Primative rawhide sheath

[Don]

 For an obsidian neck knife.
Nothing special just rawhide, natural paint, and a few beads.
The blade I didn't make so won't show that.

[lostarrow]

Ahhhhhhhh, a man of many tallents.Nice work! Nice peashooters in the background,too.

[half eye]

Man Don,
      just caught this post, that sheath looks like it came right out of a museum. Especially like the lacing and twisted fringe, very nice
rich

[lostarrow]

How do you do those twisted fringes?

[Don]

Just wet them, twist, and hold in place till dry.
I've found some leathers hold the twist better then others.

[jeffhalfrack]

WOW!  Hey  Don  thats  nice!,   how about a  how to?   I 've been  making a few knives and I stink at sheaths,,, could I  make  a  molded one and  paint it for  wheather proofing?   Thanks   JeffW

[JW_Halverson]

Very fine sheath, even if you don't wanna show the blade. 

Looks like a smoothbore and a rifled gun on the rack there.  Can I lean on you to post some pics of the rest of those sulphur belching charcoal burners over in "Around The Campfire"?  You will find that plenty of us are fond of the front-stuffers.

[Scowler]

Beautiful sheath.

[lostarrow]

Thanks, Don.I'll have to give that one a try!

[Don]

WOW!  Hey  Don  thats  nice!,   how about a  how to?   I 've been  making a few knives and I stink at sheaths,,, could I  make  a  molded one and  paint it for  wheather proofing?   Thanks   JeffW

Jeff. Use a dog bone, nice and thick. Put the sheath together wet. Wrap your knife with plastic wrap and put it in the sheath.
You'll have to work at forming it as it drys. But when dry you have a good solid sheath that the knife fits snugly. The paint my not give you much water proofing. I would try maybe pitch vanish after dring and painting.
It's not hard just takes time.

[Don]

Very fine sheath, even if you don't wanna show the blade. 

Looks like a smoothbore and a rifled gun on the rack there.  Can I lean on you to post some pics of the rest of those sulphur belching charcoal burners over in "Around The Campfire"?  You will find that plenty of us are fond of the front-stuffers.

I would be glad to if it don't break any rules.

[lostarrow]

That's what "around the campfire " is for!  Most on here are quite well rounded in their interrests. As most people with a do-it-yourself  attitude, we all have more hobbies than time . I'd love to see them as well.

[Pappy]

Now that is sweet,got to love that.Nice work.
   Pappy