Horsewright Knives and Leather

[adluginb]

Horsewright Do you have a pic showing all the knife models you make and descriptions? Didnt find a list on your website

Thanks!

 

[Sacto]

Horsewright Do you have a pic showing all the knife models you make and descriptions? Didnt find a list on your website

Thanks!

Post 106 on page 6 of this thread shows a bunch of them. Not sure how to link it but I’ll try:
Post in thread 'Horsewright Knives and Leather'

 

[Sacto]

Well guys lets have a look see here. I think this pic might help a bit. While this is not all of my models, it does incorporate some of the most popular.

From the top:

1) Ranchero
2) Cowboy
3) Paisano
4) Cowboy Toothpick
5) Coyote
6) & 7) Vaquero
8) Mestano
9) Gordo
10) Poco

I would say in general that pretty much all these designs work very well as an EDC with the Ranchero leaning a little more towards being a hunter. But I do have quite a few customers that EDC it. A lot of it comes down to personal preference I think. How big a knife do you like to carry and where and how do you want to carry it. They all excel at chores around the ranch. Not just castration of calves at a branding but the day to day uses of cutting and slicing, feed sacks, hay twine, rope etc. Many ranchers, cowoboys, horsemen look at a small fixed blade as a safety device too. Horses, ropes cattle and people can become tangled sometimes with dire results. I can't tell ya ho many of my knives I've sold the day after a "wreck". Usually I'll hear the story and time after time I hear: "Had a folder in my pocket, didn't have time to get to it." I have personal cut three horses and one person out of bad deals. Heck I was in a deal my ownself, a calf had run around behind me that I had roped and then come forward on the other side of my horse. The rope was now pinning me to the saddle and bout cutting me in half. 1100 lb horse going this way and a 400 lb calf going that a way and me in the middle. I was reaching for my knife to cut the rope when I stuck my left spur in his left shoulder causing ol Sonny to spin to the right and unwrapping me. Many of these models I have EDC ed myself, some for years. I personally tend to prefer a smaller knife and have for the last couple of years carried a Mestano. I carried the first Vaquero in AEB-L for some years. I've carried a couple different Gordos and a Paisano. Most of these models crossover very well into hunters and bird and trout models. My daughter in law field dresses elk with her Poco and her dad uses a Coyote.

Each knife is totally hand made and no two are exactly the same. Thats why on the website the measurements are given for each individual knife. Those measurements are for that knife not that knife model. The only template I ever use is when I layout the knives on a sheet of steel. They are cut out with a bandsaw and then profiled on grinders. I think of cutting to the outside of the Sharpie line with the saw and to the inside of the Sharpie line with the grinders.

Over the years I've probably made and sold more Cowboys than any other model. I think of it as a mid size general purpose knife. While it works well in all my sheaths I think the Slotted and the Pancake are ideal for this knife. If I were to carry one it would be in a pancake behind my left hip.

The Paisano is also a mid sized knife. Its a very slicey knife and with a lil more belly then the Cowboy. If you like the idea of a Horizontal crossdraw sheath and are looking for a mid size knife this knife loves being carried in a Horizontal sheath. Its just right. This knife makes a good lil skinner too as well as a general purpose EDC.

The Vaquero is a great small knife. Its the lil knife you'll always have with you. Again just general purpose use and a good Bird and Trout. Works great in bout any sheath.

Some Cowboys:

Paisanos

And Vaqueros:

My wife Nichole currently EDCs a Vaquero.

Doesn’t look like the link worked so I’ll try replying to the post so it’s on this page.

 

[Horsewright]

Horsewright Do you have a pic showing all the knife models you make and descriptions? Didnt find a list on your website

Thanks!

Post 106 on page 6 of this thread shows a bunch of them. Not sure how to link it but I’ll try:
Post in thread 'Horsewright Knives and Leather'

Doesn’t look like the link worked so I’ll try replying to the post so it’s on this page.

Thanks for posting that Sacto, my friend.

Yes thats about the best shot I have. While not everything its most of the nost popular ones. We use to have a gallery on the website of the different models. We quit doing that after several years as it created more problems than it solved. If you are on Insta Gram that is probalby the best place to see many. We have over 4,000 photos posted and many are knives. Jsut keep scrolling.

 

[adluginb]

Thank you Dave, I’ll check them out on IG.

 

[Horsewright]

Thank you Dave, I’ll check them out on IG.

Ya bet!!

So here's some pics of what's going on. With this batch of knives and sheaths I'm also doing a holster. How come. Well it's just like making a sheath except without the welt. This is for a Colt 1873:

After I have all the parts done I kinda pile em up cause I'l cover them with an old towel at night.

