For stronger stitching, you can tie an overhand knot each time you pass the needles through the leather. Also, I wonder if a little thinner leather would be a little easier, but I'm sure you chose the thickness you wanted for a robust sheath. Nice job.
Now I see why Kydex is so popular. Whew. Leather working is another lifelong skill to master like learning a musical instrument. Compliments to the guitar player btw. Nice addition.
I have always wet the leather before stitching, helps thread to pull down into the leather. Helps to wet fold lines too. I like to wet the leather after all stitching is done too, I use the ball end of a screwdriver as a burnisher. Nice job on knife and sheath. It's nice to watch a fellow craftsman who takes pride in his work! Nice to make it look like you did it "on purpose"!
Thank you for taking the time to show this process to us. One of the best sheath videos I've seen. The camera person did a good job too. Shop zombies can also be helpful at times.
I’m really enjoying watching your channel, I don’t know who your camera person is but it’s obvious that he or she is a talented videographer. You must have some great gear. Always in focus, Lighting is good white balance is correct, great tight detailed shots of what your doing. Also your editing skill are very good. Thank you for all the good content.
Brother Devon here: Thank you Brisket Junkie for the kind words. Dustin and I are a two person team. He makes the awesome stuff, I shoot and edit. We are trying to make clean, visually pleasing videos that allow Dustin's projects to be seen and understood. We also dont want them to be boring. LONG videos, but hopefully not boring. It's not the fastest or easiest way to make TH-cam videos so we are always encouraged when we receive comments like yours. Thanks!
Well Devon, you are both doing a great job, Dustin makes some really cool stuff and it;s great being able to watch him through your video skills, I stay up way too late nites watching his cool work!!
Watching you prepare for stitching and thinking to myself I need to get a pricking iron, then I watched you pick up a kitchen fork...cracked me up. Lots of channels here have thousands of dollars in tools, you did great work without most of them, thanks for getting my creativity flowing. The dowel burnisher, wood clamp leather vise, fork pricking iron just to name a few great ideas. I am finishing up the handle scales on a Woodriver Tanto knife blank and getting ready to start the leather work in a few days, thanks for the inspiration.
I have built multiple knife sheaths and have been contemplating one with double stitching and a lanyard hole, so this video has touched all the bases. Thank you very much.
Never thought about pressing the fire steel layers down to fit in the welt, nice job. Leatherworking is so easy, the challenge is taking the careful steps to make it look nice and you nailed it.
You know, given the production value 19,500+ subscribers just isn't fair. You're making what could pass as a tv show. A beautiful piece again I look forward to seeing more.
Very nice,glad to see the younger generation carrying on the tradition of kobler work.i really liked your table fork to mark the stitching holes,clever ! Haven't seen that in 30 years of leather working..
Just watched your tutorial video. Very nice job. When sewing and you run short you can add thread or sinew without pulling stitches. There's a hundred tutorials on that subject. Keep up the good work. Blessings on you and your family. Again,Thanx for taking the time and effort to share.
First time viewer and I enjoyed all the tips. Don't take for granted that we know how to do the simple things...so keep on explaining as you go along, what you are using and why, please! Very, very helpful for us newbies! Thanks again and the sheath turned out superb! Mike in sunny Florida
I have always watched videos and given my likes or dislikes but never have I commented. Today watching this video, I got a feel as if I am sitting beside you and watching it at close distance. Not from this field but still liked your openness of sharing your craft.
Thanks so much for your kind words. We really try to make you feel like you are right there learning along with me, so we appreciate it when we’re reminded that it's working.
I’ve been thinking about getting into leather work. This outstanding video just showed me yep ima do it. Thanks for showing all if the attention to detail. Great job on both the video and the sheath.
I’m a yr late but I’ll have to comment anyway. The quality of the sheath is fantastic as well as the instruction. The best “how to” video I’ve watched! Outstanding!
Beautiful long lasting conception and great realization. Thank you for sharing simplicity is really something complex to achieve and you did it perfectly.
That was some thirsty leather! Also cool that you took the time to measure precisely the leather you needed and just cut it out. Most people I have seen will just fold a large piece and then trim and sand it after sewing. Nice work.
Most Leather requires more than 1 coat of dye to get an even coverage, and the same can be said of any finishing you apply... Veg Tan in general is thirsty indeed.. as for the comment about layout, most Leatherworkers worth their salt will layout the job first THEN cut as it saves wastage of the material you are using...
