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Ray here's that sheath.........
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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looks terrific Rob!
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Very nice!
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Rob,
On the next one, consider folding the belt loop forward so that you have the grain side facing out instead of the flesh side. To do that, you skive the end of the belt loop to thin it out so that it can slide under/into the welt by 3 or 4 stitches. To put the professional finishing touch on it get some Gum Tragacanth and a burnishing tool (sometimes called a bone folder) and burnish the edges of the welt. Really dresses things up nicely... |
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ya the picture was a little premature , still have to tragcanth the edging...........the folding smooth inside did cross my mind on this particular one , maybe on the next , good pointers though.......
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Looks very solid. clean looking rig sir. Well done
__________________ AT "We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends." Shel Silverstein |
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Thank you A.T. , appreciate your reply.....
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Looks like sound construction and nice design. Agree with Ray on using the gum. I'd also use a sharp edger and chamfer the edges before applying the gum and burnishing. Flesh side out always looks more professional.
Judging by the length of your stitches, it appears you hand stitch so this should be easy enough: Skive both your welt and your top and bottom panels from the inside edge out so that when you glue up the edges taper out to a thinner width than the central part of the sheath. Will give you a much finer and attractive "old school" finish that does not look quite so blocky. Be a little more selective on your next leather purchase and you won't have the "frazzles" on the meat side. You can also remedy that by sanding/burnishing the meat side before assembly using an old worn 220 belt on medium speed with the leather cased (not soaking wet). It will tear off the loose fiber and burnish the finer fiber for a much smoother finish. This also works for finish forming and pre-burnishing your exposed edges. Life's to short to carry a nice knife in an ugly sheath! Experiment on scrap....you'll figure it out. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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thanks Carl , appreciate the feedback and the pointers........always looking to improve in all facets !!
as always, good stuff...... .......and I had a good laugh about the "nice knife ugly sheath" part, LOL !! __________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada Last edited by BCROB; 04-04-2014 at 12:23 PM. |
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I've been blessed to have the mentoring of one of the top sheath makers around, Sandy Morissey. He can be a little too honest and direct for some folks, but I learn better that way. He's forgotten more about cowhide than I'll ever know and he's a treasure to me.
Like I and others have said, your construction is sound and the tooling is very nice. It's the relatively simple little details that move things up a level just as with knives. You definitely have the "eyes and hands" so just a little practice and you will see how easy it is to bump her up another notch or two. (Personally I like the sheath in your avatar best!) __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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regards Rob PS - as for my avatar.......you can look but don't touch !! __________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Well hecky durn!
I'm doubly blessed with Dad (Sandy) only living 2 hrs away and only a few miles from where I hold my Hammer-ins. Do wish he was closer, but always worth the drive. Have learned way more than I could in a class room and have made a life long connection in the process. (and I don't care what anyone says....between me weed eating and the deer.....his roses never had a chance!) __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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