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Thanks Mike -- even though I use an awl for making all my holes, rigs like these will be helpful for folded pouches.
Your pics reminded me of Sandy's pics of his wood molds for pre-formed pouches. Lots of little tricks available to make our "work" easier Mike __________________ Trying to become the kind of man my dog thinks I am http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft...E4E363B}&tio=0 |
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Thanks Mike T for showing your drilling boards!! I have trouble holding on to things sometimes so I need to modify stuff a little to make it work for me. I'll use your set up and probably come up with some kind of a hold down (I just thought of something) to keep the folded sheath flat while drilling. I'll post photos of it when I get it put together.
Dave |
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How do you finish the edges on the sheath?
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Sam LS,
I have a horizontal edge sander that I use for knife making that pretty much gives a polished edge on my sheaths. I can't remember the exact grit sequence but it's something like start with 50, then 120, 220, 400, 800, ending with a worn A16 Trizac, this can be done by hand also. Then I apply saddle soap with a piece of canvas (or old jeans) rub and buff until it's highly polished, then sand again using a 3 micron (4000 grit) polishing sheet, finishing with a buffed neatsfoot oil/beeswax/carnauba wax mixture. If you have any ?'s about this please don't hesitate to ask. This is just how I do it, I'm sure there are different methods of getting a better finish. Thanks, Dave |
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__________________ 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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Sheath in progress
Thank you for posting, as a neewbie I can't wait to try this pattern, can anyone point me to a supplier who has the strap retaining buttons?
Cheers Brent brentcolleen@bigpond.com |
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Nice tutorial, Dave!
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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