Contents

1. How a Leather Knife Sheath Works The parts of a leather knife sheath (body, welt, throat, belt loop) and how each one helps hold the knife and protect the stitching.
2. Choosing Leather for a Knife Sheath What thickness and type of leather suits a knife sheath, what leather ounces mean, and why vegetable-tanned leather is used for wet forming.
3. Drawing a Sheath Pattern From Your Knife How to trace a knife onto paper, add room for the welt, stitch line and belt loop, and test the paper pattern before cutting leather.
4. Making and Fitting a Welt What a welt does in a knife sheath, how to cut it, test it with the knife, and glue it so the stitching stays clear of the blade edge.
5. Wet Forming a Sheath Around a Knife How to dampen vegetable-tanned leather, protect the blade, press the leather to the knife's shape and dry it so the fit holds.
6. Stitching a Knife Sheath How to cut a stitch groove, mark and punch the holes, and saddle stitch a sheath seam so it stays tight and away from the blade edge.
7. Finishing and Drying a Knife Sheath How to dry, trim, sand, bevel and burnish the edges of a leather knife sheath, when to dye and seal it, and how long the sources say to wait.