Am sorry that I have not watched your video on making your knife but watched this one on the making of the sheath was great and the sheath looking fantastic I will have to look for your video on making the knife
we enjoyed viewing your series of video presentations . that is the finest example of a leather sheath we have ever seen . we have viewed other leathercrafters such as gary ipip , corter leather and think iou have the highest skills . thank you for providing us with this rare craftmanship . : ) also kudos to the guitar player. and it was nice to include your lab in your presentation it must of been quite an inspiration .
A very detailed tutorial and superb craftsmanship Sir. No fuzz, no loud music. Straight to the point. I appreciate that and my compliments also to the videographer.
I thoroughly enjoyed working on this project with you . I left out the steel, and dyed mine red. Then went over it with a dark brown antique . Looks sweet ! My Mora Robust has a new home. Love watching your videos. Neck knife is next ! Keep the faith brothers.
Dustin, great video and thank you. Have watched this video over 15 times as I'm making the sheath right now. Learn something new in the details each time viewing. Now I need to make a fire steel handle. Awesome job, thanks again. Subscribed!
This is excellent, i have dabbled in leather craft and get some 'okayish' results but this has inspired me to make anew sheath and to take my time, and perfect it, thanks for the detailed but engaging explanation
As someone not very practical, I really enjoy watching craftsmen at work. Your videos are very enjoyable to watch, and you have the clear, calm delivery of a natural teacher. The videos themselves stand head and shoulders above most on TH-cam - so well done Devon.
What a beautiful sheath!! The care, thought, and time you put into it definitely shows. Very impressive! Keep up the good work, and thanks for the great video!!
Outstanding work. The true art of craftsmanship ... your patience, skill and a superb sheath at the end. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Great tutorial. I like the grooves you put in the sheath leather before you folded it over. I’ve never done that, it’s a great idea I’ll have to try next time.
Hey Dustin just wanted you to know i enjoy your videos. After watching you nake the bushcraft knife sheath you inspired me to give it a shot to make a sheath for a knife i have that desperately needed one. Thanks again
I love the fact that you made this with tools that you had on hand. I watched other videos and thought, I can't afford all those special tools. It came out beautiful.
Woooowwww. this sheath fits perfect to this excellent knife you`ve made...its a beauty... I love that the sheath is not in one colour-tone...it fits so much diffrent brown colours....looks like sunburst...thats amazing craftsmenship again Dustin... I am waiting for your next project....best regards Norbert... from good old germany
I've watched all your videos. Your builds are amazing. I wish you would sell your builds. I would definitely buy them. Amazing craftsmanship. You rock my friend.
I've done half dozen or so sheaths like that one. I used gum trag on a few of them but never really got what I wanted from the edge so I made my own edge burnish compound. I used half beeswax (melted) and half olive oil. Let that harden and it makes a softer beeswax. I use that on all my edges now and it makes a really smooth edge with decent gloss. It is soft enough that the friction from my slicker really makes it sink into the edge. On the saddle stitching, a good rule of thumb for sheaths with a welt are at least four times the stitch length but I usually go four and one-half just to prevent working with short thread near the end, however, it is not difficult if thread comes up short to backstitch two, bury the thread and then start again in the last hole. On some projects like brief cases, where the thread would have to be way too long, I always keep the length manageable and then start again where needed. Nice job on this and your knife looks great. I missed the video on that so I'll go back and find it.
I saw the knife video, and thought to myself ‘He could do with a nice sheath for that.’ and lo and behold, here you are making one, and what a beauty it is. Loved the knife, and love the sheath. Your channel is aptly named, for you are definitely a Craftsman.
@@Sir-Bobby-Brown All good brother. Live and let live. We Will see up there if we were wrong and wasted our time following some rules and doing good to each other, or missed living a wild and selfish life like there is no tomorrow. I’m a simple farmer, not built for fancy philosophy.Nothing else to say.
Hello Dustin and Devon. I've been watching your videos for a few days now. I want to forge a knife and so I came across your channel. I think the projects are very good. They are workable for beginners and the results look professional anyway. Devon, I have to praise you too. You are "only" behind the camera and editing the videos, but that must be done too. You are doing a very good job. By filming freehand and following Dave, the videos are even more alive. I became a big fan of you. The knife sheath looks beautiful by the way. Best regards from Germany, Marko.
That knife and sheath are a beautiful, practical tool, and because you made them yourself, they are priceless works of art! There is no better feeling than having a project turn out like that.
Finally someone uses the bottle opener at the same time as the paint can pry bar!
For stronger stitching, you can tie an overhand knot each time you pass the needles through the leather. Also, I wonder if a little thinner leather would be a little easier, but I'm sure you chose the thickness you wanted for a robust sheath. Nice job.
Now I see why Kydex is so popular. Whew. Leather working is another lifelong skill to master like learning a musical instrument. Compliments to the guitar player btw. Nice addition.
