Description
ABS Master Smith and author Joe Keeslar teaches how to make a leather sheath for a knife.
This 124 page book includes:
- Making and Cutting a Sheath Pattern
- Locating the Pattern on the Side of Leather
- Cutting the Leather
- Beveling, Burnishing and Creasing Raw Edges
- Pouch Style Sheath
- Templates
- Swinger Style Sheath
- Sheath for a Single Cross Guard
- Sheath with Handle Retaining Strap
- Sheath for a Cross Guard Knife: Bowie or Fighter
- Mexican Single Loop/Buscadero (Westyern Style) Sheath
- Embelllishment Part I; Basket Weave and Stamping
- Embellishment Part II: Leather Carving and Tooling
- Machine Stitching with Leather Sewing Machine
- Frontier or Buckskinner’s Style Sheath
- Shoulder Sheath and Harness
- Molding Leather Pouches
- Kinds oand Uses of Metal Fastners
- Conchos, Spots and Spikes
- Dyes, Stains and Finishes
- Final Finish on the Leather
- Conclusion
