Leather Knife Sheaths

Monday, July 13: 5:30 - 9:30 PM

Explore the human relationship with leather through creating a leather knife sheath. We will discuss the historical uses of fur and leather through the northern European lens.

Leather is, and always has been, a highly valued social product of collective community work. Starting with hunters, the work was then passed to those who skin and butcher the prey, then to the hide tanners, the leather workers, and back to the people in the form of clothing, tools, containers, shoes, baby carriers, and whatever else.   

  • Tuition: $90 per participant

  • Materials Fee: $30 to be paid to instructor.

  • Optional: Mora Slöyd knives available for $35

  • Age / Ability Level: 14+ with a / Beginner

  • Each participant will craft a vegetable-tanned leather knife sheath, exploring the movement and feel of leather as we go. We will explore a range of techniques and styles for designing and finishing a leather sheath to fit a Mora 106 carving knife.

  • Students will need to have full use of both hands. Reach out if you would like to further discuss accessibility questions.

    CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND CRAFT is committed to building a diverse, inclusive learning community where people of all backgrounds feel welcome and able to participate. As we launch our first workshop series, we are dedicating space in each class for reduced-tuition scholarships to support anyone facing financial barriers. As we build a more robust scholarship program, we hope this initial launch will remove barriers and expand access to hands-on learning for all.

    Anyone with financial need is encouraged to apply for a half-tuition scholarship. To be considered, please submit a brief online application. Please note that CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND CRAFT is operating with limited financial resources and an entirely volunteer staff. Therefore, we cannot guarantee a spot for every applicant. Each class has one scholarship slot available. Applicants who are not selected in this current round are welcome to reapply. Apply here

  • Description text goes herPC is able to provide refunds up to two weeks before the start date of the class for which the registration was submitted, though we do retain a $20 fee for return payment processing. If you need to cancel your class within the two week window, a refund is not guaranteed, but will be considered based on several factors.

    If CPC needs to cancel a class due to low enrollment, teacher illness, or other factors, you will receive a full refund. Read our full set of policies.

meet your instructor

Blake Southard (he/him) is a lucky duck husband to a beautiful wife, and father of 2 children.He is an er nurse at Children's Hospital Minneapolis and has been practicing ancestral skills since 1991. His current endeavors are: Rewild Minnesota, a community-based non profit, and Oak & Nettle Earth Skills, an upcoming online bushcrafting school. Blake has been teaching since 2004.

He continually asks the question, “we only have one earth. Will it survive us?”