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Gary W. Graley said:
Thanks, I use stitching prongs to get the spacing down and then I use a mallet and an awl made from an old screwdriver to get through the rest of the layers

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I'm going to attempt to make a stitching prong from a screwdriver. Just curious (if you don't mind giving up your secrets), did you cut the slot between the prongs using an angle grinder with a cutting wheel? I could do the prong sharpening and trim the edge of the screwdriver with a bench grinder, but just wondering how to best attack the slot.
 
No secrets here ;) it started out as a 4 prong stitching iron, but after years of use one of the prongs started to fatigue and actually wriggled back and forth like a loose tooth until I just removed it and ground down the side so it didn't mar the surface of the leather while using it.

Screwdriver might work but might not provide a long enough prong to reach through several layers, keeping it cool while grinding I'm sure would help keep the temper
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Lorien said:
another DEK1 sheath fresh of da bench
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Are you still hand stitching those? Can't put my finger on it, but you've done something different.

Cleaning out the wax between stitch holes maybe?
 
Thanks Gary - I have a stitching iron missing a tooth - I'll try modifying it first. Then maybe a screwdriver. Good tip on keeping it cool.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Are you still hand stitching those? Can't put my finger on it, but you've done something different.

Cleaning out the wax between stitch holes maybe?
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still doing things the same. Maybe it's the lighter colour of the thread?
 
I've been making a few slips trying to find a good design.

Brown oil tan. You can do the squeeze fit with this or this knife has a lanyard. It's wider and stands upright in the front or back pocket.
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Burgundy chromexcel notched for pulling the knife out.
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Small oil tan with notch for a pen knife or small congress. Also a prototype slip for my large lambsfoot designed to drop into the side pocket of my carpenter jeans or work shorts and allow it to be removed easily. Works great. I tried wet forming it for retention and it worked pretty well. Very stretched though. Basically I just plastic wrapped the knife and jammed it into the wet slip and let it dry.
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It's hard to jazz these up. They are not very toolable. Gotta find a product for a nicer edge finish. I edge, sand and beeswax them but it just doesn't work as well as on veg tan.

On the plus side, the oil tan is very soft and retention is excellent. The chromexcel is just awesome with gorgeous color and pull up.

Just an amateur having fun here. Thanks for showing all of your amazing projects.
 
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RickHuf said:
I've been making a few slips trying to find a good design.

Brown oil tan. You can do the squeeze fit with this or this knife has a lanyard. It's wider and stands upright in the front or back pocket.
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Burgundy chromexcel notched for pulling the knife out.
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Small oil tan with notch for a pen knife or small congress. Also a prototype slip for my large lambsfoot designed to drop into the side pocket of my carpenter jeans or work shorts and allow it to be removed easily. Works great. I tried wet forming it for retention and it worked pretty well. Very stretched though. Basically I just plastic wrapped the knife and jammed it into the wet slip and let it dry.
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It's hard to jazz these up. They are not very toolable. Gotta find a product for a nicer edge finish. I edge, sand and beeswax them but it just doesn't work as well as on veg tan.

On the plus side, the oil tan is very soft and retention is excellent. The chromexcel is just awesome with gorgeous color and pull up.

Just an amateur having fun here. Thanks for showing all of your amazing projects.
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Those look great! Good work!

G2 fantastic work as always my friend.
 
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