"Tai Goo" inspired sheath

[nc_cooter]

I made a brush chopper out of a snakehead push cultivator flat spring and decided to try a wooden sheath. The wood is from a shipping flat. No idea what kind it is. The leather top is sewn through the wood and has a open belt flap. It works great.
Comments are welcome.

[B.Finnigan]

Great job Mike! I love that wood you have on the handle. It looks like tiger stripped maple but with the stain I can't tell for certain. Your hamon has some great contrast and it shows up on the pic to. After wrestling with leather I always like to a do a wood sheath, we get along better. They start to get addictive.

[toddhill]

That's really cool, Mike. Looks like it will be perfect for the job. I like the sheath. So how did you heat treat and polish to get that finish on the blade? Todd

[Blaine Whitney]

Great looking pair! Cool handle.

[nc_cooter]

Thanks for the kind words Guys. The blade was edge quenched in 135F canola oil and then polished to 800 grit. I etched it with a mixture of ferric chloride , vinegar and water.

[hammerdownnow]

That is a cool anvil also!

Nice package!

[B.Finnigan]

That was the first anvil I had about 13 years ago except it was anchored to a butt cut of maple. It worked great (for awhile). The slight radius on them can help forge the edge real well.

Here's a link to some classic traditional examples. You've got to check these out!
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ifugao/index.html