My Second Sheath Ever!

jhiggins

jhiggins

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I welcome any criticisms, please.

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Please bear in mind there is no dye or topcoat on it. I have it on order.

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The back.

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Dang.... I wish my second leather sheath looked that good. I just finished a leather sheeth the other day; however, I do not have any leather tooling stamps yet. But my stitching does not even look that good. :) Keep up the good work!
 
Very nice pouch sheath Jeff, glad you did your homework before trying. Great looking knife also.
 
You want my opinion?
Dont die it. use stain, not die. your tooling will show up alot better.
Also, if you take a wornout 400 or 600 grit belt and burnish the edges. Put the belt on your KMG, turn ot on full spead and really lay into it,
you can make them smooth as glass. The only thing I see is that you overshot the line on the top.

By the way, that sheath is outstanding!
 
mine still don't look that good....:foot:


Great work, Higgy! :thumbup:
 
wow higgy
appears to me you are quite talented and take great pride in what ever
project you take on rock on bb
 
that's a nice sheath, jeff, even for a 20th! one question...is that finger-smudgey-dirt all over the back?
 
Jeff, your lack of experience does not show itself in that sheath. It appears to be very well executed and the stitching is very even front and back. I find the border tool gives you a rather unique texture that is pleasing. As to the use of stains or dyes, that is user choice. I like dyes as they help to harden the leather. As for the smudges on the back (if that is what they are) they can be removed by an application of Oxalic acid. The over run on your gouge line is very minor and you should try to avoid it in the future. I like the smooth curve on the swell of the sheath handle area. The pointed angle in that area has always looked ragged to me. Over all, you did your self proud in a new field! ---Sandy---
 
Higgy,

That looks awesome :D ...how many attemps before you got it looking that nice :eek: ?


Larry T
 
rhrocker said:
Dang Jeff, you had absolutely no help? Incredible!
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I watched Chuck Burrows' video about 10 times, and got the Al Stohlman book. I followed all of his advice to the letter, and I think it paid off. :)
 
T Blade said:
Higgy,

That looks awesome :D ...how many attemps before you got it looking that nice :eek: ?


Larry T
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This was the second try. Luckily, I discovered the first one was done left-handed before I got to doing any stitching on it. Unfortunately, I had it all tooled and was heading for the next step. However, the second time around for the tooling came out better and only took about 10 minutes.

Guys, I cant recommend Chuck Burrows' dvd enough. If you watch it all the way through a couple of times, you'll get the gist of it pretty good. Watching his video is like visiting an old friend, and watching him do his craft. Its obvious he takes great pride in his work, and his advice is sound. He works his magic with leather, needles and thread, and all the while chit-chatting about the process, and before long you realize you've been sucked into his world for a while. I wholeheartedly recommend his video, and I will easily say that I have them all, and this one is by far the best I have ever seen.

I give it: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
fitzo said:
that's a nice sheath, jeff, even for a 20th! one question...is that finger-smudgey-dirt all over the back?
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In the pic, you may not see clearly the "Higgins" stamp on the back. I did try to blend it into the surrounding area a little, and perhaps that's why it looks a little smudgy. The belt loop is a little smudgy from wet-forming it to a piece of scrap. I'll be staining it light brown, so hopefully between that and the Bag-Kote, it'll come out pretty good. *crossed fingers*

:D
 
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