New Scabbard and Pics!

Thanks Dave, and DD.

Wait till I get me a swivel knife Dave.
 
that's really good work :)

i like the wood burning ideer :) i was thinking that if you cut a piece of wood the same shape, but smaller than the scabbard, as an overlay in contrasting color, and used a teeny little saw to cut things out of it, like celtic knots patterns, or such, you could see through it, and have a neat carved 3d effect...

you could also do the same thing if you make another sheath, by using layered colored wood, and controlling the depth of the cut with a chisel, etc... bring out different effects.

still, as is, i like it very much :)

bladite
 
Yvsa said:
Most excellently done Andy!!!!:thumbup: :D :cool: It won't be long and you young pups will be way superior to this old man!:thumbup: :cool: :D ;)
I like that.:D
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You gotta take a chunk of credit too. Not just you, but many of the forumites here. Because of the guidance you have freely given. When I got back intouch with my childhood affection for knives is when I began to be a happy adult. Then when I found this forum and khukuris, wow. What a difference.

One reason I didn't add any other effects is that the BC is so primitive looking. Its no HI. I thought that adding fancy inlays would make the knife look out of place. I like this setup. The knife looks at home to me now. Bladite, I think your idea is a goodun. I may make that a part of my next one if you don't mind.:thumbup:
 
Good job, Andy. Fine Woodworking magazine had an interesting article this month about bringing out the figure in fancy wood like that. They used oil, as we are always told to do to make the grain pop - with a clear top coat. Then they used just a clear finish and found the grain more vibrant without the oil treatment. News to me.
 
Last year I made a small sidetable out of cherry and curly maple. I finished it with polyurethane. The grain really pops on it. This time I used an oil finish so that I can touch up without having to resand the entire finish out. That old knife is going to get some use. I wanna see what that scabbard looks like in ten years.
 
Thanks Brian. It was a fun project. I'll do more, and may move to a softer wood. Maybe redwood, cypress, or spanish cedar I was thinking
 
Amos Iron Wolf said:
Yep, just loverly! Beautiful and functional. Excellent.
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Welcome Amos. And...thanks.

Hang out a while. Its a cool place to be. Do you collect khuks?:thumbup:
 
ferguson said:
Andy, You're just a ball of fire aren't you! Excellent work. :thumbup:

If you do some decoration on your next one, maybe we can come up with some tradional Nepali designs from old scabbards. That would be neat I think.

Steve
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Hey Steve if you know of any of these designs offhand I could start practicing them. Hint.:rolleyes: ;) :p
 
Wow Andy that is really nice:thumbup: :) Very creative too--I wouldn't have thought to blend leather and exposed wood like that--it works very well!

I'm amazed how many craftsmen we have here. I'm sure Walosi is smiling right now:)
 
Andy, that is impressive as hell. My Dad made some wood sheaths for a couple of daggers he made in the early 70's. He used some small carving tools and a dremel and carved a snake into the side of the sheath. Of course he started with thicker wood and carved the figure out and then smoothed the rest of the wood around it. I spent hours looking for it after he died but his stepson swiped it along with everything else he had of any real sentimental or monetary value.

In any case, you don't have enough material left to do anything like that anyway, just a comment. I think Nasty's suggestion about wood burning is a great one. When I was a kid I had a wood burning setup and wish I still had it. Corded iron with a bunch of slotted/rounded tips, and came with a pile of wood slats with designs on them.

Still, just the plain maple is beautiful, and the frog is great. Just three questions, and I apologize if you have already mentioned the first: how long did this project take you? and do you think there is any chance of the frog slipping up and off the scabbard when carried under weight? and what kind of khukuri do you have in there?

Thanks for sharing, and congrats on a beautiful effort. :thumbup:

Regards,

Norm
 
aproy1101 said:
Last year I made a small sidetable out of cherry and curly maple. I finished it with polyurethane. The grain really pops on it. This time I used an oil finish so that I can touch up without having to resand the entire finish out. That old knife is going to get some use. I wanna see what that scabbard looks like in ten years.
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Just saw this one and a follow up comment: I have made 3 large bookcases and several smaller peices but have been too chicken to make anything out of furniture grade woods. All mine have either been clear pine when I was starting out, or red oak or fir, with some poplar here and there. The red oak is hell on tools though. Someday I'll get up the guts to try something nicer...

I'm not saying that if I tried this project my scabbard would turn out nearly as nice as this, but I wouldn't have a problem giving it a try. The frog, though, I wouldnt have a clue how to proceed with something like that.

Norm
 
Thanks Rob, et al.:thumbup: :D I never considered that leather wouldn't go well with exposed wood. I'd like to shrink some rawhide onto one in the future. Natural materials usually blend well IMHO.

Norm, I don't think this project is beyond anyone here. If I had to do it again I would have started with softer wood though. My idea for the next one is either spanish cedar (doesn't leak sap), cypress, or redwood as stated below. I can detail the steps if anyone wants to try it. The project took me one weekend start to finish. The scabbard has two ridges of wood at its mouth that give it some thickness and allow the frog to ride under a ridge of wood. It isn't going to slip off. Its also hard to see in the pics, but it tapers with the blade, distally and toward the tip. The frog is quite snug also. The khuk is a bonecutter. HD can tell you more about the BC than I can. I haven't chopped anything but a 2x4 with it yet. Its one thick heavy sun-of-a-gun though. Lemme know if you want me to write it out step by step.:p

As far as woodworking goes. Find yourself a good hardwood dealer and look for deals. Home Depot sells red oak (my least fav hardwood) for ~5 dollars a board foot (12"x12"x1"). My hardwood dealer has that same wood for 2.35 a bf. The day I went there curly maple was on sale for $2 even!!!!!! I can usually get mahogany there cheaper than red oak (:barf: ) at home depot. If you are into oak, check out the creamy wonderfulness of white oak. Its poores are much smaller, and its appearance is way better. If you spend the money to get it quarter sawn its one of the most figured woods around. I usually just spend the 2.50/bf to get it plane sawn. It matches well with walnut, and mahogany. I love walnut, personally, the best.:thumbup:
 
Really nice work Andy. I envy your patience and attention to detail. Real craftsmanship. Concerning wood choice, maybe trying to match the handle would produce interestiing results.:thumbup: :)
 
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