It would be alot easier to repair a cardboard sheath than a leather one.....and besides, I am a [email]cheap@$$[/email], 60bucks for a leather sheath when the knife cost me 90.....not very good economics. DO IT ANDY...open a sweatshop of 3rd world kids and mass produce these thnigs...outsource to india or somewhere like that!
Yeah, it's easy to patch when it eventually gets worn, and it's a great source of emergency duct tape in the woods. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Plus, under all those layers of duct tape you have water resistant cardboard for an emergency tinder source. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I've still not tried anything with leather yet. I have a Shaker sheath made from a recycled black leather belt in the works. I have the pieces all cut out, I just have to learn how to stitch and I'll get it together. Of course you guys will see it when its done.
When/if I successfully make a decent leather one, I might try making some out of leather to sell. I've been watching for cheap sources of leather to recycle at Goodwill etc. to keep the production price down.
Right now I have a couple thick, wide, black leather belts that I was going to eventually make Shaker sheaths out of, and one large weighlifting belt that I got for $3.
Bein' a cheap @$$ is what got me started making them. My first knife was my RatMastiff, but I couldn't afford $60+ for a leather sheath. And even if I could, it would take months to receive after ordering, and I'd have nothing to carry it in in the mean time. So I got creative. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Ya know, I was thinkin' the same thing recently...anybody know the number of a good sweatshop? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