I finished the two Slip Sheaths for these two Vaquero Ultralites as they aren't wet molded or baked.

I like the more muted look of Damasteel when it's etched in ferric instead of muriatic. This particular deal called for them to be more muted.

Well I'm sewing up the Pancake Sheaths from this batch. I'd better get at it. More later.

 

[DocJekl]

Heck yeah finishing off the sheath. Just didn't realize that was you!! In that pic second row down and second from the left.

Nice one!

BTW - How’s the sheath coming along on my Rodeo?

 

[Horsewright]

Nice one!

BTW - How’s the sheath coming along on my Rodeo?

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One of those two flower carved Horizontal sheaths in the second pic. I'm thinking it's the center one but not sure. They will have their welts fitted and sewn up tomorrow.

 

[DocJekl]

One of those two flower carved Horizontal sheaths in the second pic. I'm thinking it's the center one but not sure. They will have their welts fitted and sewn up tomorrow.

I’m so excited to get it

 

[lambertiana]

Ya bet!!

So here's some pics of what's going on. With this batch of knives and sheaths I'm also doing a holster. How come. Well it's just like making a sheath except without the welt. This is for a Colt 1873:

After I have all the parts done I kinda pile em up cause I'l cover them with an old towel at night.

I finished the two Slip Sheaths for these two Vaquero Ultralites as they aren't wet molded or baked.

I like the more muted look of Damasteel when it's etched in ferric instead of muriatic. This particular deal called for them to be more muted.

Well I'm sewing up the Pancake Sheaths from this batch. I'd better get at it. More later.

Björkmanns' twist?

 

[Horsewright]

Björkmanns' twist?

Very good, yes sir it is!

 

[TimButterfield]

Post 106 on page 6 of this thread shows a bunch of them. Not sure how to link it but I’ll try:
Post in thread 'Horsewright Knives and Leather'

This is post 105; perhaps it's the right one.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/horsewright-knives-and-leather.1989329/post-22641077

BTW, I'm really loving this thread.

 

[Horsewright]

Well we've been moving on. The sheaths are all done now. Here's a couple of steps on the way:

Those on the left are all sewn up and those on the right will get done the next morning:

Larry's:

And how they go to bed at night:

 

[Horsewright]

So in that pic above I decided to go ahead and process those already sewn up. Normally I would sew up the Horizontal sheaths too first and then do them all at the same time. We have a two oven stove and the top oven was on the fritz with the repairman coming that day. I just wouldn't have room to do the whole batch at once.

So we were dunking them all in the water till they sunk. Then the slots on the Slotted sheaths and the Pancake sheaths were punched:

I use a two inch bag punch for this and smack it hard with a three pound leather working maul I call Thor. After the slots are punched I'll trim the excess leather off the Pancakes.

Got these all fitted and wet molded to their knives and then sewed up the Horizontals while the others were in the oven. Then AusLoX disaster struck! What happened here? Why is AusLox's sheath for his very cool knife in the trash?

Looks goo already to be wet molded and join its friends but alas not to be:

As I went to put the knife in the sheath I noticed that the stitching had what I call "fallen off the welt."

Now normally I can feel that when that happens and inspect for it at that time but I didn't this time so finished up the sheath and was ready to proceed. Use to happen all the time but after years and years of doing this deal not so often anymore. Maybe one out of a couple of hundred. Just happened to be AusLox's. Well and he had specified chestnut leather and I'm about out. I rebuilt his sheath completely and all is well. Had just enough chestnut leather to get er done.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, I'm also working on prepping a batch of 26C3 high carbon blades to get them ready to head off for heat treat. What I do is set a timer and literally work an hour on these blades. After the hour I get back to working on what I'm working on already. I've found if I stick to that I can get multiple things done and keep the pipeline churning.

So we have our sheet of 26C3 steel. Its 11.5" by 23.5". Our first job is to layout our patterns. I use templates of my different models and trace around them on the steel with a Sharpie. Here my Cowboy template has jumped out of its drawer and is volunteering:

On a sheet this size though I'm gonna do others too:

I have the Cowboys lined out and one Cowboy Toothpick at the bottom. Fitting in that tight spot was the reason I developed the Cowboy Toothpick. Too much steel to throw away and not enough to make another Cowboy, hence the need for the Cowboy Toothpick. It has become so popular that often times I'll do a whole row of Cowboy Toothpicks. Now we've got everything else laid out too:

Now time to head over to the saw.

 

[MarbReds]

Very cool updates. I appreciate the manual nature of everything you do.

