Lindey Report post Posted March 29, 2008 Hey all. Thought I'd post a pic of my latest completion. It's a sheath I made for a friend who wanted a leather sheath to carry his Ronin horizontally on the small of his back. He asked if I could leave as much of the finger groove exposed as possible and that it have no retention strap. So, to aid with retention I wet molded the opening of the sheath to slightly grip a portion of he finger groove and sandwiched 5 rare earth magnets in the back to help secure the blade. It goes in edge up to be drawn easier inserting the tip of the thumb into the exposed groove. Thanks for looking. I'm still new so pointers and suggestions are always welcome. -Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drac Report post Posted March 29, 2008 looks like you're well on your way to doing great pieces! nice idea with the magnets. think I've heard that one before somewhere. dig the coffin shape too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted March 29, 2008 Very nice. Cool idea with the magnets. I made a similar one to this for a Buck knife. The wet molding made it hold so well it actually clicks when it seats into the sheath. Can't shake it out, I tried. The spider web is a nice touch, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pip Report post Posted March 29, 2008 Thats a really nice peice of work. wel done hope your friend appreciates, love coffin shaped stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted March 30, 2008 Yeah this is a winner for me. Coffin, Spider web and a knife? Oh yeah, a winner... Very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindey Report post Posted March 30, 2008 Thanks all. I went with a coffin shape because the knife itself has such a sharp point and I wanted a bit of protection when insertng the knife as well as to help guide it in. I toyed with a few different shapes for the openning of the sheath but I liked the coffin look. After surfing this forum I'm going to definately broading my carving attempts since I've found this place to be a wealth of information. The funny thing about the web is that I initialy spent over an hour with a fine tipped brush dyeing all the raised portions black and I was going to do the inside of the web blue. But just as I was dying the edges a stray bead of dye ran into the web spoiling my plan. I couldn't help but leaugh. Thanks again forthe feedback. -Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
