Greg buying Moffatt Cataldo Fieldcraft Handmade Leather Sheath . (Wider Fieldcraft Knife.) (Sheath only).

A hand made leather sheath to fit a Greg Moffatt Cataldo Fieldcraft fixed blade knife.

The wider fieldcraft model is 8-1/4" overall with a 3-7/8" blade and is 1-1/16" tall

*This sheath will fit this knife only*

It is 8 1/2" long and 2 " wide.

8-9 oz. brown vegetable tanned leather is wet molded to create a custom fit for this knife.

2 more pieces of leather are cut and wetted to form the belt loop and retention strap.

After the shaping is complete, the leather is set aside for one day to totally dry out.

Then, 2 Solid brass Chicago screws are used to attach the sheath to the belt loop, and close the loop at the bottom. The belt loop opening will accept a 2 1/2" wide belt.

Then a welt is fitted snug, next to the edge of the knife, and to the edge of the sheath. Once the welt is fitted, it is cut and glued inside the sheath, using Barge's shoe cement.

Once the cement is dry on the welt, Ritza 25 Tiger buying thread from Germany, is used to hand sew a saddle stitch, to secure the welt in place along the edge of the sheath.

2 more Chicago screws are attached at both ends of the welt.

Then the screw threads are treated with Permatex high strength thread locker.

2 solid brass snaps are added to to the 1 1/2" wide retention strap. The strap is not attached to the sheath. It is able to move some, but is a very tight fit.

After all the assembly is done, Obenhauf's natural oils with beeswax is applied to the leather, then Fiebing's Sheridan Tan dye is rubbed into the leather for a luster finish.

All the edges of the leather are treated with Fiebing's dark brown dye.

*This sheath can be made for a left hand orientation, black leather and with different color threaded leather.

**Note- Knife is not for sale.