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Jaymack Sheaths Thread: Feel free to comment!
I created this to post my new sheaths on the same thread so as not to clutter the forum every time I make some new sheaths.
I make sheaths with figures carved in to them. This gives me practice so that I get better at carving leather. I get most of my images searching Bing and Google. Many are from tattoo sites. Every carved image is unique. I will carve the same image in order to get better at it, or try different techniques in carving, dyeing or antiquing.
Right now I have a Buck 119, Becker BK7 and BK14, and Esee-4 that I will be making sheaths for. I plan on using any money I make if I am successful to buy more knives and leather to make sheaths for, at least thats the story Im telling my wife!!!
I use veg. tanned carving/tooling leather from wicket and Craig. http://www.wickett-craig.com/index.php/leathers/description-and-grading Its the best leather I have ever used and is made in Pennsylvania.
All of my sheaths are cut, carved and sewn (double stitched) by hand. I use very little metal on my sheaths, just line snaps for closures. I always cover with thin leather any exposed part of the metal hardware that may come in contact with the knife.
Theres nothing like the smell of leather!
March 3, 2013 Sheaths for Becker BK7, BK11 & BK14s
I created this to post my new sheaths on the same thread so as not to clutter the forum every time I make some new sheaths.
I make sheaths with figures carved in to them. This gives me practice so that I get better at carving leather. I get most of my images searching Bing and Google. Many are from tattoo sites. Every carved image is unique. I will carve the same image in order to get better at it, or try different techniques in carving, dyeing or antiquing.
Right now I have a Buck 119, Becker BK7 and BK14, and Esee-4 that I will be making sheaths for. I plan on using any money I make if I am successful to buy more knives and leather to make sheaths for, at least thats the story Im telling my wife!!!
I use veg. tanned carving/tooling leather from wicket and Craig. http://www.wickett-craig.com/index.php/leathers/description-and-grading Its the best leather I have ever used and is made in Pennsylvania.
All of my sheaths are cut, carved and sewn (double stitched) by hand. I use very little metal on my sheaths, just line snaps for closures. I always cover with thin leather any exposed part of the metal hardware that may come in contact with the knife.
Theres nothing like the smell of leather!
March 3, 2013 Sheaths for Becker BK7, BK11 & BK14s
