Wild Rose Trading DVD

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I remember hearing about this DVD somewhere on BF. Is the DVD on knife sheaths worth purchasing or is there a book that you guys recommend. I have a book "How to Make Knives" and it has a short section on leather, but I want to kick it up a notch. Hey thanks guys in advance, and for all you guys do to help out guys like me here.

-frank
 
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I have the video and it is very good. Chuck does everything from "scratch" so you can immediately save a step or two by doing things like buying factory dyed leather instead of dying it yourself if you choose. The section about the pouch sheath is probably the most useful because the making of the inlayed Mexican loop sheath requires at least one tool, a VERY fine stitch marking wheel, that Chuck says must be found used on eBay or some other source because they are not being made anymore.
 
Get the DVD. No question about it.
Lot's of great visual info from a equally great gentlemen.

Patrice
 
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Excellent info. That being said, I am not aware of any other DVD or book on sheath making. If there is, I would sure like to know about them too.
 
Most bang for the buck video I have. It's a wonderful resource for the knifemaker and you will learn a great deal from a master of the sheath making craft.

--nathan
 
Out of all the knife related videos I have ( and I have a bunch ) the wrt was one of the best. I watched it a couple of time and was making sheaths the next day. Very good info and worth every penny.

Paul
 
Get it. I highly recommend it. Very detailed,yet easy to understand and follow. It will be the best $35 you will every spend.
 
jdm61 said:
I have the video and it is very good. Chuck does everything from "scratch" so you can immediately save a step or two by doing things like buying factory dyed leather instead of dying it yourself if you choose. The section about the pouch sheath is probably the most useful because the making of the inlayed Mexican loop sheath requires at least one tool, a VERY fine stitch marking wheel, that Chuck says must be found used on eBay or some other source because they are not being made anymore.
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I don't remeber the part about the fine stitching wheel. I know you can buy different sized wheels from tandy that i'm sure would work. Regardless excellent video, highly recommended.
 
He was talking about using a number 10 wheel for doing the inlay on the rattlesnake. They do not make those anymore.
 
Somewhere I have notes of all the tools and materials he mentioned throughout the presentation. I've often thought if it came with that list, or had it up on the screen at the end of the presentation, or something, it would have been the cat's pajamas. This is all to say, have a notebook at hand and the pause button in the other. There's lots and lots of info!
 
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He was talking about using a number 10 wheel for doing the inlay on the rattlesnake. They do not make those anymore.
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Thats the one. Now for guys who have a nice sewing machine like an Artisan Toro 3000, that is not an issue, but that assumes that you want to spend over $2k, which is apparently a hell of a deal for what you get, but a LOT of money for someone just starting off.
 
Frank, here's a book that I believe is a "must have" for anyone wanting to learn leather work....shows you in step-by-step illustrations how to make what you see on the cover and then some.
Most importantly, you'll learn some basic fundamental techniques you'll always use in leather work.
I refer back to it very frequently.
Tandy has em.:thumbup:
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Rayban I just got that one the other day when I was at a Tandy store in Austin and it is a great book and if a person had nothing else it would be great. But for me it just does not compare to watching Chuck in the video. I guess I am just more of a visual person. The book will come in handy and I plan on studing it somemore, but I have also been thinking about getting Chuck's other video too.
 
inlayed Mexican loop sheath requires at least one tool, a VERY fine stitch marking wheel, that Chuck says must be found used on eBay or some other source because they are not being made anymore
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With all due respect to Joe but three things in error with that statement.....
1) The Mexican loop sheath is not inlayed it is carved - I show how to do the snake skin inlay on a pouch sheath, but the basic process can be used on any sheath........
2) The fine over stitch wheel is not required - it's nice, but a common 7 or even 6 SPI wheel will work just fine - in fact for some one just beginning or even at the intermediate I'd recommend the 7 SPI with three cord linen thread and #1 size harness needles.
3) Fine overstitch wheels are available elsewhere than EBay and are still being made. McMillen Tools for instance makes/sells them up to 12SPI IIRC, Bob Douglas sells older ones in various sizes (and lots of other fine tools), and there are other sources. The other option is to use a fine stitch pricking marker such as made by Dixon and sold by Siegel of California as well as others.

As for the price tag:
you get four hours of instruction
you also get free advice/help directly from me if/when needed and I will also recommend additional resources to adi in your work
it is 100% guaranteed
and last but not least you get to hear me say "booger it up" more times than I ever have in the last 48 years of building leather ;) :D ;).............

Is it the only good resource? - nope, but those that have bought always seem to recommend it...........
FWIW - I've got about 10-12' worth of bookshelf (including the book recommended above) and a three drawer file cabinet filled with leather crafting info - IMO one can never have too much info......
 
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