first scandi style sheath (for a Roselli Carpenter knife)..

[mtnfolk mike]

hey folks.. here's some pics of the first scandi style sheath, i have made.. i have been wanting to try one for a long time.. it was made for a Roselli Carpenter knife..
i was anticipating making a new sheath for this knife, when i got it, the sheath it came with didn't do it for me..i did quite a bit of research on different style/looking sheaths and decided to with a more basic design.. i got the knife on monday of last week and finished this up on thursday..

i used 10-11 oz. veg. tanned leather, wet formed and then dyed with Fiebings medium brown dye.. i finished it off with some bees wax.. i used some thinner veg tanned leather i had for the belt loop..i didn't put a liner in this one, i think i'll try that next time..

i took a few work in progress pics..

getting ready to dye it, after being wet formed..

and the finished product.. i am pretty happy with it.. it's simple..

the back stitching wasn't as hard as i expected..

side view of the belt loop..

and my sheath, with the sheath it came with..

life has been pretty crazy for the past few months.. leatherwork always seems to relax me, and i haven't been doing nearly as much of it as i should be doing..

thanks for looking..

Mike

 

[leatherman]

Nice work. That thick of leather is a real bear to wet form eh? I usually use 7/8 ounce to do scandi style sheaths, and its still maddening,

I love the Roselli knives, I have what appears to be the "Hunter" its been so long that I cant remember. Its got that "Ultra Hard" carbon steel, good stuff.

Looking hard at the Grandfather's knife.

 

[tknife]

Excellent work, and a beauty of a knife too!

 

[M*A*S*H]

Looks great Mike!