Sheathmaking

For more details on how I make sheaths, read my sheathmaking tutorial.

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	This is a standard slab sheath I constructed for a large bowie I made. This is an older sheath I made from chrome tanned hide which I don't use anymore. Chrome tanned leather is harder to decorate and wet form, plus I like the lighter color that the vegie tanned leather turns to when I oil it. I designed and made the tool I used to make the pattern in the center of the front of the sheath. This sheath features a brass stud for the keeper strap instead of a snap. It is a heavy sheath for a heavy knife.
	This is a typical pouch sheath I made for a large drop point knife I made. I tend to keep my sheaths uncomplicated with only a little tooling for decoration. Beauty in simplicity.
	Another pouch sheath, slightly different for a smaller integral-guard knife I made.
	This is a sheath I designed for the ulus I make. I had a lot of fun figuring this one out and I think the design is a sound, and attractive, one. This particular sheath has no belt loop, but it would not be hard to add one.
	This was a prototype I made along the lines of a Randall sheath, but with a short ceramic rod instead of a stone. This one was made to fit a Cold Steel Bushman (it also fits my modified Ka-bar or "Kar-Bar" quite well). It uses a section of 550 paracord as the keeper. I am not a big fan of keeper straps (like I have on the big bowie sheath above), as they often get cut off and can be hard to replace, but some knives really need them, mainly those with double guards. If I had to have a keeper strap I would use this design, as it is easy to replace when I gets cut.
	Here is a custom sheath for an older Al Mar SOG style bowie. I patterned it after the sheaths that come with Randall knives, per the customer request.
	This is one of my prototypes for a crossdraw sheath. I need to get back to work on the design for one; it is a very handy way to carry a fixed blade, especially if you are in and out of a vehicle and don't enjoy replacing your seat upholstery every couple of weeks.