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(To preface, I'm sticking this in the WSS forum, since most of the 'end' items involved in this are basically woods blades and this is sort of my BF 'home'.)
I've been working for several weeks on a present for my stepdad. I ordered a plain Mora #1, and used a large piece of soft leather for several moderations. First, I added a stitched leather wrap to the handle, and then added a patina/mustard finish to 'age' the steel. I also made a very unique sheath for it, with a belt clip (a first for me to use) with flap/latch system using some wood I carved and treated. I finished up with a small drawstring waist pouch out of that same leather, that had another small clip and contained some goodies like a compass, twine, ceramic rod, matchcase, etc.. I will post a good discussion/picture thread of this at a later time, but I wanted to explain how well the timing coincidentally worked out, after seeing what I was gifted in return!
This gift has been sitting in the living room of my parents home for a while, a very large and heavy box (they love to taunt us all...). I was told that I had to open it last this morning, and I shredded that paper in a hurry to reveal a nice Husky 3-drawer tool box! I opened up the cardboard box it came in, a little confused by the weight.
I cracked open the top shelf, and saw a huge assortment of tools. I was so blown away at first I barely noticed what they were...
(I may miss something while listing some of this stuff): It had a new drill bit set, a dremel tool bit set, a coping saw with several different blades, wood rasps, wood carving chisels, a three piece punch set, a multi-head punch plier, and a file set.
I thought, 'Man, that's really amazing. All this extra room in the other drawers for me to store stuff...). Then I kept going..
Holy crap! Massive pounds of leather for making sheaths and handles. Wowza! There is a ton of leather here, and a bunch of leather washers, too. That oughta keep me busy...Wait, more?
Drawer 2:
Can you say handle materials? Tons of slabs, both wood and otherwise. There are at least a dozen types of wood in there, oaks to bloodwood. Also many brass rods and billets, and some aluminum chunks. That should make for some wicked handles!!
By that point I could barely see straight and had lost the ability to speak coherently. So what's in drawer three, a person might wonder...
I've been working for several weeks on a present for my stepdad. I ordered a plain Mora #1, and used a large piece of soft leather for several moderations. First, I added a stitched leather wrap to the handle, and then added a patina/mustard finish to 'age' the steel. I also made a very unique sheath for it, with a belt clip (a first for me to use) with flap/latch system using some wood I carved and treated. I finished up with a small drawstring waist pouch out of that same leather, that had another small clip and contained some goodies like a compass, twine, ceramic rod, matchcase, etc.. I will post a good discussion/picture thread of this at a later time, but I wanted to explain how well the timing coincidentally worked out, after seeing what I was gifted in return!
This gift has been sitting in the living room of my parents home for a while, a very large and heavy box (they love to taunt us all...). I was told that I had to open it last this morning, and I shredded that paper in a hurry to reveal a nice Husky 3-drawer tool box! I opened up the cardboard box it came in, a little confused by the weight.
I cracked open the top shelf, and saw a huge assortment of tools. I was so blown away at first I barely noticed what they were...
(I may miss something while listing some of this stuff): It had a new drill bit set, a dremel tool bit set, a coping saw with several different blades, wood rasps, wood carving chisels, a three piece punch set, a multi-head punch plier, and a file set.
I thought, 'Man, that's really amazing. All this extra room in the other drawers for me to store stuff...). Then I kept going..
Holy crap! Massive pounds of leather for making sheaths and handles. Wowza! There is a ton of leather here, and a bunch of leather washers, too. That oughta keep me busy...Wait, more?
Drawer 2:
Can you say handle materials? Tons of slabs, both wood and otherwise. There are at least a dozen types of wood in there, oaks to bloodwood. Also many brass rods and billets, and some aluminum chunks. That should make for some wicked handles!!
By that point I could barely see straight and had lost the ability to speak coherently. So what's in drawer three, a person might wonder...
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Don't ask me why, that's just what I'm told.
