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Don't get much time anymore to even look see let alone post but I just finished this one up and figured I'd done good for the day.......
In keeping with the camp knife theme of Alan DesRosiers beautiful knife this is what I'm calling a "Neo-Frontier" style sheath - it uses the best materials and methods of the past, but built in a "modern" style - it's my first in this style, but it won't be my last!
Due to the size of the knife, a 12.5" blade, I built the sheath with a core made of heavy 10oz bark tan leather and then covered it with elk rawhide - the kydex of it's day - it will wear like iron and will keep the whole package very stiff for protection of both the knife and the user - bend or cut through this one and you've done something SERIOUSLY wrong..........
The face of the sheath body is decorated with a sewn in beaver tail inlay and forged iron tacks. At the throat of the sheath is a brain/smoke tan deer skin leather liner/cap covering the raw edges of the rawhide and leather.
The belt loop is made of doubled elk rawhide with a bark tan liner. It is made to swivel about 15 degrees either side of center to make it more comfortable when wearing. The belt loop is attached to a laced, doubled rawhide wrap, which is decorated with some free hand carving and forged iron tacks. The lace is locked in place with a hand made elk antler slide. All edges were sewn first with a double needle/thread saddle stitch and then finished with a double whip or cross stitch.
All together 32 feet of linen thread was used in the construction. The rawhide is sealed in the time honored manner with spar varnish.
In keeping with the camp knife theme of Alan DesRosiers beautiful knife this is what I'm calling a "Neo-Frontier" style sheath - it uses the best materials and methods of the past, but built in a "modern" style - it's my first in this style, but it won't be my last!
Due to the size of the knife, a 12.5" blade, I built the sheath with a core made of heavy 10oz bark tan leather and then covered it with elk rawhide - the kydex of it's day - it will wear like iron and will keep the whole package very stiff for protection of both the knife and the user - bend or cut through this one and you've done something SERIOUSLY wrong..........
The face of the sheath body is decorated with a sewn in beaver tail inlay and forged iron tacks. At the throat of the sheath is a brain/smoke tan deer skin leather liner/cap covering the raw edges of the rawhide and leather.
The belt loop is made of doubled elk rawhide with a bark tan liner. It is made to swivel about 15 degrees either side of center to make it more comfortable when wearing. The belt loop is attached to a laced, doubled rawhide wrap, which is decorated with some free hand carving and forged iron tacks. The lace is locked in place with a hand made elk antler slide. All edges were sewn first with a double needle/thread saddle stitch and then finished with a double whip or cross stitch.
All together 32 feet of linen thread was used in the construction. The rawhide is sealed in the time honored manner with spar varnish.
