Distressed sheath?

[Ebbtide]

Anyone ever make a distressed sheath?
One that looks as old as this old Boy Scout Knife?

Top tips? Tricks?

I’m thinking it’d be odd to put this old soldier in a shiny new sheath.

 

[Horsewright]

A sheath no, a holster yes. Been some time but I believe I used a palm sander strategically as well as some coarse sand paper here and there and a knife edge. This might be a project where I do actually dye it and mottle it on purpose and then try to hit it with some abrasives. Scraping with a knife edge can do some of this too.

 

[Ebbtide]

A sheath no, a holster yes. Been some time but I believe I used a palm sander strategically as well as some coarse sand paper here and there and a knife edge. This might be a project where I do actually dye it and mottle it on purpose and then try to hit it with some abrasives. Scraping with a knife edge can do some of this too.

Thank you. I had a feeling you’d have done one before

 

[Horsewright]

It was for my ranching partner. For his cap and ball revolver. He likes rusticisticy!

 

[Horsewright]

Found this pic:

Next to one not distressed:

 

[Ebbtide]

I like it. But my yard sale scout knife has a bit more rusticity to it lol.
Going to experiment on scrap with bricks, pavement & “dry brush “ dye.
Wish me luck.

 

[Horsewright]

I like it. But my yard sale scout knife has a bit more rusticity to it lol.
Going to experiment on scrap with bricks, pavement & “dry brush “ dye.
Wish me luck.

Yes sir and keep us updated!

 

[duramax]

It’s been sometime , but I remember reading a “ how to “ on building a holster.
It was “ The Hand of God “ by Will Ghormley. He talks about using a water tank with iron it. Floating the leather into the bath of iron oxide.
Never tried it myself.
. I've distressed wood using metal chains of varying sizes.

Can’t wait to see what you come up with

 

[Ebbtide]

Well here it is…. Since it’s pretty much an experiment I knocked it out in an afternoon.
Did the whole process while the leather was still “wet”

I started with Russet dye & a Qtip, which soon devolved into rolling the Qtip with my gloved fingers and then an alcohol soaked rag.
Added some mahogany dye and a couple smears of black antique.
All with the same rag.

Texture was applied with 2 different sized pruning saw blades, a rock (scraped across the surface) and some very coarse Emory paper. Oh and the bone burnisher.

The scraps that I stepped, pounded and hit on with rocks road and gravel didn’t look worn. Just like a really bad embossing job. And they got full of dirt and grit.

I’m pretty happy. Think I may finish it with sno-seal so it’s not too shiny and pretty.

 

[Horsewright]

Well here it is…. Since it’s pretty much an experiment I knocked it out in an afternoon.
Did the whole process while the leather was still “wet”

I started with Russet dye & a Qtip, which soon devolved into rolling the Qtip with my gloved fingers and then an alcohol soaked rag.
Added some mahogany dye and a couple smears of black antique.
All with the same rag.

Texture was applied with 2 different sized pruning saw blades, a rock (scraped across the surface) and some very coarse Emory paper. Oh and the bone burnisher.

The scraps that I stepped, pounded and hit on with rocks road and gravel didn’t look worn. Just like a really bad embossing job. And they got full of dirt and grit.

I’m pretty happy. Think I may finish it with sno-seal so it’s not too shiny and pretty.

Very cool! Matches the blade well!

 

[jfk1110]

Pretty cool........Looks well loved............Use it well.