knife sheath with pouch

[sandgroper]

hi guys
i bought a tom brown tracker knife recently and it came with a crappy kydex sheath that im not to happy with. So im planning on making my own leather sheath. I've had a look at the build alongs and found they were a great help. I was planning on making a sheath that sits on a horizontal axis across my back and i want to incorporate a pouch on it. i want to be able to fit my leatherman and a sharpening rod and if theirs room some first aid/survival gear for the just in case scenarios. Was wondering if anyone had any tips or ideas for me.
cheers i will post pics when i get started in months time roughly meanwhile heres a pic of the tom brown tracker and sheath

[Stewart Townsend]

Have a look at this.

http://laventrix.net/showthread.php?t=953

Something like that but completely different. :rolleyes:

Tip
Really think about how you are going to make it. Do a "trial run" to work out what stages you are going to do (even making a paper pattern). The problem, without thinking it through you will have it half done and realize you have to pull it apart because you can't sew the pouch/loop on now,:mad:it should have been the first thing sewed on. (if that makes sense).

[sandgroper]

thanks mate
i just registered with laventrix to check out the pics. thanks for the tip as well i can imagine it gets complicated easy.
oorroo

[EcoMuse]

How are you finding the TOPS Tracker? I went close to buying myself one but in the end I stayed with my head and got the Fallkniven S1...Id be interested to hear what you think of the knife.

[sandgroper]

the tracker is great everytime i think im going to need another tool,ie axe saw etc, i give the tracker a go and its sweet. the only thing bad i guess is the weight. its a pretty heavy knife which makes it tough for the smaller jobs. But i practice whittling with it to get a little more handy with small jobs. and i know what u mean by using your head on the fallkniven $$$$$. my gfriend gives me dirty looks everytime i took it out to show off to the boys hahaha

[yowieman]

where abouts did you get it from? and good luck makeing a new sheath they are b!tches to make
cheers
yowieman

[sandgroper]

i got it from a store on ebay, it came with an instruction manual and certificate of authenticity. the store name was whitemountainknives. best of luck

[EcoMuse]

i got it from a store on ebay, it came with an instruction manual and certificate of authenticity. the store name was whitemountainknives. best of luck

Just out of interest...what did you pay for postage on the Tracker?

[sandgroper]

credit card statement said $268 including shipping. can anyone suggest any decent knife sharpening systems. Im thinkn either the lesky or spyderco brands.
cheers

[200knives]

sharpmaker is good one , the knife sharpener at works uses the lansky as do one or two other knife hands / butchers

[200knives]

by the way i have a tracker i beat the hell out of and yes the sheath is both irritating and crap quality

[EcoMuse]

credit card statement said $268 including shipping. can anyone suggest any decent knife sharpening systems. Im thinkn either the lesky or spyderco brands.
cheers

Do a Google search on the art of Convex sharpening...its a method I dont stray from often, gives the single best edge on a blade I know. Its not for EVERY blade but its sure the best for most!