figuring out what to do at what stage of the process is trial and error and let's not talk about having to buy more tools .

laughing here mate, i love leather work i find it very therapeutic and extremely rewarding, they have some fantastic tutorials on there, i have learnt an awful lot of there, and the people, are very kind and allways willing to help you if needed, the site is down at the mo, so i'm having withdrawal symptoms, there is another site which use allot and they are really really helpful its called leatherworker.net, i have found some great inspiration of there, keep at it, it becomes very addictive, i'm going to have a go at one of these soon, i also have just bought a book my Valerie Michael, which is great by the way, she even signed it for me, i'm going to have a go at some possible pouches, and some bags, the tutorials in there are very good, and easy to understand i would recommend this book, if you like that type of thing.
take care my friend
lee.

 

[FreddyFish]

I really like it good job.

 

[salad]

Nice job mate, it looks a good fit

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

very good ^^ i'd use that sheath ,like it alot ^^

 

[dancan]

Thanks for all the kind words, it was fun first project and it showed me stuff I didn't know about leather .
Since I have plenty of leather remaining , I guess I'll have to buy a couple of different Mora's and practice with different sheaths (I guess there is never an end to it) .

 

[dwolfhunter]

Technique looks right...meaning that I think , based on the end product, that you have a grasp of the mechanics. The rest is all about execution...and that requires practice. Good job for a first go.

 

[yomperalex]

I like it, looks like it has charcter.

I'm intending to have a crack at leatherwork myself in the near future, if my first attempt turns out half as good I'll be pleased.

Alex

 

[leon-1]

Very nice work there Dan. Very much a stirling job from the look of it.

You are correct it is never ending as you are only limited by your imagination. It is also somewhat addictive as a hobby. Keep the good work up,

Leon.

 

[dancan]

Technique looks right...meaning that I think , based on the end product, that you have a grasp of the mechanics. The rest is all about execution...and that requires practice. Good job for a first go.

Very nice work there Dan. Very much a stirling job from the look of it.

You are correct it is never ending as you are only limited by your imagination. It is also somewhat addictive as a hobby. Keep the good work up,

Leon.

Thanks , yes it is addictive and I've got a Frosts 860 ordered to practice on next .
Our library has several leather craft books so at the least some of the new hobby costs will be kept low (I hope) .