Thread: Leather repair question

How would you repair this, second hand sheath with a couple of holes in it that look like they could rip which would make the sheath fall off belt. Stitch, Glue, webbing of some sort or would you put a patch right over the whole area to strengthen it

Thanks in advance

Personally I would leave it, unlikely to rip, could also put in ya day bag if you carry one. Worst case you could just stitch over the cut, but leather is tough to rip

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yes carry in day bag - to really repair that I would put new patch over top but that means taking sheath apart

The holes are designed to stop the leather ripping along the cut line.

Awesome thanks guys!

Talking about that top horizontal cut not the side ones. Happy jack

yes dont like the look of that cut Parky - could spread with age use -

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yes dont like the look of that cut Parky - could spread with age use -

Agree mate. Can get at the top one with a stitch if it does rip, shouldn’t rip right across tho hopefully

Having made leather sheaths for a number of years I can assure you it will take alot to rip it so probably wouldn't worry about it too much

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Originally Posted by HNTMAD

Having made leather sheaths for a number of years I can assure you it will take alot to rip it so probably wouldn't worry about it too much

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Yea I’ve seen your awesome work over the years mate. Agree will just use it and see normally only comes out on the belt when the pack is full of meat. Thanks for your advice appreciate it

Originally Posted by Parky

Yea I’ve seen your awesome work over the years mate. Agree will just use it and see normally only comes out on the belt when the pack is full of meat. Thanks for your advice appreciate it

Too easy fella

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A reasonably strong repair could be made by joining the leather either side of that small horizontal cut between the two little stress relief punched holes at the top of the two large vertical cuts. For someone without a bunch of leather working gear, Use the smallest drill bit you can find to drill holes above and under that little cut, from left of the left vertical slot to right of the right vertical slot. About 4mm above and 4mm below that line. Then using a very large sewing needle and some canvas repair thread, sew the top to the bottom. Use a pair of needle nose pliers to push the needle through your pre drilled holes.

Then at least you will get some warning that its going to fail. The way it looks right now, a few times being caught by supplejack and it could tear right off and be lost.

As @HNTMAD said would take a fair bit to rip. The stitching will probably go first. Looks like the cuts were made deliberately. Be interested to know the purpose?.

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Id say those cuts were made to allow for the old style pouch clips as used on vietnam era military webbing. re sewing leather -I ew lot of mine and use fishing braid (50lb rating).Ive even sewn a towrope using 50lb nylon doubled up .suffice to say i was very thankful it held sufficient to tow my buggered Hilux truck over the Otira gorge and did so quite comfortably. Needlewise grab a pack of assorted ones from warehouse or suchlike and use the largewr marked ones.as others say you can use a fine drill to drill your holes.

Looks to me like it will hold forever. But if you are concerned slip a strip of plastic cut off a milk bottle or similar in to the sheath and then stick a blob of 5 minute epoxy/araldite in each slit, leave it to set, and then remove strip of plastic.