So recently I got into trying out items from Temu, (in case you don’t know, it’s a drop shipping site akin to wish or ali express) one of the free items I got was a pretty slick knife. I have forged a few knives, generally for gifts m, including a special knife that started it all 5 days before my now 6 years old son was born.
I wasn’t sure the quality of the knife and was expecting less knife then advertised, so today’s package delighted me when the knife was actually pretty great! Good steel, might need a little sharpening but that’s not a big deal, however…this sheath…oh boy oh boy this sheath leaves a lot to be desired.
Looking at it initially it looks pretty good! It fits the knife properly and can be worn on a standard size belt with no issues. However when you begin to look closer you will see things like:
The thread not being properly sealed off, you can literally undo the machine stiching with 0 effort.
The leather… isn’t actually leather! It’s some kind of foam core with a leather upholstery covering.
There is some kind of spacer/ gusset that is a different type of foam, also colored to look like leather but not actually leather.
So my challenge is simple, the way I see it: Rip the sheath apart and figure out the exact design so I can replicate it with top grain or shoulder leather that will be worthy of holding the knife.
-Hock
if my test tomorrow works the way I hope it does I should be able to make many new Deckboxes with it