Star Trek fans?

bonafide

bonafide

Leather Sheathmaker, JouFuu Leathers
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I was working on a custom order when I thought I would parallel the build something else kinda custom. Soooo .. thought I'd try a new kind of carving w/multiple dying levels. I'm aware it's not super clean/perfect, my work seldom is .. but I would like to get some feedback on stepping outside the norms of a standard sheath with a 'theme'.

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Hmmm, although I do think it is neat, I'm not sure I personally like the combo. I wouldn't carry it. Don't get me wrong, I like the Star Trek movies. But bushcraft and Star Trek are on opposite ends of the spectrum.

All I can think of is - I like olives (I'm half Sicilian) and I like ice cream. But I am NOT putting olives in my ice cream. :)


The finish on the sheath looks really nice though.
 
lol .. yeah, I totally get your analogy.
 
You got my hopes up.

I thought I was going to see the first Fiddleback Mek'leth or perhaps a D'k tahg.

Cool looking sheath, I like the nice deep black finish.
But it just doesn't blend old school with Trek.

Think of Picard taking out Borg on the holo-deck while wearing a tux using a Thompson Sub-machine gun.
Classy, yet awesome sci-fy.

Don't know what to tell you.

BTW, I don't think any Klingon weapon would be good for bushcraft. Just sayin'.
 
schmittie said:
But bushcraft and Star Trek are on opposite ends of the spectrum.
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SamuraiDave said:
BTW, I don't think any Klingon weapon would be good for bushcraft. Just sayin'.
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I appreciate the feedback from both of you, seriously I do .. but you guys seemed to focus on this above idea and how a knife and sci-fy dont work together. Not really the point of the thread. You do realize some people dont carry a fixed blade exclusively for the art of Bushcrafting, right? The idea was to 'theme' a sheath - really no different than when I carve the spider on one, is to appeal so a specific 'genre' of someone's eclectic background or likes. The spider silhouette makes for a correlation to the Fiddleback brand cause it's actually that of a Brown Recluse aka a Fiddleback. While I chose the Star Trek artwork to show here .. it could have been a Captain America shield, a Chinese character, or some commonly used pop culture clip art ..

What I was initially asking and maybe I didnt present it correctly, is there more common appeal/request for a personalized theme sheath?
 
Knowing that your willing to expand your custom work to that extent is prety neat. I like the quality of the work and I am sure some trekkie would wear that on his belt. Just as I am sure a captain america fan would like the stars and stripes on one as well. Trick is getting you and those fans together.it would defiantly be good to put on a custom worked web page showing your creativity I would think.
 
There was a time back in the seventies, when I was still just a kid being pissed off at all of the adults crowding up the trekky conventions, that I would have totally dug this sheath with like a tuxedp dagger-ground shank or something. Still impressed with the work though, and it gives me ideas for possible sheath engravings I might like.
 
qhunteraz said:
Knowing that your willing to expand your custom work to that extent is prety neat. I like the quality of the work and I am sure some trekkie would wear that on his belt. Just as I am sure a captain america fan would like the stars and stripes on one as well. Trick is getting you and those fans together.it would defiantly be good to put on a custom worked web page showing your creativity I would think.
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Thank you .. and the trick of making your work appealing to more than just one other person IS the trick. My wife is an entrepreneur and every time I show her something I created (I have an art background), she goes a little bit into 'how can we produce 10,000 units of that and sell it!!' .. and I say, I guess you like it, and go back to my cave. :)
 
I like the concept a lot. You made a sheath for me with the middle panel blank, but a skull would have been nice for me too. Maybe you can offer up something to your prospective buyers. I'm not too interested in spiders, but Spiderman I am. Also, I'm an old school Trekkie, so I thought it was cool too.
 
Hiregun .. I'd already drawn out a couple of skull concepts but have yet to carve one. Think I'll try that next. Spiderman would be cool .. and I just picked up some blue dye. Dragoncon is huge here and this is a knife friendly state .. so I'll probably wear this one to the con.
 
I think it would be a neat idea. Not sure your thinking of taking it further and doing requests of specific things, but that would be sweet too. For instance, I have a small cottage shop and my logo is relatively straight forward. If you offered an up charge to put my logo on a sheath, I would definitely pay extra for something like that.
 
bonafide,

If Fiddleback Friday goes down like I want it to tomorrow, I may have to commission you again for another sheath but with a skull! I'd love to see your skull concepts/drawings.
 
Your sheath reminds me of Flash Gordon. That would be a cool sheath. Same colors just with the Flash Gordon ringed planet and lightening bolt logo.
 
Joe Duder said:
Your sheath reminds me of Flash Gordon. That would be a cool sheath. Same colors just with the Flash Gordon ringed planet and lightening bolt logo.
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I like you Mr. Duder I think we could hang out!:D:thumbup:
 
I think it's great; it even matches the knife (not that anyone noticed)...many other applications that I can think of and a great way to personalize one's interests...
 
hiredgun said:
bonafide,

If Fiddleback Friday goes down like I want it to tomorrow, I may have to commission you again for another sheath but with a skull! I'd love to see your skull concepts/drawings.
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They're just kinda generic .. from the Punisher skull to a plain type of dios los muertos. I'm keeping it more towards a silhouette as that's the easier to carve and not jack it up.
 
Chicago Bulls logo would be better for me, always preferred Star Wars as a kid:D

The Recluse dangler sheath is sweet btw ;)
 
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