WalterDavis & TF Collaboration - Full photo's.

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As I mentioned in the other thread Walt and I have teamed up to make bushcraft knives and sheaths. I love making sheaths for quality makers like Fiddleback, Walt and all of the others I have made by proxy.

Walt has given me full license for colors, styles, and options. I have been playing with how deep the knife will sit, how thick my welt's need to be, and other little details. I want to offer a lot of options for Walt to choose from in the future.

It has been fun - I hope you guys like the pics:

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One of Walt's in Curly Maple with red stain and black liners:

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One with Ebony with white liners:

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One in Mesquite with red liners:

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One in Curly Maple with black liners (I will be keeping this one! :D )

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I will have three cross draw / lefties coming Walt's way with this batch in various carries (dangler, belt loop, dangler option) and various colors of righties as well.

Any comments are welcome - Walt may need to correct any information I have posted.

TF
 
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Nicely done! I can't wait to get 'em back in hand:thumbup: I get the feeling it's going to be hard to let 'em go:D
 
that red stained birch is easily the best i ahve seen from you walt :thumbup: really good job on that one. and tal, as always, great work on the sheaths.
 
Barber,

These handles are the best work I have seen by Walt and his grinds are getting so much better too. The red one is a largers scaled handle that fits my hands VERY nicely. I think the Ebony and Mesquite ones will fit the majority of men very well.

I am enjoying getting better with Walt - every sheath has a few tiny errors that I try to eliminate next time. We seem to be learning together.

TF
 
Sorry guys, I may have given TF the wrong info, but the striped ones are Curly Maple, not Birch:o They did come out pretty decent, though:foot: It took some doing to get a consistent look with the Maple, but I found a system that works well, and I don't have to use Acid to get a nice pattern. The Red one was wiped with Red Leather Dye, then stained. It's pretty bright in hand, but I wouldn't be ashamed to carry it;)
 
great looking stuff TF.... :thumbup: the knives and sheaths compliment each other very well...
 
Nope - I screwed up. Sorry about the birch comment.

To make up for it - I finished the last sheath to send to you Walt - A minimilist lefty. Turned out very well - I would say this sheath represents my best work to date. I experimented with a mid rise belt carry and a drain hole.

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TF
 
Nice! I think that's going to make some southpaw very, very happy:thumbup:
 
They all look great TF. :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:


:confused: Is it my imagination, or are a lot of these sheaths lefties? :confused:




"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike

Forest & Stream
 
No. I made a miscut (laid the pattern the wrong way!) on two sheaths. I asked Walt if that was a problem - he said it was not - this will give him the option to sell to all customers having these on hand. I will make three of them for him - I am sure that will last a while.

The rest will be righties.

Hey man - letfties have rights too Big Mike!!! ;)

TF
 
Nope, just figured that the 'lefties' were just 'left' out too often:foot:

Really, since this is the first time TF and I have worked together, it'll be pretty nice to put up the first few with some options. I actually have never had anyone ask for a left-handed sheath, but I'm hoping that this will inspire some of those guys who feel left(:o) out to try a handmade knife:D
 
I HOPE what you find is that lefties don't buy knives with sheaths that often - or have to buy another sheath because one is not made for them.

I hope that is it...

TF
 
This thread just proves that any "sexy thang" is twice as sexy in tight fitting leather pants.


TF- You're doing a great job man and the sheaths are just getting better and better.

David
 
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