The Voodoo Chile Ripper Sheath....

Wild Rose

Wild Rose

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This is one of those sheaths that just came together without a lot of change from my original idea and matching a sheath to Tai's work is ALWAYS a challenge, but a welcome challenge.....
It has a bark tan liner covered with deer rawhide - the pattern in the lower section was made by building up lines on the liner and then shrinking the cover over it. The cuff and belt loop are bark tan with dyed cobra skin inlays. Wrapped copper wire and iron tacks add some decoration.....In keeping with the "tribal" theme - in this case influenced by North African and Caribbean - I added a little "voodoo", copper beads, snake vertebrae, and carved bone skulls. (thanks Mark :thumbup: )

Like all my sheaths it's made for use or to hang on the wall - whatever your heart desires .......;)
 
I really don’t know quite what to say partner “Mon” (Chuck),… it looks like something a "WITCHDOCTOR" would carry!

It reminds me of a couple songs, “Voodoo Child” by Hendrix and this one right here by George Thorogood:

“I walked forty-seven miles of barbed wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie
A brand new house on the road side, and it's a-made out of rattlesnake hide
Got a band new chimney put on top, and it's a-made out of human skull
Come on take a little walk with me baby, and tell me who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

Around the town I use a rattlesnake whip, take it easy baby don't you give me no lip
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

I've got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind, I'm just twenty-two and I don't mind dying
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

Now Arlene took a-me by my hand, she said "Lonesome George you don't understand,
who do you love?"
The night were dark and the sky were blue, down the alleyway a house wagon flew
Hit a bump and somebody screamed, you should've heard what I'd seen
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

Yeah, I've got a tombstone hand in a graveyard mine, just twenty-two baby I don't mind dying
Snake skin shoes baby put them on your feet, got the goodtime music and the Bo Diddley beat
Who do you love?
Who do you love?

I walked forty-seven miles of barbed wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie
A brand new house on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide
Got a band new chimney put on top, and it's made out of human skull
Come on take a little walk with me child, tell me who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?”
 
Bo Diddley. Awesome. :thumbup:

Oh, yeah, that knife/sheath combo rock pretty hard too!!!

Great work gentlemen!
 
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