Chris Christenberry 345 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I'm probably the last person in the world who purchased an Ultra-suede sports coat. I'm also probably the last to toss one! But it's nice material and I'm wondering if there is ANY use for Ultra-suede in the sheath making part of our craft? (lining a sheath, insert in top layer, etc., etc.) Any thoughts on the subject? Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 280 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Probably not vegetable tanned and the oil or chrome used to tank the leather will attack the blade. Or it might not even be leather and you could use it to line wood sheaths or scabbards. Doug Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Christenberry 345 Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 (edited) Ultra-suede is not leather.........it's a man-made material. Okay, so it might be good to line wood sheaths or scabbards. Not to line leather sheaths? Edited January 7 by Chris Christenberry Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,167 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 cut it up into elbow patches for all your tweed sport coats 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Christenberry 345 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Funny. No tweed in my closet. Don't even have any sweaters with thin elbows. No, I'm thinking in terms of sheaths, but thanks for the suggestion. Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Myers 127 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I've seen some people do cutouts on their sheaths and then wrap the cutout with a decorative material, like suede, and then reattach the cutout. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Christenberry 345 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Yup, I mentioned using inserts (cutouts) in my first post. Link to post Share on other sites
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