20 Diy Wooden Knife Sheath Update

It was held in a leather sheath i made especially for that knife.
Diy wooden knife sheath. I used to carry a general purpose slöjd knife on my hip every day. But crafting one by your own will be more satisfying. Besides a camper should learn some diy skills as these can be proved to be lifesaving in hostile conditions. Wood sheaths don t hold water and dirt against your knives like leather sheaths do and still have that great natural look pla.
This sheath won t hold water against your knives like leather but has the natural look that plastic sheaths don t. In this build video i show you how i made two wooden sheaths for my new damascus steel knife that i recently purchased. It worked well at first but quickly stretched and the knife became dangerously loose in the sheath. Leather material will last for a long time.
Needless to say the knife is fairly hefty. This is my process of making a leather knife sheath using vegetable tanned leather. How to make a wooden knife sheath. I made one sheath out of curly maple.
The blade length is 8 with an overall length of 15. Outside of work he s an avid maker and experimenter building anything that comes into his mind. Diy knife with a diy pvc sheath. Diy wood knife sheath.
A knife sheath made from balsa wood. My son commissioned this knife and wanted one that represented an arrow. Wooden knife sheaths offer some great advantages to leather and plastic sheaths. Browsing the web i have a found a similar pvc sheath that inspired my project.
The design on the sheath suppose to represent a feather in the totem style of painting. Next hand stitch the belt loop onto the sheath then dampen the leather with water to make it soft and pliable. You can purchase a knife cover from any retail store. Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full time profession and has a bsme from clemson university.
I had always wanted to make a survival knife to carry on my fishing biking hiking trips. Don t forget to rate it if you liked it. This was my inexperience at work not the fault of the leather. The knife is made from 3 16 welding stock all steel including the handle.
To make a knife sheath start by placing your paper patterns for the sheath and welt over a piece of leather and using a sharp thin bladed utility knife to cut around the patterns.