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Offline BryanR

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First Sheath
« on: April 20, 2014, 11:16:19 am »
Finished the knife a few months ago using KHalverson's build along, and finally put the finishing touches on the sheath.  Red and medium-brown dyes, with a wax seal.  Extending the grain from the handle down the sheath was a late addition.  Forming the leather around the handle was fairly easy and straight forward, stitching was not so straight forward.  :). I'm amazed how closely the color matches the oak handle.
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2014, 02:32:06 pm »
Very cool knife and wicked idea for the sheath. Ill have to try that on my next knife!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2014, 03:30:59 pm »
Nice work on both the knife and sheath. Nice match on the colors too.  Something to remember about leather...it stretches one way(across the hide) but very little the other(lengthwise on the hide). This might help you when you set up for another leather project.
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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2014, 10:47:27 am »
Yea, that's cool. Like both the knife and sheath. Great Job! dp
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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2014, 11:47:22 am »
Very cool,nice job on that one. :)
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Offline BryanR

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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2014, 05:49:13 pm »
Thanks guys, appreciate the comments.

Pat - I'm using shoulder pieces.  Would the stretch be head to tail or top to bottom?
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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2014, 11:17:16 pm »
Very attractive!
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: First Sheath
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2014, 01:10:01 am »
Hey, that's pretty sweet! 8)  Nice job all around.  If you had a tough time with the stitching and are looking to improve, there's a guy on Youtube by the name of Nigel Armitage that has some excellent how-to videos.  You wouldn't think there is much to know about doing a basic saddle stitch, but the guy breaks down every single detail about what to do, and why.  Very informative!
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