New John White knife and sheath question

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**Paul just sent me pictures of my new sheath.
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Hi,

Well I just bought my first forged knife from another member on this board. It is a little older John White gents bowie that has almost a 5" blade with a beautiful stag handle. Pics will be coming today or tomorrow so don't worry. Anyways I have 2 sheaths that came withit but I would like to dress it in something special from either Kenny or Paul Long. My question is do I need to send the knife to the sheath maker or is there anyone that can just work off of a tracing? Also if anyone has contact info/website for those sheath guys that would be great.

An update on my knife, Paul just finished my sheath and sent me the three pics above. I couldn't be happier with the sheath it takes a great knife to the next level.

Thanks,

Trevor
 
Although I think that it's best that the leatherworker has the sheath Kenny Rowe is more than capable of making a excellent fitting one from a tracing. How do I know...well because he made me one for my Bailey Bradshaw Bowie. Here is his link.
http://rowesleather.com/ks_products.htm

Good luck,

Marcel
 
i have gotten a few sheaths from paul long and his sheaths are top notch...if it were me i would send the knife just to ensure the fit was exact....i'm sure he could do it from a tracing but i wouldn't want to do it that way....i'll go look for his email fr you.....ryan
 
You Could maybe send in one of your existing sheaths
but id send the knife ,Paul and Kenny do a beautiful job of
complimenting a knife
 
Given that you don't have to send the knife out of country for the sheath, I would just send it to Kenny or Paul (or have the seller ship directly to them). I know that for certain types of sheaths only, Kenny can work from a tracing. But I think you will get the best results - and certainly have the most options to choose from - if you let the sheathmaker work directly with the knife.

My guess is that Paul's turnaround is still quite a bit quicker than Kenny's, even though it is getting longer due to the increasing (an completely justified) popularity of his work.

Roger
 
I have never sent a knife to have a sheath made from Paul or Kenny and have never received one that didn't fit the knife. I will say that Paul's have fit like a glove. Kenny's have been a little tight, however will loosened up with a little use.

You can do a tracing, however an actual size copy from a copy machine of full knife view and spine view works best. Also send a color photo if the sheathmaker is to match or contrast sheath to handle color.

As far as time, Paul's sheaths have taken a week from receipt of copy to my PO box or less, and Kenny's have taken from 5 to 6 weeks.
 
I think I am just going to send it in. In fact it is going out to paul tomorrow so I will try to get a few bad pictures tonight and then more to come later.... actually here is a picture that John White took.
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Kevin Jones said:
You can do a tracing, however an actual size copy from a copy machine of full knife view and spine view works best. Also send a color photo if the sheathmaker is to match or contrast sheath to handle color.
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Kevin is right, all of the above is best if the knife isn't in the leather shop. I have had best results when it is in the sheathmaker's hands. So, you are making a good choice.

That is a great looking knife, and considering you already have two sheaths for it, a Paul Long sheath will dress it up special, as you wish. Making sure he has the knife will just seal the deal.

- Joe
 
Very nice. I agree on Pual and Kenny. Paul is VERY quick, but that may chage as we are swamping him with orders. I think that Kenny does a pretty fair amount of non-knife work, so he is already super busy. I recall him telling me that he does the gunbelt and accesories for new Arkansas Highway Patrol troopers and work like that has to eat up a decent amount of time.
 
jdm61 said:
Very nice. I agree on Pual and Kenny. Paul is VERY quick, but that may chage as we are swamping him with orders. I think that Kenny does a pretty fair amount of non-knife work, so he is already super busy. I recall him telling me that he does the gunbelt and accesories for new Arkansas Highway Patrol troopers and work like that has to eat up a decent amount of time.
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Good point Joe, as I didn't mean to imply that Kenny was slow :foot: as he does do a lot of ALL kinds of leather work.
I was just giving the facts of my experiences with both sheathmakers.
 
Well Paul just sent me new pictures so check it out! I can't wait to get it into my hands.
 
As predicted! Not that it called for ESP or anything. VERY nice work.

Roger
 
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