Iconic leather work

Been “rolling my own” lately and really enjoying it.

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"Iconic" to me means something immediatly identifiable and perhaps meaningful.

In a knife sheath, I like simplicity and functionality. Dramatic looking exotic leathers and complex construction are not in my esthetic template for knife sheaths.

I find the look of an original brown leather fold-over scabbard for a Bob Loveless Drop Point Hunter to be iconic. Another iconic leather sheath would be about any large sheath from Randall Made with the sharpening stone pocket.

Another immediatly identifiable knife sheath is what is/was issued with the Viet Nam war era Airforce Pilot's
Survival Knife. Can't mistake that for anything else.
 
mb> said:
I’m a big fan of Chad Pirtle’s work. The functional style appeals to me, and the quality is second to none.
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Lorien’s not bad for a noob. ;)
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And I always appreciate a maker who offers a quality leather sheath. Matt your leather over aluminum kwaiken sheath was super cool. Had one from Ben Seward like that, and I was impressed.

Marchand here with a rustic finish I love. Philip Dunn with a quality piece below.
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I have a bush waki from Rick that I need to get a real photo of. The sheath for it is superb. His stitch work is all done by hand, but is cleaner and more precise looking than any machine.


Mark, I had a blade for you at Nate’s shindig, but you didn’t show. 😔 Think it’s sitting on my nightstand, still. Yoko kept trying to weasel it out of me. 🤣
 
Matthew Gregory said:
I have a bush waki from Rick that I need to get a real photo of. The sheath for it is superb. His stitch work is all done by hand, but is cleaner and more precise looking than any machine.


Mark, I had a blade for you at Nate’s shindig, but you didn’t show. 😔 Think it’s sitting on my nightstand, still. Yoko kept trying to weasel it out of me. 🤣
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Would have enjoyed chatting. Just missed you by 12 mo’s. :). I took 2 deer that weekend though, so decent trade overall.
 
Mrs. Mecha Mecha does some very outside the box sheathwork, which I greatly admire.
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SBranson SBranson is one of my favourite knife and sheath makers and also one of my favourite people. I think he's iconic.
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Rick Marchand is also an incredible guy who does outstanding work. He made these knives and sheaths special for me

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Magnus Axelson- also and amazing guy and good friend whose work is kind of on another level. I don't know of anyone who does anything like the way he does. I should take some more photos of some of his other work for this thread. amazing stuff

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sheathmaker sheathmaker aka Paul aka Pappy Long...well, there's not much more I can add. He's truly an icon of sheath making in contemporary custom knives

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I don't want to be a jerk about this . . .lots of really good looking and finely crafted leatherwork on display here.

And so, in the spirit of sharing information:

But I don't think the word , "Iconic" applies. An icon is recognizable as representing something, be it a Saint (the original use of the word) or a lifestyle, such as a Gold Rolex, a large cigar or long cigarette holder.

In the knife world, and this just my opinion, I would think that a sheath by Randall Made as iconic of the knife it would hold or of the knife maker itself. The understated, quality construction with pouch for a sharpening stone remind me of a Randall knife even if it is a similar sheath from Cold Steel.

Even more so is the sheath for a vintage Air Force Pilot's Survival Knife. It's appearance of brutal competence can only be associated with that knife in my mind, regardless of the versin or variation over the yeas.

It boils down to the sheath identifying the knife . . .the sheath is the icon for the knife.
 
VorpelSword said:
I don't want to be a jerk about this . . .lots of really good looking and finely crafted leatherwork on display here.

And so, in the spirit of sharing information:

But I don't think the word , "Iconic" applies. An icon is recognizable as representing something, be it a Saint (the original use of the word) or a lifestyle, such as a Gold Rolex, a large cigar or long cigarette holder.

In the knife world, and this just my opinion, I would think that a sheath by Randall Made as iconic of the knife it would hold or of the knife maker itself. The understated, quality construction with pouch for a sharpening stone remind me of a Randall knife even if it is a similar sheath from Cold Steel.

Even more so is the sheath for a vintage Air Force Pilot's Survival Knife. It's appearance of brutal competence can only be associated with that knife in my mind, regardless of the versin or variation over the yeas.

It boils down to the sheath identifying the knife . . .the sheath is the icon for the knife.
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Dont be an icon definer! I stand for all to be able to identify and define their own icons as they see fit.
#endiconfascism
 
VorpelSword said:
I don't want to be a jerk about this . . .lots of really good looking and finely crafted leatherwork on display here.

And so, in the spirit of sharing information:

But I don't think the word , "Iconic" applies. An icon is recognizable as representing something, be it a Saint (the original use of the word) or a lifestyle, such as a Gold Rolex, a large cigar or long cigarette holder.

In the knife world, and this just my opinion, I would think that a sheath by Randall Made as iconic of the knife it would hold or of the knife maker itself. The understated, quality construction with pouch for a sharpening stone remind me of a Randall knife even if it is a similar sheath from Cold Steel.

Even more so is the sheath for a vintage Air Force Pilot's Survival Knife. It's appearance of brutal competence can only be associated with that knife in my mind, regardless of the versin or variation over the yeas.

It boils down to the sheath identifying the knife . . .the sheath is the icon for the knife.
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By literal definition, your take would be incorrect.

Leather sheaths absolutely can be said to be icons or iconic.

Here's a couple quick screen grabs of definitions of the word(s).

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Thank you for that. I understand.

However,I think my post may have been misunderstood. It is my opinion that many of the fine leather sheaths posted to this t5hread, while impressive in terms of quality craftmanship and appearance, do not, in and of themselves suggest which knife or knife maker they would represent as an icon (as defined above) of that knife or maker.

It isn't a big issue for me, I've just had too much coffee and no eggs yet this AM.
 
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VorpelSword said:
Thank you for that. I understand the definitions.

However,I think my post may have been misunderstood. It is my opinion that many of the fine leather sheaths posted to this t5hread, while impressive in terms of quality craftmanship and appearance, do not, in and of themselves suggest which knife or knife maker they would represent as an icon (as defined above) of that knife or maker.

It isn't a big issue for me, I've just had too much coffee and no eggs yet this AM.
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You *might* understand the definitions, but I don't think you understand how the definitions relate to the topic of the thread.

The thread doesn't have anything to do with iconic knifemakers or knives. It's specifically about LEATHER.
 
VorpelSword said:
Thank you for that. I understand.

However,I think my post may have been misunderstood. It is my opinion that many of the fine leather sheaths posted to this t5hread, while impressive in terms of quality craftmanship and appearance, do not, in and of themselves suggest which knife or knife maker they would represent as an icon (as defined above) of that knife or maker.

It isn't a big issue for me, I've just had too much coffee and no eggs yet this AM.
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So you would agree that southland eggs are iconic for clear thinking. 😉
 
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