Whacha Been Up To......

[Sharp & Fiery]

Here’s a couple for some CPK blades


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Those look great, Bill!! Always nice work.

 

[duramax]

Classy leather work!!!

Thank you , much appreciated

 

[duramax]

Those look great, Bill!! Always nice work.

Thank you I really appreciate it

Your work looks great too my friend !!!

 

[Horsewright]

A couple to come out of the shop recently…
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Here’s a couple for some CPK blades


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WOW! Both ya guys!!!

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

WOW! Both ya guys!!!

Thanks, Dave.

 

[Horsewright]

YOu bet sir! Well earned, very nice work.

 

[duramax]

WOW! Both ya guys!!!

Thank you

 

[Horsewright]

Thank you

Ya bet sir! Just great work!

 

[Mendoman]

Here’s a couple for some CPK blades


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That green looks great.

 

[duramax]

That green looks great.

Thank you

 

[Horsewright]

Been a while since I've posted what I've been up to around here. Ya guys be thinking I'm slacking.

We had our summer works at the ranch a couple weekends ago. Due to the hot weather we started very early. Breakfast was at 0530 and in the saddle and working in the corrals by 0600. Couldn't start much earlier because we're kinda in a canyon there were the corrals are and it had to be light enough for us to see what we were doing. Everything ran real smooth due to a great crew and we were done with everything by 10:30! Think thats a new world record. Dinner was at 7 pm so everyone went home took a shower and cleaned up and if you were old like me a nap. Brother Bill our ranch cook had dinner going. Ribeyes, spicy shrimp, potatoes and a Cesar salad.

Some of my cleaned up crew:

Always looking around these deals and see stuff we made:

Test driving a prototype phone case and giving Barney scratches:

Been making stuff too:

A custom sheath for this knife sent in by a customer:

Knives and sheaths of my own:

Working on a batch of 18 sheaths right now.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Been a while since I've posted what I've been up to around here. Ya guys be thinking I'm slacking.

We had our summer works at the ranch a couple weekends ago. Due to the hot weather we started very early. Breakfast was at 0530 and in the saddle and working in the corrals by 0600. Couldn't start much earlier because we're kinda in a canyon there were the corrals are and it had to be light enough for us to see what we were doing. Everything ran real smooth due to a great crew and we were done with everything by 10:30! Think thats a new world record. Dinner was at 7 pm so everyone went home took a shower and cleaned up and if you were old like me a nap. Brother Bill our ranch cook had dinner going. Ribeyes, spicy shrimp, potatoes and a Cesar salad.

Some of my cleaned up crew:

Always looking around these deals and see stuff we made:

Test driving a prototype phone case and giving Barney scratches:

Been making stuff too:

A custom sheath for this knife sent in by a customer:

Knives and sheaths of my own:

Working on a batch of 18 sheaths right now.

I know the real reason why you didn’t post for a while, Dave. If we knew about that great looking BBQ, we woulda all shown up!!!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Recently picked up this gscreely Gary Creely Mako in N360 steel, excellent knife, great ergos and fine cutting edge. The sheath is designed for pocket carry, I believe he has them factory made for him with his emblem on the back side. In a few videos he explains that the knife should go into the sheath just up to the second handle screw head, higher it could be too loose, lower, well it could be a bad thing. The sheaths are taco kind of make, just folded around and sewn down the one side, it has an Ulti clip on the back to attach it VERY securely to your pants pocket edge. I've carried this for a few weeks and last night I noticed...'felt' that the knife was in the sheath a bit more than it normally should be and examining it today I found that a bottom stitch was cut. So the tip was making it's way through the bottom of the sheath. The side welt is fairly wide, giving extra leather there to prevent any accidental cut through the side, but along the bottom you can feel the welt and it is a little narrower. Having a bit more leather would or could have helped.

SO, I soaked the sheath in some hot water, there doesn't seem to be any water proofing applied to the leather so it soaked right in and allowed me to wet form the leather around the knife handle. The handle has a sizeable palm swell which will allow me to form it along the side.

I also stitched a line of thread along side the factory stitching near the top to bring the opening a little tighter. I think that the factory would be wise to run a stitch line down there as well.

Also the Ulti clip edges are a little crisp, so I took a dremel to soften those edges so they are not as harsh, this is from the Ulti clip folks and nothing that Gary Creely or his sheath maker has done and I would not expect them to do as it does change the appearance of the clip, the onus is on the Ulti clip folks but I doubt that will change any time soon.

