Damascus and Burl

Robert Dark

Robert Dark

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Been a while since I posted anything here. This one is headed for its new home in Louisiana.

Alabama Damascus
OAL - 8 3/4"
Blade Tip-To-Handle - 4 1/8"
Stainless Handle Bolts
Stabilized Amboyna Burl Handle
My Sheath Work

Robert

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Robert, your knives look great. Your sheath is fantastic also. Do you have a sewing machine, or is that hand stitched?
 
Bailey Knives said:
Robert, your knives look great. Your sheath is fantastic also. Do you have a sewing machine, or is that hand stitched?
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Matt, I have a Tippman Boss. With most machines that I have seen, you will never get that beautiful "hand-stitched" look, but it sure is easier on my old hands.

Robert
 
Robert, that stitching looks pretty good to me. I was hoping you used a machine because i have one coming to my place soon and I want the stitching to look like what yours does. I had a show recently and had severally people ask me if i stitched by hand or if I used a machine. I took from that that most people can't tell the difference.
 
Matt,

Don't know what kind of machine you have coming, but the KEY is getting to know your machine. Very few are set perfect "out-of-the-box", so you will probably have to give it a little personal attention.

If all else fails, I guess you could read the instructions. (man, I hate to think about reading instructions) :)

I think the main place folks would be able to tell the difference is on the back side. I always run a stitch groove on the top-side, but rarely do on the back. With a little extra attention and the addition of a stitch groove on the back, you can improve the overall looks. It will look even better if you take a stitch wheel marker and go over the front and back stitches when finished. Only problem is, you have to have a marker that has the same number of threads per inch as you had with the set-up on your machine.

Just a few ramblings on how we can all improve on the overall looks of our work.

Robert

Robert
 
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