How to make a handcrafted leather sheath: -First, the necessary measures for the sheath of the item to be protected must be taken in to account. -Having obtained the measurements, draw a pattern of the sheath on a sheet of cardboard to check that the item fits into the sheath. By taking this step possible mistakes can be avoided. -When the item has been checked against the sheath, proceed to draw the patterns onto the leather sheet. -Next, use a cutter for cutting the pattern out. -The edges can be painted using a dye of the same colour as the leather or leave them with their natural colour. -A separator between the leather sheets, which can also be painted is recommended. The separator can be of the same material as the sheath or bonded leather fibre material (salpa)/composition leather (this material is available in different thicknesses). -For gluing the leather a contact adhesive must be used, given that when using another adhesive the leather can become detached due to heat, rubbing... -Once the parts which make up the sheath have been glued, finish the sheath off by sewing its ends together. A special needle for sewing leather must be used as it is a thick material and a straightforward needle will not be of little use.
J**K
Just wanted tooling leather for small project
I didn't want to spend £50 on a sheet of leather, might as well just buy a belt tool holster made by someone who knows what they're doing for that money (after buying leather glue, needles etc.)((And the hours of my cackhanded chimp-like dexterity spent))Turned out good enough and I put that down to the leather being decent as much as my determination in the face of my painful inadequacies in leather.The one sheet I think was slightly bigger than A4 if I remember correctly, and I sliced that in 3 to create the belt holster you see in the pictures. So would reccomend for small projects like this
M**.
Good quality
Looks very good. Not used it yet...
B**V
Expensive.
This is a decent piece of leather but it's annoying that it's possible to buy pre made sheaths for less than the cost of this item.
D**R
nice leather, sadly thicker than advertised
Nice leather, no defects on the face side.However.. mine is 4mm thick, not the 2.8-3mm I was expecting.. entirely useless for the project I am working on.
A**R
Excellent value
Arrived on time and just as described. I will be ordering more soon for my next project. The quality of the leather was excellent with no major flaws. It had a consistent thickness throughout.
H**H
High quality.
High quality leather. Made a nice sheath for a hook knife with it. Very satisfied.
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