I have got back on my Carothers UF Bald Eagle sheath. I trimmed around the eye, and darkened the back of the inside of his beak with some watered down black paint. I think that I need to go back over the iris of the eye some more with some more yellow. I also don't know what kind of stamping that I want to do around him. What do yall think?
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Wow that came out awesome !!!! Really Really nice work !!!!
I don’t know what tooling would do it justice ???? My first thought would be to have the Stars and Stripes as a background.
Really enjoy stalking everyone's work in here, here's a left handed fixed blade wharncliffe pocket sheath (an oddball trifecta?) I'm finishing up.
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If there's anything I can do to help let me know. I've found with leatherwork especially that it seems like I'll improve in an area but don't really know how I got there. I wish I could point at something specific that could help.I wish my stitching looked that good...
If there's anything I can do to help let me know. I've found with leatherwork especially that it seems like I'll improve in an area but don't really know how I got there. I wish I could point at something specific that could help.
It's funny you mention that because with these sheaths specifically I'm about to transition to using the sewing machine.
A lot of talk has been had about the strength of a sewing machine stitch and a saddle stitch. A saddle stitch is mechanically stronger, that's really not open for debate. With that being said though, a machine stitch is insanely strong, I think people get the idea of pulling a hem on a shirt and think that's what happens with leather. The fact that the lock stitch is tucked up inside the thickness of leather, you don't really have that. Mechanically it works the same as a pants hem, but the material makes things different is what I'm trying to say.
've ripped apart a lot of leather off of my Cobra 4 in the name land testing and it takes pliers and a LOT more force than you'd expect to peel things aparr and then you get to a point where they simply wont separate anymore. I don't see any user end activity that would make a machine stitch fail.
I just picked one up from Tandy a few weeks ago. I think it's a 1/4" oblong. I've been trying to find a good source for solid stainless buckles. So far the only ones I've been able to find are in Novia Scotia, Leather Smith Design or something.Next month I'm going to get at least one good USA made oblong punch. My belt slits always look like crap no matter how I do them.
I just picked one up from Tandy a few weeks ago. I think it's a 1/4" oblong. I've been trying to find a good source for solid stainless buckles. So far the only ones I've been able to find are in Novia Scotia, Leather Smith Design or something.
My son getting home from day working. If machine stitching wasn't strong enough we'd know.
This martingale I made him with silver dollar conchos takes a lot of abuse. Constantly being soaked in horse sweat and then dried out and then soaked again. Bashed through brush, takes a licking and keeps on ticking:
If machine stitching wasn't strong enough we'd of know a LONG time ago!
Finished off a new batch of knives and sheaths: