Graymaker Toothpick & Wild Rose Sheath

Wild Rose · Sep 24, 2003

Well it's been a busy last couple of weeks:

Anybody remember Dr Gene

Well this customer saw the pic of the Toothpick the doctor posted and liked it enough to have Dan make a copy. During that um..uh "discussion" on CKD Tim Adlam (www.adlamngraving.com) sent me some pics of a toothpick and sheath that reside in his collection - that sheath was the inspiration for this one.
I decided to do it a little different than the original which had a brass(?) tip - I made this one to look like a frontiersman had mucked up the metal tip (copper here) and did a "fix" by cutting a piece of the tip to use as an inlay and wrapped it with leather Then everything was "re-attached" to the body of the sheath with brass tacks and copper wire lacing.
The color is a bit off - the sheath is aged burgundy - just couldn;t seem to get the variations in the color to show up that well.

Ripper · Sep 24, 2003

Man that's a nice combo, they really go well together. You both do great work, congrats.
Regards,
Greg

Wild Rose · Sep 24, 2003

Thanks Ripper - Dan's knives are always a joy to work with.
BTW this sheath like the original was designed to be stuck under the belt - the flap kept it from sliding through.

rlinger · Sep 24, 2003

Great work both of you, of course.

RL

tmickley · Sep 24, 2003

Dan and Chuck, excellent looking package.

J. Neilson · Sep 24, 2003

Very cool combo!

Wild Rose · Sep 24, 2003

It was a pretty good two weeks all things considered (was dealing with an illness in the family which took time and energy). Anyway everything just seemed to go together and flow - a few minor glitches but even those seemed to just add to the overall effect.

lifter4Him · Sep 24, 2003

Fantastic!

indian george · Sep 25, 2003

Very Nice

B . Buxton · Sep 25, 2003

I guess you've been busy, that again is some terrific work, by you and Dan. Can't wait to see whats next.

Bill

Dan Gray · Sep 25, 2003

Thanks Guys and WOW ..Thanks Chuck for posting it
I almost forgot what it looked like

it was fun to make
OK does that package look old or what

that's some sheath chuck very nice.

edited to add By the way the blade is Flat grond

indian george · Sep 25, 2003

OK does that package look old or what

Dan, I was trying to be nice today, but it doesn't look as old as you.

Dan Gray · Sep 25, 2003

Wild Rose · Sep 25, 2003

Thanks guys.

Sent a link for here to the customer but haven't heard back - hope he likes it as much as everybody here. (you never know

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John Andrews · Sep 26, 2003

Kudos to both you guys, Dan and Chuck. VERY nice work!

Will52100 · Sep 26, 2003

Man oh Man that would do a frontiersman proud! What a combination!

Bruce Bump · Sep 27, 2003

Wow Guys thats a great looking package! Real class!

Wild Rose · Sep 27, 2003

Heard from the customer - he's pleased with the pics and all the compliments.

Wild Rose · Oct 1, 2003

Sent a link for here to the customer but haven't heard back - hope he likes it as much as everybody here. (you never know )

I heard back

"The sheath arrived last night. I really like the way you did the tip with the copper wire, etc. The antiquing is superlative. They just get better and better!!! It's plenty cool......"

rlinger · Oct 1, 2003

The great handle work and the sheath work and coloring just go together. The blade and sheath compliment each other just as well. Alot of thought and craftsmanship went into both.

Roger