Stingray sheath

I love the way the scale tooling pattern mimics the handle scales. Nice work. rtmind/Randy
 
rtmind said:
I love the way the scale tooling pattern mimics the handle scales. Nice work. rtmind/Randy
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Thanks, Randy! I'm so happy to hear you say that, because that is exactly what I was trying to do! I put a lot of thought into how to mimic reptile scales, and in the end settled on a mule foot stamp to try to accomplish the look I was going for.
 
Both look great, the scale sheath is really nice the edges look great as well from what I see. The stingray looks really nice too. Been wanting to work with that, so your sheath motivates me to do so, thank you for showing us.
 
pugs75 said:
Both look great, the scale sheath is really nice the edges look great as well from what I see. The stingray looks really nice too. Been wanting to work with that, so your sheath motivates me to do so, thank you for showing us.
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Thanks! I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by stingray after reading about people breaking needles, etc. but I really didn't have any trouble. I've got some beaver tail i'll be trying next :) !!
 
ANovinc said:
Thanks! I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by stingray after reading about people breaking needles, etc. but I really didn't have any trouble. I've got some beaver tail i'll be trying next :) !!
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I think I'm gonna buy some stingray now after seeing this; I've been wanting to do some sheath inlays and wallet backs with it but have read/heard horror stories. And How did you cut the stingray if you don't mind me asking a lot of people have told me they use tin snips? Also both sheaths look fantastic!
 
ty_higg said:
I think I'm gonna buy some stingray now after seeing this; I've been wanting to do some sheath inlays and wallet backs with it but have read/heard horror stories. And How did you cut the stingray if you don't mind me asking a lot of people have told me they use tin snips? Also both sheaths look fantastic!
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Thanks, Ty! I used regular ol' scissors to cut mine. You do need to be careful of any exposed edges on the finished product, as they can be quite sharp. But sandpaper took care of that. (I did change my machine needle after stitching through this, though, as those little calcium deposits really are quite tough)
 
ANovinc said:
Thanks! I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by stingray after reading about people breaking needles, etc. but I really didn't have any trouble. I've got some beaver tail i'll be trying next :) !!
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You will like working with the beaver tail, super easy to work with.
 
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