When I first started making knives I had a friend I hunted with tell me how he used to do leather work, then it turned into....
I'll make your sheath's for you. so I started having "possum Jim" { he got that name from one of our hunting foray's } make sheath's for me.
At the time not knowing what a nice sheath really looked like, they were acceptable.....this was pre-internet, pre-cell phone days.
The problem was Jim liked to drink, a lot. so he was undependable, he had to make two trips to sketch the knife because he lost the first one. then he brought me one that had radical changes to it, I said...Jim, this isn't what I wanted. he replied, but I thought it was better this way,...........sure you did, but I'm paying you for these and it's not what I wanted.
So that was that...time to take up leather work. I met a man named Sandy Morrisey at a show and he was nice enough to spend some time with me to help me get started.
Like folks here and abroad I started with a locale Tandy. I don't want to speak badly of Tandy because there a good place to get started but after gaining some experience their leather has much to be desired....in my opinion.
I haven't used Tandy leather in a long time, frankly....I hate it.
Anyhow I'd be happy to show my sheath making process with tips and photos but it would be in a couple weeks. unfortunately, hunting comes first ha ha.
I always wait till I have to make at least two to bust out the leather stuff.
I don't make anything fancy but do get compliments on my sheath's, so I guess I'm doing something right.
It may help some here to get started, I don't drill or punch holes, I use an awl and hand double stitch.
there are some tips I could give while making a simple sheath so as not to screw thing's up.