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Title: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: EIEIO on May 21, 2013, 09:51:55 pm

Have any of you seen a method for design and build of a fixed-blade knife sheath in wood? I've seen methods with leather and the thermoplastic materials, but they generally include forming the material to the blade/handle. Lots of sheaths are made from rigid plastics, so maybe a rigid wood structure would work as well? Maybe a wood that matches the handle material?

Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: Tomsunnu on May 21, 2013, 10:22:01 pm

Please try this link and see if it helps :)


http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/39284/Lined-wooden-sheath-tutorial

Mahendra

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: EIEIO on May 21, 2013, 11:59:39 pm

That's exactly what I was looking for. This guy looks like a perfectionist.
Thanks.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: Keefie on May 22, 2013, 07:11:18 am

that's a beautiful sheath.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: hippi on May 22, 2013, 09:55:41 am

i found this one take a look at one point he is holding a small router in one hand and rounding over a part with the other  i am amazed he still has fingers
www.instructables.com and one more link
www.oldjimbo.com

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: dirts on May 24, 2013, 02:32:26 pm

You could trace the knife shape on two halves of wood and then cut the shape at an angle so it pops out and then glue both in the outward position and then glue them together.

Food for thought.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: EIEIO on May 24, 2013, 03:28:12 pm

thanks all. One of my new knives is a boot knife with a purpleheart handle. I can't find a belt sheath for it, and didn;t want to start learning leathercraft. I was thinking of cutting 3 slices of purpleheart (to match the handle), cutting the outline of the blade on the center slice, then gluing it all back together. The video above shows use of some fleece to line the internals. I'm not sure that the blade point wouldn't snag on the fleece, but it looked like a good idea. I was hoping for a way to connect the sheath to a belt and to secure the knife from sliding out (connect the knife to the sheath). Still looking at those.

A second knife is a filet knife with 7" long blade (12" overall) with east indian rosewood handles. Also no sheath yet.

I may try to prototype them with 1/8" and 1/4" BB Ply rather than waste the purpleheart or rosewood. If I get something that looks good, I'll post it. 

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: IBMer on June 07, 2013, 04:50:17 pm

That's one pretty sheath.    EIEIO, can you post some pictures of your knives.  I'd like to see them.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: EIEIO on June 07, 2013, 06:31:56 pm

Here are some knives...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dekWSsW4hmQ/UZZ7KD95-VI/AAAAAAAAAok/VcCanKbWuio/w923-h563-no/Knife+set.JPG)
The filet and one other skinner (not in the picture) were the knives I needed a sheath for.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: frankorona on June 08, 2013, 08:13:51 am

Excellent knives, personalmenteme like a lot, one shame I can not go on the street with them.

Title: Re: wooden knife sheath?
Post by: IBMer on June 10, 2013, 12:04:04 pm

Ray, those are terrific looking knives.    I'd definitely like to hear more about how you made these.     Everything you make is really superb.

Steve took care of my issue.

John