Hell Bent for Leather

while I'm not really digging the general shape of this sheath, (it's close but not quite there) its function makes me very happy. I'm always looking to create sheaths that have an easy, quiet draw, that also retain the knife well enough that it doesn't rattle around or fall out willy nilly. This one works as perfectly as any sheath I've ever made, and better than most.


Now I can start thinking about how I want to design the carry system...
 
fresh off the bench, all commissioned
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messed around for a couple minutes with the machine last night, made some stitches (not well) and I feel like the learning curve might be short but steep. Hopefully not as painful as learning to use a belt grinder.

there are a number of folks out there who've put in requests for sheaths, and I feel really bad about the amount of time that's passed- I appreciate your patience- but things are about to get started. Don't know how long it'll take me to be proficient enough with this thing to deliver the quality I always try to achieve. Hopefully not too long. Also, there's a world of needles and thread that I still have to dive deeper into. I have enough here to learn with, but I'm looking around for the supplies that I think will be best for the sheaths I want to make.

it's pretty exciting times, really. The machine is just part of it- I had to build a leather studio in my garage, (not that kind of 'studio' you pervert) and after many years of imagining it the final pieces came together over last weekend- just before the machine surprisingly showed up, (on the rainiest day of the year so far). It's a small room with lots of counter space- laying out a batch of sheaths on a hide is just about impossible to do if there's no place to do it. Similarly, it's hard to store inventory if there's nowhere to store it...
 
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first stitches! I can't believe this machine- it's a little fuckin scary if I'm being honest. So powerful. The sound that the needle makes slicing through the leather is awesome.

finally sitting down at the machine and using it without set up problems is truly a where-have-you-been-alla-my-life moment. I'm going to do some cool shit with this rig.
 
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learning how to use the machine- designed myself some moccasins, so first project is underway!

My super old crocks died a little while ago, so I been rockin some socks for walking around the house. I get a toupee's worth of dog hair from the dryer's lint trap every week from them, though. I've been wanting to make my own footwear for a long time, and the machine opens up a whole new dimension of possibilities which I'm just now starting to really appreciate, so this is a good starter project.

This moccasin is based off a traditional Metis pattern, but I modified it to be rugged instead of cozy.
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