Personalised Khukuri

Thanks for the comments.
The relief on the carving was better before oiling. I use 100% neatsfoot on all my stuff.
It raise the stamped bits slightly, but still has its shape.

I am making a strap for a mandolin now and some practical vambraces. Nice thing about the cantina is, I can post pics of other things too!

There is room for improvement on this sheath design, but it will work well and last the way it is.

Thanks again for the positive comments! I would also like some critique from the experts please, it helps to be able to improve.
 
Yvsa said:
Titus, to go off topic for a moment, where did you see such references if I may ask? :) This is only one of many subjects that has piqued my interest for a good many years...:thumbup: :cool: :D




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I have read something about that too, can't remember exactly where. I am absolutely fascinated about 'alternative' ancient history especially regarding pre-flood or pre-catastrophe civilizations and worldwide travel and communication between civilizations. There may have been a lot more interchange between east-west/west-east than we realize, and there's no telling what's just sitting underwater waiting to be found...
 
Well Titus I'm somewhat of a lazy old coot so I didn't look at your pics the first time around but after really reading your post again my interest was piqued so I went and looked and brought them here for the next lazy old bastard.:p ;)
Actually I took a bit of time and pulled my free IrfanView photo program up to see what I could do to enhance your pic and hopefully make it easier to see... ;)
I must say since you mostly tooled in the tiger with a screwdriver and a toothpick, Titus you have some damned serious talent going on here!!!! :cool:
And since I'm an old leather pounder myself I can also say from what I can see, This is a piece of work I'd be proud to say that I made!!!!
Most excellently done!!!!:thumbup:

The one thing I would suggest to help make your pics subject stand out more is use a more contrasting background... A red or blue background would've really made your sheath pop! :cool:

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Also if you could use a commercial leather finish such as "Neatlac" or whatever you can get over there instead of the neatsfoot oil it will keep your detail a whole helluva lot sharper!


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Thanks for the comments. I realize I need some finish on the leather. I will look around here for neatlac or equivalent.

About the screwdriver and plastic toothpick. I had the option of making my own tools for this small detail, but it would take too long.
The "Basic 8" tooling set I have just doesn't seem very useful for finer details.
I had in my possesion (a few years ago), an old piece of tooled leather, about 5"x5" square, from South Africa.
The detail is a portrait of a San bushman in high relief. No cuts were made on the surface, as is the norm with most carving, but the portrait was like a photograph!
It looked as if the artist had used blunt needles to press the details. That would b e the height of my skill, if I could ever reproduce soemthing like that.
I have since lost that piece of leather. It might be stashed away with my old kit back home in SA.

I think it will be sunny weather on sunday and if so, I will take some photos outside.
Need to be careful of the neighbours though. There is an old lady here who has the cops on speed dial and as you well know, "offensive weapons" are anathema in this nanny state of the United Kingdom.
I wonder what it is that makes any object offensive.
As far as I know, my belt buckle is more offensive than my pocket knife. ie. it has been used offensively by myself in the past! Just ridiculous.

Thanks again for the comments. Now, where to find that Neatlac...
 
Titus when I was a much too young married man I didn't have any money for luxury items like saddle stamps so I made my own.
As you said you could've done but it would'a taken too long...;) :D
I made mine outta a wide assortment of things but working in a machine shop I had the tools to make a neat job outta things. I used bar ends, the short leftover material used for making assorted parts, Allen bolts, etc...
And that's what I started pounding leather with, as I kept making and selling my work I took the profits and bought myself an extensive set of saddle stamps, they're a lot easier to work with.:thumbup: :cool: :D
 
Yvsa said:
Titus when I was a much too young married man I didn't have any money for luxury items like saddle stamps so I made my own.
As you said you could've done but it would'a taken too long...;) :D
I made mine outta a wide assortment of things but working in a machine shop I had the tools to make a neat job outta things. I used bar ends, the short leftover material used for making assorted parts, Allen bolts, etc...
And that's what I started pounding leather with, as I kept making and selling my work I took the profits and bought myself an extensive set of saddle stamps, they're a lot easier to work with.:thumbup: :cool: :D
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Sadly, I no longer have access to a machine shop. My father is a toolmaker machinist and I worked under him for a while after school. We had some of our best shouting matches back then! Call it artistic differences on how to do the job. He was a perfectionist in his work and I was only interested in getting the company work done so I could continue with my own private jobs! He was probably right

I am scrounging workshop tools at the refinery to put in my little outside office/film storage building. It is slowly becoming a small workshop.

I did make my own leatherwork tools when I was at school. Pretty ones with hardened tips and gnurled handles, I asked my old man to have them blackened at work, they came out real nice. But that was for stitching and edge working etc.
 
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