Mesgi'g Tia'm sheath - In progress shots

[P. McKinley]

I just finished this project and thought I'd show a few in-progress shots.
Here's a link to the full thread over in Customs:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1109773-Mesgi-g-Tia-m

Here's the finished sheath:




















Here's a few in progress shots taken mostly of the inlay process I used.
I started out with a cardboard template drawn EXACTY to dimension with all the lines I needed that will be cut out from this one template.




I'm using a piece of moose antler taken from the back of the palm. I cut out the two largest flat sections I could find, split them on the band saw, the ground away any leftover pith. The pieces were then sent through the thickness sander a few times.
This is what I had to work with, two pieces:






















Thanks for looking,

-Peter

 

[Ponsau]

Wow so nice, both sheath and knife. Thanks a lot for those step by step picks. Amazing stuff. Just beautiful. That knife has the most beautiful wicked curve. I also like how the handle widens at the end. I bet that feels really great in hand.