Whacha Been Up To......

Robocarullo said:
I just finished up this one for my swamp rat Desert Patrol. Finishing the inside edges around the cutout for the strap is a real pain in the neck. I think I need to make something to handle that chore. The wooden burnisher I have is a bit too big for the job. I’m thinking about making making a small one from a hardwood dowel.

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Nice work ! I use a chopstick and even wooden q-tip shaft to burnish the tight spots. Albeit, the point that Horsewright made about designing the nooks and crannies out makes sense. Whodathunkit !?!…I’m pretty new to the craft.

After fighting around 3 dozen multi-layer sheaths, I finally realized I could burnish edges before gluing and stitching. And they say I’m a ‘lil slow. 🤣🤣🤣

Again, nice looking sheath !
 
solid work and progression, Michael. Your perseverance is serving you well, keep it up!
 
EMCEE said:
Lot’s of practice (trying new techniques) have led to this nearly complete sheath. It’s made of 5 layers of dyed vegi-tan w/ top overlay and ray skin inlay.

The belt loop can be detached by removing 6 Chicago screws. Stold this trick fair n square from the great @duramax . 🤪

The sheath is specific to the Carothers (CPK) FK2. I sincerely hope it serves its new owner well, for years to come. He challenged me to increase my humble skill/experience level on this one.

Btw, I’m Michael and have been making leather sheaths for about two years. It’s purely a hobby unless I’m commissioned to make one for a specific knife that both the requestor and I own.

A few of you on this sub have inspired me and even offered pointers. Thank you !

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Top notch work....👌👌👌.......

Great job.....👍👍👍
 
Got to throw in my 2 cents too. Excellent work there and some pretty darn nice pics showing it too! I’m the same as the other guys just a small ball peen hammer and a setter.
 
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