Big shout out to the videographer who makes these videos so much more enjoyable to watch than the typical diy videos!
Great video. You not only made the knife, but a sheath to fit it also. That is a first!
Loved the fork! GREAT idea. Typically great video. Some really creative ideas here.
Thanks again Dillo!
Very nice, lots of work, no wonder leather craftsmen get the prices they get!!
I love it when I watch a leather working video and see something new! I'm gonna have to add a fork or two to my tool kit!
the fork trick ... nice and some nice seam tools too .... very good work
Beautiful job.
You are so good , thank you so much for the vetoes . You inspire me thanks you again
Thanks for watching Rod!
I have learnt a great deal by following your videos and watching the way you do things. Thanks.
I have always wet the leather before stitching, helps thread to pull down into the leather. Helps to wet fold lines too. I like to wet the leather after all stitching is done too, I use the ball end of a screwdriver as a burnisher. Nice job on knife and sheath. It's nice to watch a fellow craftsman who takes pride in his work! Nice to make it look like you did it "on purpose"!
Thank you for taking the time to show this process to us. One of the best sheath videos I've seen. The camera person did a good job too. Shop zombies can also be helpful at times.
Well done. I like the dark brown color, and the flat/semigloss finish. Looks good with the brass buttons too. Tip-top, thumbs up..
Dude, I LOVE the fork spacer! Great work.
I’m really enjoying watching your channel, I don’t know who your camera person is but it’s obvious that he or she is a talented videographer. You must have some great gear. Always in focus, Lighting is good white balance is correct, great tight detailed shots of what your doing. Also your editing skill are very good. Thank you for all the good content.
Brother Devon here: Thank you Brisket Junkie for the kind words. Dustin and I are a two person team. He makes the awesome stuff, I shoot and edit. We are trying to make clean, visually pleasing videos that allow Dustin's projects to be seen and understood. We also dont want them to be boring. LONG videos, but hopefully not boring. It's not the fastest or easiest way to make TH-cam videos so we are always encouraged when we receive comments like yours. Thanks!
Well Devon, you are both doing a great job, Dustin makes some really cool stuff and it;s great being able to watch him through your video skills, I stay up way too late nites watching his cool work!!
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship And let me add my complements to the guitar player(s). Adds a lot to the video.
@@BeefNEggs057 thank you! That’s also Devon, with a few musician friends who used to be in a band together called Pushing Giants.
One video. THIS sheath. Now I am a subscriber. Simply magnificent.
Watching you prepare for stitching and thinking to myself I need to get a pricking iron, then I watched you pick up a kitchen fork...cracked me up. Lots of channels here have thousands of dollars in tools, you did great work without most of them, thanks for getting my creativity flowing. The dowel burnisher, wood clamp leather vise, fork pricking iron just to name a few great ideas. I am finishing up the handle scales on a Woodriver Tanto knife blank and getting ready to start the leather work in a few days, thanks for the inspiration.
Great work...really excellent. Yes, please add a Firesteel video.
Done. Your wish is our video!
I have built multiple knife sheaths and have been contemplating one with double stitching and a lanyard hole, so this video has touched all the bases. Thank you very much.
Never thought about pressing the fire steel layers down to fit in the welt, nice job. Leatherworking is so easy, the challenge is taking the careful steps to make it look nice and you nailed it.
Watching a good crafts person at their work, for me, is the height of entertainment. Thank you for the experience...
You know, given the production value 19,500+ subscribers just isn't fair. You're making what could pass as a tv show. A beautiful piece again I look forward to seeing more.
Nice job. The sheath turned out great and your presentation was spot on.
Very nice,glad to see the younger generation carrying on the tradition of kobler work.i really liked your table fork to mark the stitching holes,clever ! Haven't seen that in 30 years of leather working..
Most beautiful bush knife and sheath I have ever seen. Absolutely Bravo!!!!!!
I used to do quite a bit off leatherwork and yours is great... Very professional!
Great job ,sifu master !👏👏👏👍
You are a Master Craftsman!
Just watched your tutorial video. Very nice job. When sewing and you run short you can add thread or sinew without pulling stitches. There's a hundred tutorials on that subject. Keep up the good work. Blessings on you and your family. Again,Thanx for taking the time and effort to share.
First time viewer and I enjoyed all the tips. Don't take for granted that we know how to do the simple things...so keep on explaining as you go along, what you are using and why, please! Very, very helpful for us newbies! Thanks again and the sheath turned out superb! Mike in sunny Florida
Thank you for watching Mike!
