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Diomedes Industries

Diomedes Industries

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I refurbished my Dad's pre 1960 Ka-Bar Hunter.

I have been waiting to try my hand at tooling in order to get this sheath done. I gave it a shot over the last day or so - and got a chance to finish it tonight. I need to put a Dangler on this one - but I wanted to post the pics while I had the camera out.

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Here is a close up of the burnishing on the edge. I used a black dye on the edge to get it to pop a little more.

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I think it turned out pretty well. I will have to learn a lot more to be more than just a basic leather tooler.

TF
 
looks good to me, nice work on both the sheath and the knife :thumbup:
 
Clean job there, nicely done!
G2
 
Pretty good job right there! :thumbup:

Just "tooled" a sheath last week for the first time myself; You have your nice leather piece all carefully measured and then you bang steel tools on it...scary as hell :eek: Your's turned out much better than mine :thumbup:
 
Your tooling impressions would be much sharper if you cased the leather prior to stamping. The overall appearance is very good!! ---Sandy---
 
Sandy,

I did case the leather before I stamped - they are fairly deep -I think the camera lights are washing them out a bit. I have been experimenting with how much water is 'enough' while casing. It is an art for sure.

TF
 
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Ooooops!!!! Sorry, my friend, I did not consider the light angle. I would very much like to see pics of some other sheaths you have consructed. ---Sandy Morrissey---
 
Sandy,

No apology needed - All comments are welcome. I had to go back and compare this one with ones I knew had good stamping. It is a little lighter - I think I have a LOT to learn. ;)

Thanks,

TF
 
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