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Very quick and easy leatherworking project, making a sheath for my custom hatchet. A plain design sheath like this will take only a couple of hours to make and will save the edge of your axe like nothing else! Index of operation and materials: 0:08 Tracing head shape on paper 0:22 Cutting template 0:43 Tracing template on leather leaving a couple centimeters on the sides to stich 0:57 Cutting leather with box cutter 1:22 Tracing a strip of leather for the stitches 1:53 Sand off finish on all surfaces that receive glue 2:25 Contact adhesive 2:53 Flattening the glueup area 3:06 Sanding to shape the sheat (hand sanding would work just as well) 3:15 Beveler 3:23 Beveling all edges 3:55 Groover 4:05 Cutting grooves for stitches 4:24 Fork punch 4:30 Cutting stich holes 4:51 Grooving the other side of the sheath 5:05 Sizing holes with awl 5:24 Stitching with waxed thread 6:00 Marking buttons location 6:05 Punching holes for buttons 6:20 Attaching buttons 6:33 Strip of leather to lock the sheath in place 6:35 Rounding edges with box cutter 6:48 Beveling all edges 7:09 Punching holes for buttons 7:18 Attaching other side of the button 7:32 Dark brown leather dye 8:20 Matt leather finish 8:35 Burnishing edges For those asking where to find tools: I bought mine some years ago when I was starting to make leather sheaths. I went for the cheapest I was able to find. Have been working great so far! Can't find exactly the one I have but I listed some in my amazon storefront that are pretty much the same and any similar ones will work aswell. It's affiliate marketing so if you order something from here you'll help the channel for free! Thank you! Thanks a lot for watching, I hope you liked the video! Suggestions and comments are welcome. Leave a like and share to anyone who might be interested! And be sure to subscribe and ring the bell if you are new here so you don't miss upcoming projects! ★Patreon★ ★Website★ ★Follow me★ Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ►
