Whacha Been Up To......

[RayseM]

Another consideration is the wear and tear on exposed threads, being on the outside it will present the threads to damage and possible breakage in a situation where the person is against things. One reason that some people will use a groover to have the thread sit down below the surface to avoid wear. I don’t do that myself as I pull the thread tight enough
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My experience suggests that that would be an extreme and uncomfortable situation. In the event that the cord ever did get torn (though it would not likely unravel more than a few holes - tie a knot and the lesta would not leave the knife blade exposed) the cool thing is that anyone could repair with some 3mm paracord. Kevlar cord would not be excessive.

 

[duramax]

Decided to make SHEATH #2 for a puukko I have been trying to sell. I think SHEATH #1 was a bit too radical for most people. I like both of these.
The x-cross stitched front seams are - I think - are pretty cool. Apparently my 2¢ is only worth 1¢

Anyway I PRESENT - what I've been up to during the weekend : this next iteration of a sheath for my greenheart puukko.

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Less of a conventional puukko sheath but a more standard belt sheath with a bit of uncommon.

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This was the SHEATH #1 that received a somewhat underwhelmed response. What is wrong with it???

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Nice job on these

I like the one with the blue green cord That’s a lot of work , I use flat needles when I do this what a PIA lol

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Exactly, it’s unlikely to happen but something to consider, especially if the person is a contractor. I had a horizontal sheath that a fellow wore everyday at a his job in a hardware/wood store and he rubbed against shop equipment often enough that he actually wore through the exposed side of the sheath! Just flat out wore a hole into the leather! I was very surprised!
The threads were not touched because the forming of the sheath was out farther than the stitch line
But that took a couple years to make the hole, sheath still held the knife though

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[Horsewright]

Recents:

This scabbard was out of Wicket and Craig chestnut saddle leather not my usual russet. Water Buffalo overlay holster for a 5" 1911.

Nichole has been busy too finishing off two more Win Carriers Both are made from water buffalo:

Magnet closure and padded dividers in the interior:

They call it black water buffalo but its a grey to my eyes:

Took the same pattern and is running with it as a prototype:

 

[duramax]

 

[Gary W. Graley]

You guys are always inspiring to see your work, well done guys!

This one is another of my horizontal adapters. The knife is a Civivi Stormridge fixed blade with Nitro-V steel, quite slim bladed and handled but works well. It came with one of those kydex mount thingy but I never cared for them that much, a bit bulky.

While this looks simple, well I guess it is simple but for a small fiddly thing it takes a bit of time to make/fitup to make it work properly and still look good. The bottom fastens onto the sheath via a set of hardware and above those are the base of the snaps, the leather then wraps around the sheath, folds back down onto itself and snaps in place. This style draws your belt closer to the sheath when you snap it down, and you can easily unsnap and remove the sheath from your belt quickly without having to take your belt off.

Blade is about 4" long and the adapter is about 2 3/8" wide
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Rides comfortably above my right front pocket so you can sit down with it on and bend without it poking you. Makes it easy to draw the knife and returning the knife I slide my fingers down to the tip of the blade to guide it in...safely

Have a great Wednesday folks!
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[Lorien]

another go at a lined sheath here- some nice veg tan deer skin. The throat overlays are a first for me, so they're not perfect by any means. A good jumping off point, though, I'll do it again next time I have something going on that calls for it.

still need to build a belt attachment

 

[Jak Epp]

Just finished up my third knife and sheath yesterday. Not perfect, but I’m learning with each one!

 

[A.L.]

I'm thinking of making a leather collar for my Gränsfors axe. Any tips on how to make pattern for the collar so that the leather goes around the shape of the head? Wrap paper around and trace?

 

[Horsewright]

I'm thinking of making a leather collar for my Gränsfors axe. Any tips on how to make pattern for the collar so that the leather goes around the shape of the head? Wrap paper around and trace?

Yep I've heard of folks using padded mailers instead of paper to make patterns as it is thicker like leather (so it doesn't throw your measurements off) but will still bend well like paper.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I'm thinking of making a leather collar for my Gränsfors axe. Any tips on how to make pattern for the collar so that the leather goes around the shape of the head? Wrap paper around and trace?

Dave is spot on, that's one way to figure out how to wrap leather around before you start cutting leather, saves some time material and headaches.

A few years back I was drafted to make an axe sheath for my daughter's father in law, fortunately for him he was a nice enough guy that I took on the project. Photobucket has decimated many photos since they did what they did, but I was able to dig those images up and saved them into my flickr account and replaced the images in this thread that might give you some ideas.

Small axe holster

So take a peek in there for some ideas, he still uses it to this day, very handy
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[A.L.]

Thanks for the tips! I’ll see what I can find to try work with.

 

[baxtrom]

Simple wallet with space for two cards - my driver’s license and my Mastercard…

Used that trick someone here told me about using an awl in my bench drill, that worked pretty well

Edit: that would have been Horsewright





Back side

 

[Horsewright]

Simple wallet with space for two cards - my driver’s license and my Mastercard…

Used that trick someone here told me about using an awl in my bench drill, that worked pretty well

Edit: that would have been Horsewright

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Nice job glad that worked out for ya!

 

[Horsewright]

Been super busy around here:. Nichole not only got all our taxes ready for the CPA but whipped out these two in between times:

The brown one went to a fellow BF member that is on the road a lot.

I finished off some sheaths for some outside knives:

Set of steak knives for my Sister In Law:

Other knives and sheaths:

This one had a pair of spur straps to go with it:

Lots more knives and belts. Lots of belts. Finished off that group of twelve:

Two more after. The first also for a fellow BF member.

And a Loop Holster for an auction to benefit the Boy Scouts down in Bakersfield:

Lil busy what ya been up to?

 

[jfk1110]

Been sup[er busy around here:. Nichole not only got all our taxes ready for the CPA but whipped out these two in between times:

The brown one went to a fellow BF member that is on the road a lot.

I finished off some sheaths for some outside knives:

Set of steak knives for my Sister In Law:

Other knives and sheaths:

This one had a pair of spur straps to go with it:

Lots more knives and belts. Lots of belts. Finished off that group of twelve:

Two more after. The first also for a fellow BF member.

And a Loop Holster for an auction to benefit the Boy Scouts down in Bakersfield:

Lil busy what ya been up to?

Fine work !!!!!

 

[Horsewright]

Fine work !!!!!

Thank you sir!

 

[Lorien]

turned my ole Kai kitchen knife set into skives and knives today

 

[Ebbtide]

From the fun with scraps file…. A little pocket sheath.

I think I finally have a handle on Dave’s hi-liter technique

 

[Jak Epp]

Screwed up two sheaths for this knife before finally getting it right on the third try. Made the same mistake twice in a row by not making the inside of the welt wide enough for the little heel/guard thing. (What do you call that thing?) Pretty happy with how it turned out in the end.