Leather for my Bowie

[Brian Avila]

Some leather pants for my latest knife. Thanks to Paul Long for talking to me on the phone and working with me on some details I was having problems with.

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Wow that's gorgeous. Very strong influence from Paul, which is a big compliment. If you don't mind me asking some questions? What stamps did you use? The weave looks small. I like the seed stamp too. I forgot, are you stitching by hand, or machine? For the liner, it gets folded over all the way to the edge right? How do you account for the gap between the top panel and the welt, or is the folded liner thin enough that there is no gap? Not sure if that makes sense.

 

[sheathmaker]

Anthony, that basket weave on Brian's sheath looks like a Wayne Jueske #2. $55 and the best basket weave tool I've ever picked up. Wayne's geometrics are by far the best quality I've ever used as well. Email me off line if you want contact info. The border tool is almost identical, if not the actual Barry King tool. The seeder inside the border tool is just a seeder, they are all pretty much the same except for size. In other words it's hard to screw up Corn Flakes.

Paul

 

[Brian Avila]

Wow that's gorgeous. Very strong influence from Paul, which is a big compliment. If you don't mind me asking some questions? What stamps did you use? The weave looks small. I like the seed stamp too. I forgot, are you stitching by hand, or machine? For the liner, it gets folded over all the way to the edge right? How do you account for the gap between the top panel and the welt, or is the folded liner thin enough that there is no gap? Not sure if that makes sense.

I had a whole comment typed up and then the forum ate it.

Lets see: I chose to learn how to make sheaths like Paul. I used his DVDs, email and phone. So thank you.

Paul is also correct on the type of stamps that I used.

I stitch everything by hand. ( I have thread cuts and blisters to prove it. )

The lining goes all the way to the edge, yes, but then you skive the edges and then the belt loop tab to zero so there are not any gaps.

Let me know if that helps and hopefully the forum doesn't eat this post.

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Thanks guys, I realized after I wrote that (about the gap) that it didn't make any sense, but you handled it gracefully. Thanks.

As for the aching hands... I do my holes fairly small. I can barely stitch without the use of pliers, but my hands kill me (cuts suck). I tried a pair of those rubber covered gloves the other day, cotton with latex over the fingers and palm. Huge difference. No more cuts, and I have enough grip, I don't need pliers until I'm back stitching.

Paul, I'll hit you up.

Edit- gorgeous hamon btw. I would say your work looks like Nick and Paul had a baby, but that would just be plain weird.

 

[samclaymore]

Beautiful work and detail Brian. It's fancy with out being tacky.