Your COVID19 responses (projects you’re doing), let’s see ‘em, and mine (86 splitback whittler mod)

Astrogator said:
Hello,

Thanks for answering , metric measurements are fine with me.

Those old Swordsmen must have been strong to be able to use those Rapiers :).

Cheers.
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40-45 inches blade and a steel basket round the hand make a lot of steel. Because of the weight they used single time parries (parry and counter in the same move) or a parrying dagger in left hand.

I once read about a grave find in Virginia, from the early phase of colonization. The skeleton had a peculiar right wrist with strong bones. Archeologists deduced from this that the man had been an officer, a swordsman.
 
I'm trying to learn a bit about drawing. Here's an attempt with my Case swayback gent in burnt amber bone. The proportions are off, I'll probably try it again.

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Really nice sheath, and I love that you went with a western sheath style.
I don't think it's the most common sheath type from Western, but that's what my F48a came with and I like this style over any others they've used.
I sure haven't made anything that nice yet, and I've been making sheaths for probably 8 years at this point.
Honestly I just wing it most of the time, I'd have improved a lot more otherwise.
 
mitch4ging said:
Looks great, John!:thumbsup: Love the stamping, great sewing.
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Thank you, Dennis. :)

sunknife said:
Nicely done John :thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Thank you, Greg. :)

Hickory n steel said:
Really nice sheath, and I love that you went with a western sheath style.
I don't think it's the most common sheath type from Western, but that's what my F48a came with and I like this style over any others they've used.
I sure haven't made anything that nice yet, and I've been making sheaths for probably 8 years at this point.
Honestly I just wing it most of the time, I'd have improved a lot more otherwise.
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Thank you, those are some very kind words.
I really like traditional styles and really looked around before coming up with the pattern.
I especially like that the point on the sheath meets the end of the tang, and the strap really locks it all in place.
 
Speaking of sheathes, I thought of another project that's easy enough for me: a pouch-style belt sheath to go around this and use the pocket sheath as a liner.
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I'll leave a pinkie-hole so I can push the pocket sheath out of the belt sheath.
 
You guys have a lot of talent. Myself I'm still employed, and working from home, but the long days have helped me get some stuff done. Did a remodel of the master bath which took 3 months and $3k more than expected. I also got lucky and picked up this beat up old stacking map chest off Craigslist. Took about three weeks to get it refinished. It's replacing the 12 drawer one I had as I've told myself I have to downsize and the intention is to get all the knives into just this one case.

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Also got the last of the hollow core interior doors replaces and new waterproof doors installed on the sunroom. Next is a new interior garage passage door and this replacement mantel for the fireplace I started in on today.

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This knife came home with me from my uncles house today.

It's nothing special, but my cousin who inherited it from his grandfather asked if it could make a new sheath for it and tighten the loose handle stack.

It also needed a good reprofile if it's ever going to have much of an edge on it.
I have already done this and tightened the handle stack but it's late now so I'll have to get pictures tomorrow.
The only way I could get the handle tightened was to add a leather washer, I've got leather but luckily I still had the leather washers from that German hunter I rehandled a few weeks back. I used one of them and the color/ patina...ect made it a perfect match.
I'm not sure when I'll get around to the sheath.
 
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