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Completed. Sheath for a friend of mine.warning Heavy Duty
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I only have one question..............WHY???
Paul
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Why as in heavy duty? It makes a cool slab feel when holding your knife in the sheath. It's hard to explain but has a very organic feel. I would love to make one and send it to you. Own any buck fixed blades? 119? I have them myself and could use as a pattern for you. I would really like your opinion on one.I'm just a beginner but love building them.
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Heavy duty sheath for a heavy duty knife! I love it!
Skinny may be pretty but fat is where its at.
Skinny may be pretty but fat is where its at.
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To each his own and I'll leave it at that with one added comment. I have said this before but I think it needs repeating.
I'll put one of my "skinny" sheaths (or one of Dave's) up against any of the "fat" sheaths in what would be considered normal very hard use. I have seen mine stand up to hard wear in this situation many times.
That is why my question of Why was asked. The return on invested extra time and effort just doesn't seem to be there for me.
Paul
I'll put one of my "skinny" sheaths (or one of Dave's) up against any of the "fat" sheaths in what would be considered normal very hard use. I have seen mine stand up to hard wear in this situation many times.
That is why my question of Why was asked. The return on invested extra time and effort just doesn't seem to be there for me.
Paul
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It boils down to this, are you happy? Is your customer happy? Is this what he ordered?
If yes to all then we got nuttin to say.
When my customers order a nice thick, stiff, sheath, they get that. If they order a thin light sleek sheath, they get THAT.
Not sure why that is an issue. The person that orders the sheath normally gets his stuff the way he wants it. right?
Same goes for stitching, a huge margin of my customers want hand stitching (its stronger, period) I have re-stitched so many machine stitched sheaths, lets let it sit there. Sold my machine and used that money in better ways. I send anyone wanting something machine made elsewhere, as it should be. I wont force their hand.
If yes to all then we got nuttin to say.
When my customers order a nice thick, stiff, sheath, they get that. If they order a thin light sleek sheath, they get THAT.
Not sure why that is an issue. The person that orders the sheath normally gets his stuff the way he wants it. right?
Same goes for stitching, a huge margin of my customers want hand stitching (its stronger, period) I have re-stitched so many machine stitched sheaths, lets let it sit there. Sold my machine and used that money in better ways. I send anyone wanting something machine made elsewhere, as it should be. I wont force their hand.
Not a fan of these super huge stacked style sheaths. I guess I just don't see the point in carry half a cow around with you. From a business perspective, the time and cost versus any sort of profit margin is just not there. On the plus side, you can beat nearly any animal in North America to death with one.
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Skystorm, I appreciate your views. I checked out your website and you build a very nice product. First class actually.
The only reason this is a huge sheath is the knife is a BK 9. Very large knife. It's reputation and how it's used is why I wanted the sheath to have that same theme. The leather all in doesn't weight that much. It will have a smaller appearance one it's dyed and finished.
I like stacked leather sheaths. The leather offsets the thick handle so the knife doesn't sit at an angle because of it. Plus the feel of one to me feels great in hand vs the factory sheath. This is sheath number 6 for me. I'm self taught and will learn more from all of you. Yesterday I spent another 200 dollars on two halves of more leather. I have a handfull of tools to work with. A drill press, belt sander and scroll saw. I try to make stitching quality no 1 on all the sheaths.
Skinny is pretty but thick is where it's at!! <I love that.
This is a hobby for me and I love building them. This one was requested and I'm happy to build it. I hope once finished it will be a more appealing product to the more experienced leather people on here. I can tell you that this being number 6 you can imagine the mistakes that take place as every sheath I make is from scratch and most is the first time with a style requested. Here are the others I've made. Thank you for all comments, good, bad and ugly. Trust me I appreciate them all.
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The only reason this is a huge sheath is the knife is a BK 9. Very large knife. It's reputation and how it's used is why I wanted the sheath to have that same theme. The leather all in doesn't weight that much. It will have a smaller appearance one it's dyed and finished.
I like stacked leather sheaths. The leather offsets the thick handle so the knife doesn't sit at an angle because of it. Plus the feel of one to me feels great in hand vs the factory sheath. This is sheath number 6 for me. I'm self taught and will learn more from all of you. Yesterday I spent another 200 dollars on two halves of more leather. I have a handfull of tools to work with. A drill press, belt sander and scroll saw. I try to make stitching quality no 1 on all the sheaths.
Skinny is pretty but thick is where it's at!! <I love that.
This is a hobby for me and I love building them. This one was requested and I'm happy to build it. I hope once finished it will be a more appealing product to the more experienced leather people on here. I can tell you that this being number 6 you can imagine the mistakes that take place as every sheath I make is from scratch and most is the first time with a style requested. Here are the others I've made. Thank you for all comments, good, bad and ugly. Trust me I appreciate them all.
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jesus, those sheathes are THICK!!! great stitching and nice burnishing on the edges. i like the piggyback design. i've been toying with the idea of doing a design like that for some time.
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Here are some shots in progress. 207 stitches.
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Scout straps and belt strap left to do. The burnishing is kicking my ass. Still alot of wax from the thread crammed in around the stitch holes. I will gemtly warm the edge and wipe off. Feel like a teen locked in the bathroom. Lol
Scout straps and belt strap left to do. The burnishing is kicking my ass. Still alot of wax from the thread crammed in around the stitch holes. I will gemtly warm the edge and wipe off. Feel like a teen locked in the bathroom. Lol