Friction fit

[markw]

Hello all,

Got an old friction fit sheath for a Mora thats lost its friction! Is it possible to re-shrink the leather, say the top inch or so of the sheath so it regains its grab. Would dipping it in hot water do the trick.


Regards


Mark

[Dougster]

I'd be tempted to add a little spare leather and rivet it - the spare laether will keep the blade from the rivet.

[singteck]

If it's made of veg tanned leather, then just wet it and reshape it around the knife again. Let it dry fully first before using. Best to wrap the knife up in a thin layer of cling film before putting it in the wet sheath.

singteck

[Big John]

I've had disasterous results with hot water - cold or tepid should be fine.

If it's been waxed/treated to stop the water getting in then you might have a problem, when properly wet the leather will become very soft and plyable/moldable.

Put the plastic wrapped knife in the wet sheath and then wrap something round it to tighten it up - doesn't have to be too tight. Whatever you wrap it in will leave it's impression on the leather though, so make it something smooth - when I did this I wrapped it in another piece of leather and then bound the whole lot in paracord to tighten it - I still got left with a slight line where the wrapping joined though - put that on the back.

Let us know how you get on....

[bent-stick]

if all else fails and you are very attached to the sheat it might be possibe to stitch in an inch wide strip into the top of the sheath.

[markw]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll have ago at stiching a peice of leather in.

Regards


Mark