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This was/is a vary challenging project for a friend wheelchair bound with MS, who wanted something useful in Bird's eye Maple. I wanted to make him a sheath that, when attached to the chair, would be inconspicuous, only he could access, and that could be removable.
The Maple initial tag is backed with leather and has two nylon webbing loops and two snaps imbedded and stitched together. That piece slips tightly over the round tube supporting the arm pad. It is then connected together with the two snaps stitched into the sheath case. The leather flap at the tip-end fits snugly over the slotted bar. The flap to access the knife faces the inside.
These are some less-than-perfect shots with my phone while may camera battery charger is 4 hours away at our farm. :grumpy: I'll be taking some shots of it attached to the chair in a few days, hopefully by then with a fully charged camera.
Please give me your thoughts.
-Peter
Blade: 5" x 1/8" clay quenched 1095 with an 800 grit hand sanded finish then etched and polished to show a prominent hamon.
Handle: Air-dried Bird's eye Red Maple from our farm in Pictou County N.S. with Rosewood bolsters and liners, stainless steel pins and a buffed Tung oil finish.
Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with a wood burned Bird's eye Maple tag custom fitted to a wheelchair.
The Maple initial tag is backed with leather and has two nylon webbing loops and two snaps imbedded and stitched together. That piece slips tightly over the round tube supporting the arm pad. It is then connected together with the two snaps stitched into the sheath case. The leather flap at the tip-end fits snugly over the slotted bar. The flap to access the knife faces the inside.
These are some less-than-perfect shots with my phone while may camera battery charger is 4 hours away at our farm. :grumpy: I'll be taking some shots of it attached to the chair in a few days, hopefully by then with a fully charged camera.
Please give me your thoughts.
-Peter
Blade: 5" x 1/8" clay quenched 1095 with an 800 grit hand sanded finish then etched and polished to show a prominent hamon.
Handle: Air-dried Bird's eye Red Maple from our farm in Pictou County N.S. with Rosewood bolsters and liners, stainless steel pins and a buffed Tung oil finish.
Sheath: 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with a wood burned Bird's eye Maple tag custom fitted to a wheelchair.
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