Great stuff. Also really glad to see someone else has as much tools & stuff hanging from their rafters in their mens shed as me.
I have always watched videos and given my likes or dislikes but never have I commented. Today watching this video, I got a feel as if I am sitting beside you and watching it at close distance. Not from this field but still liked your openness of sharing your craft.
Thanks so much for your kind words. We really try to make you feel like you are right there learning along with me, so we appreciate it when we’re reminded that it's working.
DEF A master of your craft
I’ve been thinking about getting into leather work. This outstanding video just showed me yep ima do it. Thanks for showing all if the attention to detail. Great job on both the video and the sheath.
Thanks! Good luck
I’m a yr late but I’ll have to comment anyway. The quality of the sheath is fantastic as well as the instruction. The best “how to” video I’ve watched! Outstanding!
Thank you Edro!
Beautiful long lasting conception and great realization. Thank you for sharing simplicity is really something complex to achieve and you did it perfectly.
That was some thirsty leather! Also cool that you took the time to measure precisely the leather you needed and just cut it out. Most people I have seen will just fold a large piece and then trim and sand it after sewing. Nice work.
Most Leather requires more than 1 coat of dye to get an even coverage, and the same can be said of any finishing you apply... Veg Tan in general is thirsty indeed.. as for the comment about layout, most Leatherworkers worth their salt will layout the job first THEN cut as it saves wastage of the material you are using...
Love your channel. It looks to my like your man cave is pretty close to an actual cave!! Thanks for all the inspiration and ideas.
Haha thanks Bill!
Am sorry that I have not watched your video on making your knife but watched this one on the making of the sheath was great and the sheath looking fantastic I will have to look for your video on making the knife
we enjoyed viewing your series of video presentations . that is the finest example of a leather sheath we have ever seen . we have viewed other leathercrafters such as gary ipip , corter leather and think iou have the highest skills . thank you for providing us with this rare craftmanship . : ) also kudos to the guitar player. and it was nice to include your lab in your presentation it must of been quite an inspiration .
A very detailed tutorial and superb craftsmanship Sir. No fuzz, no loud music. Straight to the point. I appreciate that and my compliments also to the videographer.
I thoroughly enjoyed working on this project with you . I left out the steel, and dyed mine red. Then went over it with a dark brown antique . Looks sweet ! My Mora Robust has a new home. Love watching your videos. Neck knife is next ! Keep the faith brothers.
Fantastic! Would love to see pics. Insta or theartofcraftsmanship@gmail.com
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship sent
Absolutely beautiful sheath and knife. Your channel is appropriately named. You are a true craftsman. I truly enjoy your videos. Thx.
This guy is the best I've seen, bar none !
Very nice work Dustin always love watching your videos. And i learn a lot from them
Excellent! The mark of a craftsman is making the work look easy; you do that!
The sheath looks really nice. Enjoy watching you work too. You have a great channel.
Dustin, great video and thank you. Have watched this video over 15 times as I'm making the sheath right now. Learn something new in the details each time viewing. Now I need to make a fire steel handle. Awesome job, thanks again.
Subscribed!
Thanks for another great video. That knife and sheath combo are beyond gorgeous. You videos are so relaxing.
Beautiful work Dustin....I’ve been doing leather work for almost 40 years, but I always learn something from your videos...thank you so much,
This is excellent, i have dabbled in leather craft and get some 'okayish' results but this has inspired me to make anew sheath and to take my time, and perfect it, thanks for the detailed but engaging explanation
Thanks for watching and good luck!
Great video, thanks for sharing. I really love the design & style of your knife sheath, well done.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
As someone not very practical, I really enjoy watching craftsmen at work.
Your videos are very enjoyable to watch, and you have the clear, calm delivery of a natural teacher.
The videos themselves stand head and shoulders above most on TH-cam - so well done Devon.
What a beautiful sheath!! The care, thought, and time you put into it definitely shows. Very impressive! Keep up the good work, and thanks for the great video!!
Outstanding work. The true art of craftsmanship ... your patience, skill and a superb sheath at the end. Always enjoy your videos.
Thanks for sharing. 👍
Great tutorial. I like the grooves you put in the sheath leather before you folded it over. I’ve never done that, it’s a great idea I’ll have to try next time.
Hey Dustin just wanted you to know i enjoy your videos. After watching you nake the bushcraft knife sheath you inspired me to give it a shot to make a sheath for a knife i have that desperately needed one. Thanks again
Excellent vid as always! Measure total thread length, X4, add 6 inches, you will always have enough. No need to guess and have to re-do.
Increíble trabajo!! Beautiful work!!
Thanks to show us your work .
I am from Brasil and I like so much watch your videos .
