Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Knife sheaths are among the easiest leather goodies to make yourself. I'm sure you can search the internet for basic knife sheath instructions. The hardest part will be stitching it by hand if you've never done it before.

What cavscout said is pretty much it. You make the sheath, wet it, form it around the knife, and let it dry in place. It will keep that shape. You'll want to oil the outside and finish it then.

The sheath shown in cavscout's post is about as simple as it gets, and should be easy to make. I will say, though, that most leather workers who make sheaths will put a filler piece between the two pieces of leather at the stitch line. It gets trimmed out around the shape of the blade before everything is stitched together and acts like a spacer. This does two things. First, it gives the blade more relief inside the sheath so that the sheath is not tight around the sharp edges. Second, it protects the stitching from being cut when you draw or sheath the blade. The sharp edge will rub the leather spacer piece, instead of cutting through the thread.

I'd post some pictures of other knife sheaths my wife and I have made as examples of what I'm talking about, but since they're not for traditional Scottish knives, I'm afraid they would probably be against the rules of this board.
Thanks very much, sir! I've done a little bit of hand stitching of leather before, so that should be no problem. I imagine I'll hit up my local Tandy for some scraps of veg tanned leather in what seems like a good weight, and see what I can do!