 

[Horsewright]

Very cool updates. I appreciate the manual nature of everything you do.

Thanks.Yep we often joke about taking a pic of our four hands together and saying everything we sell is made by these four hands! Haven't got around to it yet but its not a bad idea.

Well I barely had enough chestnut leather to re do AusLoX s sheath. But I did and I didn't screw it up this time! A Cowboy in 26C3 high carbon steel with amber stag carved bone:

Larry's Rodeo DocJekl

I had done two knives with turquoise spacers in this batch. This Paisano too. Had a local gal over, a friend of ours from the horse world and she was picking up a belt we'd made her for a buckle she'd won. She was looking at all the knives in the box where they sit while I'm working on sheaths. She kept looking at them and putting them back and then pick up another.. I'd noticed she kept picking up this Paisano, 5 or 6 times probably and finally she says this is my Christmas present to my self.

And then a Cowboy with elk in AEB-L for MarbReds :

Well not too much time this morning. Have to run a horse down the hill to have its wolf teeth removed.

 

[mitch13]

So in that pic above I decided to go ahead and process those already sewn up. Normally I would sew up the Horizontal sheaths too first and then do them all at the same time. We have a two oven stove and the top oven was on the fritz with the repairman coming that day. I just wouldn't have room to do the whole batch at once.

So we were dunking them all in the water till they sunk. Then the slots on the Slotted sheaths and the Pancake sheaths were punched:

I use a two inch bag punch for this and smack it hard with a three pound leather working maul I call Thor. After the slots are punched I'll trim the excess leather off the Pancakes.

Got these all fitted and wet molded to their knives and then sewed up the Horizontals while the others were in the oven. Then AusLoX disaster struck! What happened here? Why is AusLox's sheath for his very cool knife in the trash?

Looks goo already to be wet molded and join its friends but alas not to be:

As I went to put the knife in the sheath I noticed that the stitching had what I call "fallen off the welt."

Now normally I can feel that when that happens and inspect for it at that time but I didn't this time so finished up the sheath and was ready to proceed. Use to happen all the time but after years and years of doing this deal not so often anymore. Maybe one out of a couple of hundred. Just happened to be AusLox's. Well and he had specified chestnut leather and I'm about out. I rebuilt his sheath completely and all is well. Had just enough chestnut leather to get er done.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, I'm also working on prepping a batch of 26C3 high carbon blades to get them ready to head off for heat treat. What I do is set a timer and literally work an hour on these blades. After the hour I get back to working on what I'm working on already. I've found if I stick to that I can get multiple things done and keep the pipeline churning.

So we have our sheet of 26C3 steel. Its 11.5" by 23.5". Our first job is to layout our patterns. I use templates of my different models and trace around them on the steel with a Sharpie. Here my Cowboy template has jumped out of its drawer and is volunteering:

On a sheet this size though I'm gonna do others too:

I have the Cowboys lined out and one Cowboy Toothpick at the bottom. Fitting in that tight spot was the reason I developed the Cowboy Toothpick. Too much steel to throw away and not enough to make another Cowboy, hence the need for the Cowboy Toothpick. It has become so popular that often times I'll do a whole row of Cowboy Toothpicks. Now we've got everything else laid out too:

Now time to head over to the saw.

Yeah that sucks when it "falls of the welt"
Nice to know you are still human Dave
Great work mate!

 

[RLB0414]

Beautiful work as always.
Never heard of wolf teeth

 

[AusLoX]

Thanks.Yep we often joke about taking a pic of our four hands together and saying everything we sell is made by these four hands! Haven't got around to it yet but its not a bad idea.

Well I barely had enough chestnut leather to re do AusLoX s sheath. But I did and I didn't screw it up this time! A Cowboy in 26C3 high carbon steel with amber stag carved bone:

Larry's Rodeo DocJekl

I had done two knives with turquoise spacers in this batch. This Paisano too. Had a local gal over, a friend of ours from the horse world and she was picking up a belt we'd made her for a buckle she'd won. She was looking at all the knives in the box where they sit while I'm working on sheaths. She kept looking at them and putting them back and then pick up another.. I'd noticed she kept picking up this Paisano, 5 or 6 times probably and finally she says this is my Christmas present to my self.

And then a Cowboy with elk in AEB-L for MarbReds :

Well not too much time this morning. Have to run a horse down the hill to have its wolf teeth removed.

Wooooooo! Thanks Dave!

 

[DocJekl]

My lovely Ranchero with my new CPK EDC 1.2 (2024 edition) for size comparison. Whichever one is closest to me looks bigger of course...