>>2306061Here's the video that got me started with leatherwork:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miOs3SBUt3EIt's for an axe mask, but similar theory applies to a sheath.
You really only -need- a few things:
A box cutter, an awl (or a drill), a couple harness needles and thread (or ez-set rivets + a punch), some contact cement, and some leather (preferably 8-10oz undyed, vegetable tanned, don't go under 5oz).
A stitch groover will really improve the look and quality of the product, as well as help protect the stitches. The type where you can remove and replace the head are nice. If you absolutely want to do it the cheapest way, you can impress a groove with anything or just not make one at all.
You need paper and a pencil to make a pattern. Steel ruler might be a good idea but not necessary to start.
Something to cut on is nice, I started with just an old piece of MDF before I got a cutting mat.
You can mark stitches with a fork.
You can burnish the edges with a piece of undyed cotton canvas and some water. I prefer this way over the wooden ones actually.
A hammer is nice to have. Not necessary (unless you're doing rivets), but you should own a hammer anyway.
Something to protect the leather is a bonus, you can use beeswax or buy sno-seal for ease of use, but you'll lose the nice natural smell.
Same to:
>>2307011>>2315268Start small, make an axe/knife sheath and branch out from there.
>>2307873>>2308017>>2308019>>2308085>>2309847>>2313632Good shit, looks great.
Excuse my larp knife.
