does anyone have any helpful suggestions? i tried one but then i have no patience so it ended up inpieces heheh help?

WOW! Thank you for sharing this Patrick!

-C.L.Miller

thanks i have that :) just looking for some other pointers.

thanks thogh

Patrick has all the neatest stuff at his place! Where's you get that photo Patrick? It's a brilliant one-page on scabbard making! Thanks Peter for sharing.

Joel

Peter posted it up two or three years ago on SFI, or someone Peter had given it to posted it, I don't remember. I saved it since I thought it was a very good how-to on medieval scabbard making. It's also a nice drawing. :D

The most important thing is to look at (pics of) nice scabbards, until you're really, and I mean really jealous.
Then you either make one or buy one. It's as easy as that.
Alright let's start with my Mercenary scabbard (finished today!).
Scabbard and pictures by Eric L. Thanks Eric!

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Uh...reversed order...sorry :wtf:

Well, I feel silly now. I always assumed that the ridges and what not were carved out of the scabbard. I suppose you could do that but why didn't I think of gluing on risers just like you would with a grip? Glad I saw those pictures before I attempted one the hard way. Maybe now I can avoid some unnecessary frustration!

-Grey

Your welcome Anton, and thanks for letting me make it for you.

I have here a link to some of my work maybe it gives some of you who want to make there own scabbard more ideas.

http://community.webshots.com/album/307265159QmeVSe

how thick/thin should leather be? that maybe 1 prob i am having.

I use 2mm couch leather, it feels very flexible in your hands, like a piece of cloth, so it will follow the contours very well.
The pro`s use 1mm leather that has not been dyed yet, and it has no print like couch leather.

Some extra info;
To apply the glue i use what`s in the pics. I cut it in smaller pieces and use the soft side to apply the glue evenly on the surface of the wood. I use Bison-tix. For the leather i use the tool that comes with the glue. I do one side first, u can put the wood on the leather and draw out the form so u know where the glue has to stop. Then i do one half and let it go a little over the middel of the wood. Then i tape the otherside of the leather over it and cut with a very thin sharp knife through the middel.
When done, and having removed the piece that `s over the middel, the 2 sides should come together very nicly. Then i put tape along the edge of the leather piece that`s already glued, to protect it from getting glue on it. And then i glue the other side.

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couch leather? hmmmmmmm not following. like very thin chrome tanned stuff?

Here is a pics.

You should try to find a store that does furniture refurbishing and has a lot of leather in various colors to pick from.

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I'm reviving this thread because I'm an interesting in making a scabbard myself.


I have a few questions:


How would you carve the wood to perfectly fit the sword? It seems to me that there is no room for error and just the slightest tenth of a millimeter would make your scabbard loose. Personally, I want it so it will just barely hold on when tipped upside down and have absolutely no nottle when shaken.

What wood should I use? I've heard poplar before but I need to make absolutely sure.

Is it possible to recycle chapes? I'm not going into metalworking anytime soon and I have three leather scabbards that I could use chapes from.

how would I go about hollowing out the wood?


Thanks for your time!
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