Of course I didn't take a before image of the entire sheath, duh...lol but a quick search and you will see what those look like new.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

wet forming provides a decent stop for the handle now

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

extra line of stitches to tighten the opening, and a lanyard is key to drawing the knife out, for me at least

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Missing stitch, I checked the back and a thread was showing so I took a lighter and melted it down to prevent it from unraveling

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

All in all I think it's a good way to carry this small fixed blade, but I would suggest that those with this type of sheath to also at the very least, wet form it so there is a little bit of a stopping point for the knife.

History story of mine, many many many years ago I made a small chiseledge tanto fixed blade, did a Japanese cord wrap handle, and unfortunately I just picked a sheath that it 'kinda' fit and slid that into my right pocket.
While at work, I squatted down to open the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, removed a large stack of folders and sat them on my right knee, I pulled the stack away from the cabinet and did not even feel the knife slide into my right forearm.
As I tried to raise the stack of folders, they seemed stuck to my leg! Then I realized it was stuck to my leg, I had to slide my arm forward to clear the blade of my now exposed knife so I could stand up. When I squatted down I had pressed the handle of the knife with my body driving it through the leather and my pants, exposing a very sharp tip. Fortunately the blood was not excessive, nor the pain in that section of my forearm. I was not happy about the accidental stabbing, nor were the ladies in the dept when they saw what happened, but, I was inwardly please at how sharp the knife was....go figure right?

So, seeing this similar event starting to unfold, I wanted to head it off before something untoward happened, and I hope that you guys and gals will also heed this warning.
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Here's a short video showing the snap in retention this sheath now has;

G2

 

[Horsewright]

Recently picked up this gscreely Gary Creely Mako in N360 steel, excellent knife, great ergos and fine cutting edge. The sheath is designed for pocket carry, I believe he has them factory made for him with his emblem on the back side. In a few videos he explains that the knife should go into the sheath just up to the second handle screw head, higher it could be too loose, lower, well it could be a bad thing. The sheaths are taco kind of make, just folded around and sewn down the one side, it has an Ulti clip on the back to attach it VERY securely to your pants pocket edge. I've carried this for a few weeks and last night I noticed...'felt' that the knife was in the sheath a bit more than it normally should be and examining it today I found that a bottom stitch was cut. So the tip was making it's way through the bottom of the sheath. The side welt is fairly wide, giving extra leather there to prevent any accidental cut through the side, but along the bottom you can feel the welt and it is a little narrower. Having a bit more leather would or could have helped.

SO, I soaked the sheath in some hot water, there doesn't seem to be any water proofing applied to the leather so it soaked right in and allowed me to wet form the leather around the knife handle. The handle has a sizeable palm swell which will allow me to form it along the side.

I also stitched a line of thread along side the factory stitching near the top to bring the opening a little tighter. I think that the factory would be wise to run a stitch line down there as well.

Also the Ulti clip edges are a little crisp, so I took a dremel to soften those edges so they are not as harsh, this is from the Ulti clip folks and nothing that Gary Creely or his sheath maker has done and I would not expect them to do as it does change the appearance of the clip, the onus is on the Ulti clip folks but I doubt that will change any time soon.

Of course I didn't take a before image of the entire sheath, duh...lol but a quick search and you will see what those look like new.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

wet forming provides a decent stop for the handle now

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

extra line of stitches to tighten the opening, and a lanyard is key to drawing the knife out, for me at least

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Missing stitch, I checked the back and a thread was showing so I took a lighter and melted it down to prevent it from unraveling

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

All in all I think it's a good way to carry this small fixed blade, but I would suggest that those with this type of sheath to also at the very least, wet form it so there is a little bit of a stopping point for the knife.

History story of mine, many many many years ago I made a small chiseledge tanto fixed blade, did a Japanese cord wrap handle, and unfortunately I just picked a sheath that it 'kinda' fit and slid that into my right pocket.
While at work, I squatted down to open the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, removed a large stack of folders and sat them on my right knee, I pulled the stack away from the cabinet and did not even feel the knife slide into my right forearm.
As I tried to raise the stack of folders, they seemed stuck to my leg! Then I realized it was stuck to my leg, I had to slide my arm forward to clear the blade of my now exposed knife so I could stand up. When I squatted down I had pressed the handle of the knife with my body driving it through the leather and my pants, exposing a very sharp tip. Fortunately the blood was not excessive, nor the pain in that section of my forearm. I was not happy about the accidental stabbing, nor were the ladies in the dept when they saw what happened, but, I was inwardly please at how sharp the knife was....go figure right?

So, seeing this similar event starting to unfold, I wanted to head it off before something untoward happened, and I hope that you guys and gals will also heed this warning.
G2

Great work and post G2!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks Dave, working on a pre-existing sheath doesn't leave you a lot of choices, so you do the best you can with what you have, it now has a more secure fit and very good retention. The one thing you don't want to happen is when you are resting in your favorite chair and the knife slides out of the sheath and into either you or the chair fabric, one is a bad day the other...a really bad day!
G2

 

[jfk1110]

Been a while since I've posted what I've been up to around here. Ya guys be thinking I'm slacking.

We had our summer works at the ranch a couple weekends ago. Due to the hot weather we started very early. Breakfast was at 0530 and in the saddle and working in the corrals by 0600. Couldn't start much earlier because we're kinda in a canyon there were the corrals are and it had to be light enough for us to see what we were doing. Everything ran real smooth due to a great crew and we were done with everything by 10:30! Think thats a new world record. Dinner was at 7 pm so everyone went home took a shower and cleaned up and if you were old like me a nap. Brother Bill our ranch cook had dinner going. Ribeyes, spicy shrimp, potatoes and a Cesar salad.

Some of my cleaned up crew:

Always looking around these deals and see stuff we made:

Test driving a prototype phone case and giving Barney scratches:

Been making stuff too:

A custom sheath for this knife sent in by a customer:

Knives and sheaths of my own:

Working on a batch of 18 sheaths right now.

As always, some fantastic pics and awesome work!! Thank you for sharing!

 

[jfk1110]

Recently picked up this gscreely Gary Creely Mako in N360 steel, excellent knife, great ergos and fine cutting edge. The sheath is designed for pocket carry, I believe he has them factory made for him with his emblem on the back side. In a few videos he explains that the knife should go into the sheath just up to the second handle screw head, higher it could be too loose, lower, well it could be a bad thing. The sheaths are taco kind of make, just folded around and sewn down the one side, it has an Ulti clip on the back to attach it VERY securely to your pants pocket edge. I've carried this for a few weeks and last night I noticed...'felt' that the knife was in the sheath a bit more than it normally should be and examining it today I found that a bottom stitch was cut. So the tip was making it's way through the bottom of the sheath. The side welt is fairly wide, giving extra leather there to prevent any accidental cut through the side, but along the bottom you can feel the welt and it is a little narrower. Having a bit more leather would or could have helped.

SO, I soaked the sheath in some hot water, there doesn't seem to be any water proofing applied to the leather so it soaked right in and allowed me to wet form the leather around the knife handle. The handle has a sizeable palm swell which will allow me to form it along the side.

I also stitched a line of thread along side the factory stitching near the top to bring the opening a little tighter. I think that the factory would be wise to run a stitch line down there as well.

Also the Ulti clip edges are a little crisp, so I took a dremel to soften those edges so they are not as harsh, this is from the Ulti clip folks and nothing that Gary Creely or his sheath maker has done and I would not expect them to do as it does change the appearance of the clip, the onus is on the Ulti clip folks but I doubt that will change any time soon.

Of course I didn't take a before image of the entire sheath, duh...lol but a quick search and you will see what those look like new.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

wet forming provides a decent stop for the handle now

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

extra line of stitches to tighten the opening, and a lanyard is key to drawing the knife out, for me at least

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Missing stitch, I checked the back and a thread was showing so I took a lighter and melted it down to prevent it from unraveling

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

All in all I think it's a good way to carry this small fixed blade, but I would suggest that those with this type of sheath to also at the very least, wet form it so there is a little bit of a stopping point for the knife.

History story of mine, many many many years ago I made a small chiseledge tanto fixed blade, did a Japanese cord wrap handle, and unfortunately I just picked a sheath that it 'kinda' fit and slid that into my right pocket.
While at work, I squatted down to open the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, removed a large stack of folders and sat them on my right knee, I pulled the stack away from the cabinet and did not even feel the knife slide into my right forearm.
As I tried to raise the stack of folders, they seemed stuck to my leg! Then I realized it was stuck to my leg, I had to slide my arm forward to clear the blade of my now exposed knife so I could stand up. When I squatted down I had pressed the handle of the knife with my body driving it through the leather and my pants, exposing a very sharp tip. Fortunately the blood was not excessive, nor the pain in that section of my forearm. I was not happy about the accidental stabbing, nor were the ladies in the dept when they saw what happened, but, I was inwardly please at how sharp the knife was....go figure right?

So, seeing this similar event starting to unfold, I wanted to head it off before something untoward happened, and I hope that you guys and gals will also heed this warning.
G2

One of the plusses of a SHARP BLADE!!! Doesn't hurt when it cuts you but will make nice big holes in you!!!
Nice leather fix there Gary....

 

[RayseM]

Cleaning up

 

[Horsewright]

Good job!