Molded Leather Knife Sheath How To Video From Jimmy Diresta

Creative Arts Leatherworking
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I love Jimmy Diresta’s making videos: they are rough and ready approaches to a task but are also tightly edited, include clever techniques, and (most importantly) can be watched with the sound turned off without bothering those around me.

He recently posted an excellent video on making a molded leather knife sheath for a Leatherman + accessories. The techniques in this video can easily be adapted to making any small molded leather container.

Worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAXInoK2fls

One thing I personally would have done differently would be to make the belt loop top be inverted on the back (making an upside-down “J” rather than an “I” in profile): this would make inserting the belt easier for virtually no additional effort.

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I’ve used this technique before for a knife case. Leather is a lot like clay when wet. It can be molded pretty easily even by hand. Al Stohlman used a bone folder to simply mold a case around a pocket knife. I like this video because it show using a form made of plywood which could be reused and makes a much more distinct shape (sharper corners).

Thanks for posting it.

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Cool video, thx for sharing