axe scabbards

[disduster]

greetings folks wanted to post and promote my axe scabbard design i've been working on for a few years here and there.
I've sold a number of them on another forum but don't care for the fact i can't talk about or promote my work any where on there site. to many rules
I've been a blade forums member for years so i lets make a go of this and try to market here, just posted my first sales thread to boot.

I'm a firewood cutter mainly but do some woodsbumming, treestand and blind clearing and i like to a have my axe at hand when i need it. I wasn't to pleased with the lack of axe scabbards on the market so figured i needed to make my own.
My design started with these. Fold over bottom and a drop loop with snaps. Fold over was a pain in the ass to rivet and i think the axe toe could eventually maybe wear to bottom out. So back to the drawing board.
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
Next i did a fold over taco style with a welted bottom and double layered fixed belt loop, I have to make my own 2 1/2 inch copper rivets for all the layers of leather on the welt. That was a fun thing to figure out. On the couple full size scabbards i've done its like 12 or 14 layers of 10oz leather. Holy moly!
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

Finally i decided one more design change i squared off the back when wet forming. Before i just folded it over and the fitment made it lose space. I was also calling them axe pockets decided to change that to axe scabbard. Because i guess thats just what they are.
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

Heres a 19" hults bruk aneby in a bush axe scabbard
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

I've mainly been making smaller size scabbards but have prototyped a few full size models for larger working axes. But i can't say when i'll get a chance to make a run of those. My wife and i just bought a house so now i got to move my shop. I just got it to where i like it too, started actually making some knives as well. But i guess thats life.
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

thanks for checking it out.
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr