Whacha Been Up To......

Redmeadow Knives said:
Thank you! I really like the way this dark gray thread goes with the black, it has a nice subtle contrast.
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I remember reading a thread where, Dave said he once hand stitched a belt and didn’t want to do it again (or something along those lines).

I made myself a belt a year or so ago and a couple weeks ago I decided to hand stitch it. If a professional did it, I had to at least try.

Well, I agree with Dave Horsewright Horsewright , that was the longest 10 hrs of my life. 😂😂
 
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Sharp & Fiery said:
I remember reading a thread where, Dave said he once hand stitched a belt and didn’t want to do it again (or something along those lines).

I made myself a belt a year or so ago and a couple weeks ago I decided to hand stitch it. If a professional did it, I had to at least try.

Well, I agree with Dave Horsewright Horsewright , that was the longest 10 hrs of my life. 😂😂
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Right? Not to mention the week of hand cramps! Stitching is the easy part, punching 85,000 holes for a belt isn't fun. A sewing machine will change your life for sure, I've made 4 or 5 belts in the last couple of weeks, I'd still be punching holes holes if I didn't have the Cobra. I wouldn't even consider entering the belt arena without one.
 
Redmeadow Knives said:
Right? Not to mention the week of hand cramps! Stitching is the easy part, punching 85,000 holes for a belt isn't fun. A sewing machine will change your life for sure, I've made 4 or 5 belts in the last couple of weeks, I'd still be punching holes holes if I didn't have the Cobra. I wouldn't even consider entering the belt arena without one.
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I read you got a Cobra! Congrats, John. Nothing better than a little help with the stitching aspect of leather working.

Only 82,000 holes to punch for me. Luckily I have a small….ish waist. Haha.

And ya, I don’t accept belt orders. Not with stitching anyways. Although…I also made my wife a belt…and she likes the stitching on mine…what did I do to deserve this! 🤣😂

All said and done, the belt turned out good and I’m really happy with it.
The stitchwork you are doing on your belts is fantastic, John. Absolutely fantastic.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
I read you got a Cobra! Congrats, John. Nothing better than a little help with the stitching aspect of leather working.

Only 82,000 holes to punch for me. Luckily I have a small….ish waist. Haha.

And ya, I don’t accept belt orders. Not with stitching anyways. Although…I also made my wife a belt…and she likes the stitching on mine…what did I do to deserve this! 🤣😂

All said and done, the belt turned out good and I’m really happy with it.
The stitchwork you are doing on your belts is fantastic, John. Absolutely fantastic.
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The Cobra has really opened up a lot of possibilities. It was hard to drop the cash but in hindsight was well worth every penny.

Thanks for the compliment on the stitching, I'm trying to design some different patterns but it's hard to beat a classic gunslinger stitch down the center.
 
John A. Larsen said:
Does the rubber (?) ring go around the handle to provide assertional retention ? John
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The ring is metal and will be used for a dangler attachment 👍

Sheath has pretty nice retention from the molding and shear weight of the knife lol 😊 It’s a large knife

But a retention strap can easily be added
 
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