Whacha Been Up To......

[Horsewright]

There is something about hand stitching that is relaxing…sure does take a lot of time and tv shows though. Haha.
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Very nice work!!
I still have calluses on my pinkies! I once hand sewed a complete pair of shotgun chaps. Including the zippers. Thats just dumb.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Very nice work!!
I still have calluses on my pinkies! I once hand sewed a complete pair of shotgun chaps. Including the zippers. Thats just dumb.

Thank you, Dave.

Ya, a pair of hand sewn chaps would be quite the undertaking. Your stuff always looks so great.

 

[Horsewright]

Thank you, Dave.

Ya, a pair of hand sewn chaps would be quite the undertaking. Your stuff always looks so great.

Yeah took some time. Thanks.

Nichole made this crossbody purse for our daughter. Made from a very soft, nappy horsehide the purse is completely lined in the same leather:

Alyssa with her new purse at a concert in the park:

 

[Ebbtide]

Please tell me about “Dressing them afterwards with an awl and getting the flow right”

TIA

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

Please tell me about “Dressing them afterwards with an awl and getting the flow right”

TIA

I think I'm the one that mentioned that earlier. After hand stitching I'll take an awl and place it between each stitch and rock it back and forth, that evens up things up. Every once in a while a stitch will look out of line and you can nudge it back into place. Time consuming yes, but it can help the stitch line flow.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Please tell me about “Dressing them afterwards with an awl and getting the flow right”

TIA

What Redmeadow Knives said.

I haven’t had to use an awl to fix my stitch lines. Maybe once or twice. Not saying “I’m that good,” just saying I’ve been lucky. And OCD. Haha.

The awl is very useful to make zigzag or “curving” stitches placed attractively.

 

[Horsewright]

I think I'm the one that mentioned that earlier. After hand stitching I'll take an awl and place it between each stitch and rock it back and forth, that evens up things up. Every once in a while a stitch will look out of line and you can nudge it back into place. Time consuming yes, but it can help the stitch line flow.

Have you tried an overstitch wheel?

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

Have you tried an overstitch wheel?

I have but I can't be trusted with one, I invented 10 new cuss words once when I slipped and ran a dotted line across my sheath!

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

I have but I can't be trusted with one, I invented 10 new cuss words once when I slipped and ran a dotted line across my sheath!

Hey! I’ve done that too!!!

 

[duramax]

I have but I can't be trusted with one, I invented 10 new cuss words once when I slipped and ran a dotted line across my sheath!

I’ve been there myself

 

[Horsewright]

Well there’s that!

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

Well there’s that!

Quickly finding ways to destroy hours of work is my superpower!

 

[Horsewright]

Quickly finding ways to destroy hours of work is my superpower!

Well sometimes ya got to take the time to scratch an itch. Raymond will stop eating for this:

Some recents:

Personalized Leadership Notebook. We have made several for these green hardbound books for military folks:

I was sent this knife to make a sheath for. Stunning damascus:

And this real nice Randall:

Repaired this real nice folder for a buddy since Joe is no longer with us:

Nichole been working on a new pattern for a folding knife sheath. This is a VERY common pattern in the western world and we constantly our getting requests for it. So we decided to make em up too. The advantage to this pattern over anything else we make for this purpose is it can be tooled:

Heck its basically just a pancake sheath without a welt and heck we don't have any experience with pancakes right?

Daily cowboy wear for ten years. Time for a new one:

I'll get that done here this next week.

 

[duramax]

Here’s a Camo job lol, for a Busse forsaken TG.

Front and back are lined with skirting leather. Just need to add keeper strap and finish

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Here’s a Camo job lol, for a Busse forsaken TG.
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Front and back are lined with skirting leather. Just need to add keeper strap and finish

Beautiful Bill!! I like it. I have the “spilt” look going on right now on one of my slip sheaths for a customer. Great minds think alike.

Again, well done. Super clean and very nice.

 

[duramax]

Beautiful Bill!! I like it. I have the “spilt” look going on right now on one of my slip sheaths for a customer. Great minds think alike.

Again, well done. Super clean and very nice.

Thank you

This one was four layers of leather plus the welt. The veg tanned Camo leather is 4.5oz backed with 7-9oz skirting leather. The back is two layers of 7-9oz skirting. Belt loop is 7-9oz skirting.


I really like the split leather look Good deal , post pics when your done

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

That camo is a really cool effect, great looking work. Your style being so recognizable is my favorite part.

 

[duramax]

That camo is a really cool effect, great looking work. Your style being so recognizable is my favorite part.

Thank you !!! I appreciate that !!!

 

[Ebbtide]

Saved the buckle from my old belt and built around it

 

[duramax]

Here it is finished with retention strap on.