The making of a leather sheath with inlay by kiara ( graphic sequence)

ziozeb

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All sheaths of my knives are made by my wife Kiara.

This is her technique

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a model o the sheath made of hard paper is shaped
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the welt

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from paper to leather
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dampen the leather with water in order to transfer the motif on the leather
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preparing the strap
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in order to soften stingray leather sheath and make workable sink it in water nightime
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polishing the profile
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Styngray leather is very hard to be worked , so you must sand it to remove the keratin layer

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Enlarge holes for sewing
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decorate with punch
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making of upperboard and internal cover
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finishing external side of the sheath ( smoothing and polishing)
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The sheath is done
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WOW - that's a nice sheath, and you make it look so easy that even I could do that by following your directions...... BUT, I know it's not that simple - lots of talent 'n skill went into that sheath. Way cool. Thank's for posting.

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great pictorial.
Thanks for posting it.
really nice sheath..
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This is a great looking sheath. This also reminds me that I need to make two sheath that I've been putting off.

Really good tutorial, thanks!
 
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