GearHead
Contributor
I finally finished my DIY DIR knife and sheath and wanted to share the results. Thanks go out to Dave Dalton for his great instructions. Subsequent to reading those, I also PM'd him, and he recommended making the front of the sheath a bit shorter, which I did.
The toughest part was finding the right Cobbler to do the stitching for me. I ended up talking to an assistant at one shop and giving him detailed instructions and pictures on how to do it. Little did I know, he relayed the instructions to the actual stitcher, and as you can guess, things went a bit pear-shaped. :bonk: He stitched the whole thing together, not leaving any kind of opening for the knife.
Well, I was able to talk to him directly and show him exactly what I was looking for, and he took care of it for me, but it cost me a couple of extra bucks because he apparently broke two needles on the job.
Regarding the knife, I went with a Victorinox stainless serrated that I bought from Seattle Marine. I had no trouble snapping the tip off and grinding it smooth.
All told, the project came in at under $20 which is about what I planned on spending.
Thanks again Dave.
Here are a couple of pics:
The toughest part was finding the right Cobbler to do the stitching for me. I ended up talking to an assistant at one shop and giving him detailed instructions and pictures on how to do it. Little did I know, he relayed the instructions to the actual stitcher, and as you can guess, things went a bit pear-shaped. :bonk: He stitched the whole thing together, not leaving any kind of opening for the knife.
Well, I was able to talk to him directly and show him exactly what I was looking for, and he took care of it for me, but it cost me a couple of extra bucks because he apparently broke two needles on the job.
Regarding the knife, I went with a Victorinox stainless serrated that I bought from Seattle Marine. I had no trouble snapping the tip off and grinding it smooth.
All told, the project came in at under $20 which is about what I planned on spending.
Thanks again Dave.
Here are a couple of pics: