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I really appreciate you taking the time to critique my work Mike, thank you!!
When I first started making knives and asked for opinions I know it really helped (still does!!) when the more experienced and pros took the time to offer advice. Looks like the leatherheads are just as giving and sharing as the metalheads are!! Thanks again, Dave I was trying to give the sheath a similar look as I did on the butt of the knife but went a little too deep on the cut out. last pic, I promise! |
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Well Dave - I can't add a whole lot to what others have said other than as a 2nd sheath or a 202nd sheath, it is well done and has nice lines (both the knife and sheath!). Your basket weave is VERY well executed and after all these years of tooling leather, IMO basket stamping is one of those toolings that separates the men from the boys (so to speak) - unless done "right" the mistakes, no matter how small, just seem to scream at you.......you did it wrong! you did it wrong!
As for using a #5 creaser as suggested by Sandy - here's what it would look like around the throat both front and back: As an alternative to a creaser you can get a pair of dividers and round and smooth one tip - you then have an adjustable creaser - the longer "original" tip is used as the guide along the edge (I round mine off to between 1/16 and 3/32"). They sell locking dividers for leather work which help prevent those OOPS!, but even a regular set will work if you're careful - I just make sure and keep my middle finger pressed "between" the legs while guiding the dividers with my fore finger and middle finger. That's what I used on the sheath above - for both "decorative" lines. __________________ Chuck Burrows Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives dba Wild Rose Trading Co Durango, CO chuck@wrtcleather.com www.wrtcleather.com The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses. |
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Thank you Chuck!!
Sandy, Chuck, is the groove that I put on my practice sheath acceptable or should I try to make a creaser. so much for my promise of last pic |
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Dave, the groove you have incised around the throat is very nice. The advantage of a creaser, used after the edger has remove the wire edge of the leather, is that it does burnish and smoothly round the edge of the project. The compass will not do this but is most excellent for a 2nd or 3rd line inside the creased line. All three methods are preferable to a bare edge. In the meantime---you are on a roll, young feller! ---Sandy---
__________________ Martin (Sandy) Morrissey Master Leather Craftsman 1105 Stephens Road Blairsville, GA 30512 706-379-1621 |
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