I love the fact that you made this with tools that you had on hand. I watched other videos and thought, I can't afford all those special tools. It came out beautiful.
Woooowwww. this sheath fits perfect to this excellent knife you`ve made...its a beauty... I love that the sheath is not in one colour-tone...it fits so much diffrent brown colours....looks like sunburst...thats amazing craftsmenship again Dustin... I am waiting for your next project....best regards Norbert... from good old germany
That sheath and knife are top notch! Keep up the good work. Best channel on TH-cam.
Wow I’m late to the party but that is pure craftsmanship, beautiful. Glad I came across your channel 👍
Thank you!
BEAUTIFUL piece of craftsmanship!
You made another nice build
Lovely leatherwork 👍
Wonderful sheath
Awesome sheath!I love it!
Beautiful work, of course. But also beautifully shot. Compliments to your camera person and editor.
Great craftmanship
excellent work...leaving a great aged look as well..👍
Wow! Impressive!
Seriously excellent job man! Love how people can share their skills on TH-cam and inspire us to step up our game. Thx
I've watched all your videos. Your builds are amazing. I wish you would sell your builds. I would definitely buy them. Amazing craftsmanship. You rock my friend.
Excellent work you are truly a Craftsman
Very nice, well made video. Very informative and interesting
I've done half dozen or so sheaths like that one. I used gum trag on a few of them but never really got what I wanted from the edge so I made my own edge burnish compound. I used half beeswax (melted) and half olive oil. Let that harden and it makes a softer beeswax. I use that on all my edges now and it makes a really smooth edge with decent gloss. It is soft enough that the friction from my slicker really makes it sink into the edge. On the saddle stitching, a good rule of thumb for sheaths with a welt are at least four times the stitch length but I usually go four and one-half just to prevent working with short thread near the end, however, it is not difficult if thread comes up short to backstitch two, bury the thread and then start again in the last hole. On some projects like brief cases, where the thread would have to be way too long, I always keep the length manageable and then start again where needed. Nice job on this and your knife looks great. I missed the video on that so I'll go back and find it.
Well done chap...fantastic job...beautiful standard....would like to see more..DR
Thanks Dave.
Excellent video. Love watching your superb craftmanship. Beautiful work. And, your daughter is a cutie.
An excellent home for a fine blade, well done.
I saw the knife video, and thought to myself ‘He could do with a nice sheath for that.’ and lo and behold, here you are making one, and what a beauty it is. Loved the knife, and love the sheath. Your channel is aptly named, for you are definitely a Craftsman.
Great job bro!!
And kudos for your “filming crew”, she did a crisp, and thoughtful work.
God bless,
But god doesn't exist
@@Sir-Bobby-Brown
I forgot that some ppl came from orangutan.. some from chimpanzees..
@@crazycoyote1738 Good to hear you believe in evolution. I thought you Yanks believed that your imaginary friend "God" created us all.
@@Sir-Bobby-Brown
All good brother.
Live and let live.
We Will see up there if we were wrong and wasted our time following some rules and doing good to each other, or missed living a wild and selfish life like there is no tomorrow.
I’m a simple farmer, not built for fancy philosophy.Nothing else to say.
@@Sir-Bobby-Brown More real than you. You don’t exist. Saying stupid things doesn’t make it so.
Dustin thank you very much for the great video. Very instructional, excellent work.
The knife and sheath compliment each other beautifully...
God has blessed your hands.
Nice work, it’s been a long time since I’ve made a knife sheath but I think I need to drag out all the fixings and make some more.
You are an Artist sir. Very ,Very Nice !
Thanks Bill
Hello Dustin and Devon. I've been watching your videos for a few days now. I want to forge a knife and so I came across your channel. I think the projects are very good. They are workable for beginners and the results look professional anyway. Devon, I have to praise you too. You are "only" behind the camera and editing the videos, but that must be done too. You are doing a very good job. By filming freehand and following Dave, the videos are even more alive. I became a big fan of you. The knife sheath looks beautiful by the way. Best regards from Germany, Marko.
Really enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!
Watched it all the way through good job
Just getting into leather. Really enjoyed your video and learned quite a bit. Thanks. M
Thank Michael, good luck.
That knife and sheath are a beautiful, practical tool, and because you made them yourself, they are priceless works of art! There is no better feeling than having a project turn out like that.
Great sheath. Excellent tool handling at 14:40, also.
Beautiful sheath to go with a beautiful knife. Fantastic craftsmanship skills and a great job all round. Well done!
Nice work. Beautiful sheath
Fantastic and great work
Good great video. nice job on the leather sheath. Came out great. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.