So i have this hatchet that I keep in a tub in my 4x4...I decided to give it some love this afternoon and after i sharpened it to the point where i could shave the hair off my arm i realized I needed to protect the edge. After a quick scrounge through the shed I found some thick ridged plastic (used for garden bed edging) chopped off a length and headed inside to start work on my first sheath....
The hatchet
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118442-c60f077e2a9be9e2a1981d4caa1a66bc.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118443-21b406e24d4fe0bc546b0e9c9a105b0f.jpg)
I heated up the plastic over the stove and folded it then ran it under cold water to hold the shape.....i then drilled out the slots....to finish off the slots i used a screw driver that i had heated over the stove to melt and form the shape....i did my best to chamfer the edge with a knife after it cooled...not knowing how the project would turn out I didn't spend too much time worrying about how good it looked..
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118445-fde9eb15d074f8e38b52d8a1156bde07.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118444-faec341ae53cc8a69e1a4ac10521ac37.jpg)
I then threaded though this strap that had a buckle used for tightening the sheath...I wasn't happy with how secure it was so I drilled 3 holes and used cable ties to stitch it tight.....i will eventually swap the cable ties for some paracord..
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118448-49c4f0420238c4d1b7e00b76b116659c.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118449-70d1aaf3465e9a5a8375875b687e4d78.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118450-4597b45a0103642c475e852c7d1bfac3.jpg)
all wrapped up and secure....im stoked with the outcome...i feel confident in throwing it in a tub or in the back of the ute without destroying the fine edge!
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118451-38801ee71ee2abb8b2ed4a79f9910cdd.jpg)
Finally a shot with my spyderco cali .....i love this knife!
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118452-84b6063d765273d39231e87fe4459ea7.jpg)
The hatchet
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118442-c60f077e2a9be9e2a1981d4caa1a66bc.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118443-21b406e24d4fe0bc546b0e9c9a105b0f.jpg)
I heated up the plastic over the stove and folded it then ran it under cold water to hold the shape.....i then drilled out the slots....to finish off the slots i used a screw driver that i had heated over the stove to melt and form the shape....i did my best to chamfer the edge with a knife after it cooled...not knowing how the project would turn out I didn't spend too much time worrying about how good it looked..
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118445-fde9eb15d074f8e38b52d8a1156bde07.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118444-faec341ae53cc8a69e1a4ac10521ac37.jpg)
I then threaded though this strap that had a buckle used for tightening the sheath...I wasn't happy with how secure it was so I drilled 3 holes and used cable ties to stitch it tight.....i will eventually swap the cable ties for some paracord..
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118448-49c4f0420238c4d1b7e00b76b116659c.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118449-70d1aaf3465e9a5a8375875b687e4d78.jpg)
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118450-4597b45a0103642c475e852c7d1bfac3.jpg)
all wrapped up and secure....im stoked with the outcome...i feel confident in throwing it in a tub or in the back of the ute without destroying the fine edge!
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118451-38801ee71ee2abb8b2ed4a79f9910cdd.jpg)
Finally a shot with my spyderco cali .....i love this knife!
![DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt) DIY Hatchet sheath. (first attempt)](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/118/118452-84b6063d765273d39231e87fe4459ea7.jpg)