Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Finished this one up for a fellow in Canada, wanted to share a tip about it's make up;
To be worn on his left side for a cross draw style of carry.
The thing different with this, you'd not know it from the looks, when I wrapped
the knife with plastic wrap, I included a thin layer of layer onto the
bottom length of the knife.
This will raise the knife up slightly probably just under a milimeter or so
and when you get it finally installed onto the host layer of leather, the
top section isn't too tight on the knife, but now has a good fit and feel
for the knife to go in and out of the sheath, the horns keep the knife safe
and secure.
The embossing on this one is just that, HEAVY strike from an embossing stamp
some folks at work thought it was burned in, my thoughts are, leather should
never be burned, that removes the oils in the sheath and can make it brittle,
which is not a good thing.
You need a good solid surface and I use a small block of aluminum beneath the
leather as a make shift anvil.
Thanks for checking it out,
G2
To be worn on his left side for a cross draw style of carry.
The thing different with this, you'd not know it from the looks, when I wrapped
the knife with plastic wrap, I included a thin layer of layer onto the
bottom length of the knife.
This will raise the knife up slightly probably just under a milimeter or so
and when you get it finally installed onto the host layer of leather, the
top section isn't too tight on the knife, but now has a good fit and feel
for the knife to go in and out of the sheath, the horns keep the knife safe
and secure.
The embossing on this one is just that, HEAVY strike from an embossing stamp
some folks at work thought it was burned in, my thoughts are, leather should
never be burned, that removes the oils in the sheath and can make it brittle,
which is not a good thing.
You need a good solid surface and I use a small block of aluminum beneath the
leather as a make shift anvil.
Thanks for checking it out,
G2
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