{"product_id":"leather-belt-sheath-hand-stitched","title":"Leather Belt Sheath, Hand Stitched for a 4 to 5 Inch Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a sheath on its own. No knife comes in the box, so do not order it expecting one. It is cut from vegetable tanned full grain leather in mid brown, stitched by hand over a welt, a strip of leather buried in the seam where nobody ever sees it. That hidden strip decides whether a sheath lasts a year or a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBelt sheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHolds a 4 to 5 inch blade up to 1.25 inches wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLeather\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVegetable tanned full grain, mid brown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTooling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlain, no stamping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStitching\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand stitched over a welt, cream thread\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBurnished dark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid brass snap on the retention strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFixed blades with a 4 to 5 inch blade, up to 1.25 inches wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe sheath only. No knife is included.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePersonalising\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped initials, 20 dollars per piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCut and stitched by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects in the stitching and the hardware.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather is tanned with bark instead of salts, and it behaves differently for it. It starts firm and it darkens as hands and oil and daylight get to it. After a year on a belt it reads nothing like the day it left the bench. Chrome tanned leather stays the color it was dyed and stays soft. Ours is full grain, so the top of the hide is still there with its own marks in it. The tooling is plain, no stamping, because this one earns its keep out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanels are cut by hand off one shoulder so front and back move together. Then the welt goes in, a strip of the same leather set between the two faces along the sewn edge. It gives the seam its width and drops the thread into a channel where a blade edge cannot ride on it. Two needles, cream thread, all of it by hand. The edges are burnished dark with water and friction. A solid brass snap closes the retention strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it carries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt sits on the belt on your strong side, close to the hip, high enough that the handle sits where your hand falls. The retention strap comes over and snaps shut, so the knife stays home when you bend down or climb into a truck. Thumb the snap open and the draw is straight up. If you would rather it hung lower and swung clear when you sit, dangler loops do that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is for somebody who owns the knife and is done with the sheath it came in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners of a fixed blade in the 4 to 5 inch range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone replacing a thin sheath with no welt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who want plain leather, no pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who trust a snap strap more than friction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe belt sheath with its brass snap strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA stamping proof by email if you ordered initials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo knife. The sheath ships empty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is cut and sewn by hand, so no two are copies. Hides carry their own marks, and a healed scar or a change of grain across the face is the hide talking, not a fault. Stitch spacing is pricked by hand, so it wanders a little. Color shifts between batches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of standing water. If it gets soaked, let it dry slowly away from heat, because a radiator cooks leather stiff and it never comes back. Feed it with a leather conditioner once or twice a year. Do not store the knife in it for months, since leather holds damp against steel and that is how good blades get pitted. More on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeather gets stamped, not lasered. Letters are struck into damp leather, so the mark is pressed in and stays. It is 20 dollars per piece and around 20 characters fits. We send a proof image first, because a stamp cannot be undone. Add 3 to 5 business days. Free on orders of 10 or more. The rest is on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes a knife come with this?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The sheath ships on its own, empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a welt?\u003c\/strong\u003e A strip of leather sewn inside the seam. It keeps the thread off the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the edge cut the stitching?\u003c\/strong\u003e That is what kills a sheath built without a welt. Here it rides on leather, not thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat size blade does it take?\u003c\/strong\u003e A fixed blade of 4 to 5 inches, up to 1.25 inches wide. We cannot promise a fit for any one knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I leave the knife in it?\u003c\/strong\u003e For the day, yes. Not for the winter. Damp leather pits steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry a rod on the same hip and there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/leather-belt-sheath-fire-steel-loop\"\u003ebelt sheath with a fire steel loop\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/leather-dangler-belt-loops\"\u003edangler belt loops\u003c\/a\u003e hang this one lower. The leather sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sheaths-accessories\"\u003esheaths and accessories\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-him\"\u003egifts for him\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-arrivals\"\u003enew arrivals\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145062871158,"sku":"VEF-LTR-1502","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/accessory-02-belt-sheath-plain_d5788136-1a66-4681-ac0e-65aa07bff01f.jpg?v=1788843543","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/leather-belt-sheath-hand-stitched","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}