Made a new sheath to secure my new BR Aurora.

[hushnel]

I made this sheath yesterday for my Bark River Aurora. I like to make this type that originally came with a Buck Knife. Though other designs can be secure I have never had a knife fall out of a sheath of this design. Pay $200.00 for a knife you sure don’t want to lose it.

 

[rayban]

Nice job, I agree that your practical design being the most secure, however, I still favor the pouch style for this knife. The guard area has plenty meat on it to incorporate a good retention fit.....but that's just me.
Again, that's a good looking outfit...for a lefty no less!!:thumbup:

 

[Greg45]

I like it! It looks like a very well-made sheath. :thumbup:

I agree with you both that pouch sheaths can be very secure. That being said, this type does offer the most protection for your knife under rougher conditions. I grew up carrying a Buck in a sheath like this, so it looks like a "natural" to me!

 

[hushnel]

Yeah, the lefty thing always has me making new sheaths, probably why I started working in leather. When I look at the old Buck 102 sheath it’s pretty beat up.

I make a lot of the pouch style, if I understand what you mean by pouch style, I’m still new around here and haven’t nailed down the vernacular yet. Still when the canoe flips, not that it happens often, I want to know my knife didn't take a swim, though I know that a well made sheath of the type I think you mean will hold a knife securely.

I made these.
Neck knife, did this one about 5 years ago

This was my first attempt at making a knife, the sheath is ambidextrous and common to the fur trade era.

This one I made a few days ago for another neck knife.

 

[rayban]

Yep...that's what I mean by pouch style....very nice work...you seem to have an artistic element in your work going on...thanks for sharing.:thumbup:

 

[hushnel]

you seem to have an artistic element in your work

Thanks, simple and functional is by far the best but I am always trying to achieve some kind of balance. I’m not anything like an artist though I’ve been accused of that.

Either I try to balance the objects or with slight tweaking I can accentuate the item I want the attention or eye drawn too. Sometimes I go overboard just to push the limits, it’s usually a waste of time but occasionally I want the object to be “in your face” tacky or elegant. Two examples of what I mean.

“in your face elegant”

and “in your face tacky” though not a leather project I made this ugly little bass as one of my trailer trash series of instruments. Mudflap girls on the cigar box and a pole dancer on the headstock but this bass is concert scale and sounds phenomenal, a real sleeper.

Sound File "Cigarbox Bass"

 

[mikeymoto]

Hey man, nice work! :thumbup:


(nice handle choice on the Aurora too)

 

[hushnel]

Hey Mike, you got some nice looking stuff your self. My web site used to be more focused on leather stuff but I'm AD I just keep bopping from one thing to the next.

www.barclaycustoms.com