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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: gables on January 08, 2010, 03:57:00 PM

Title: Welts and Stitching
Post by: gables on January 08, 2010, 03:57:00 PM

How wide do you make your welts and do you stitch down the center of that width?

Title: Re: Welts and Stitching
Post by: LC on January 08, 2010, 04:52:00 PM

I've never measured but guessing probably 3/8" leaves you plenty to belt sand the edges true flat, try to stitch down the center but don't always make it!

Title: Re: Welts and Stitching
Post by: prarieboy on January 08, 2010, 05:38:00 PM

Yeah what LC said. But I do use an old compass to guage with makes it lot easier.

Title: Re: Welts and Stitching
Post by: shortstroke 91 on January 08, 2010, 09:46:00 PM

Mine are about 1/2" so it leaves some extra to sand down. I also super glue them in before stitching so they won't move and it helps me get down the middle.

Title: Re: Welts and Stitching
Post by: Roughcountry on January 12, 2010, 08:06:00 AM

For mr welt width and thickness varies with the blade. Thickness matches blade thickness, and width matches the size of the blade. On a small knife I will sometimes taper the welt and will most always use a pin or copper rivet to protect the stitches at the top edge side of the sheath.

They average 3/8 for me.