JMCohea Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Hi folks! My name is John M Cohea, and I,m a knifemaker/sheathmaker from Ms. I make mainly frontier style period knives with rawhide covered veg-tan sheaths. Here is a small sample of what I do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted February 10, 2008 HELLO John & Welcome.. Knives and sheaths looks great, What type of leather did you use. Are you a Buskskinner or just make knives and sheaths? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMCohea Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Thanks Luke! At this point I just make the knives and sheaths, but would like to get into buckskinning.I use deer rawhide over veg-tan, and commercial deerskin for fringe. Here's a couple more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted February 11, 2008 Hi John welcome to the forum, nice work it has a nice look to it, Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolvenstien Report post Posted February 11, 2008 Very nice.... Welcome to the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMCohea Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks for the welcome folks and the nice comments. Look forward to gettin' to know some of you talented people!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks for the welcome folks and the nice comments. Look forward to gettin' to know some of you talented people!!! John where bouts in Ms are you makin these knives & sheaths i'm up the road a ways on the Bluff over looking the river. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warren Report post Posted February 13, 2008 John, love the work, very period! Warren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Wow I love these. Very authentic. Good work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMCohea Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks guys!!! Luke, I,m actually only less than 2hrs from you. I live in a little town called Nettleton, which is about 15 miles south of Tupelo,which you all know is the birthplace of the king of rock and roll,Elvis Presley. I work on towboats Luke, so I come thru Memphis pretty often. Maybe we could meet sometime and you can clue me in about how to get into the whole buckskinning thang. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks guys!!! Luke, I,m actually only less than 2hrs from you. I live in a little town called Nettleton, which is about 15 miles south of Tupelo,which you all know is the birthplace of the king of rock and roll,Elvis Presley. I work on towboats Luke, so I come thru Memphis pretty often. Maybe we could meet sometime and you can clue me in about how to get into the whole buckskinning thang. John, come on down , I'll leave the light on and the string out. we'll Boil some Coffey and Jawbone till the sun comes up. I'll turn u n to a Skinner even ifin it kills you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John D Dennehy Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Very cool John, Looks like maybe some Daniel Winkler influence in your work? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMCohea Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Very cool John,Looks like maybe some Daniel Winkler influence in your work? Absolutely John!Daniel is not only an influence in my work, but has been very helpful in answering a few questions when I have called or e-mailed. Karen Shook,as you can tell, has had influence on my sheath work, as well as Chuck Burrows of Wild Rose Trading Post. I've never spoke with Karen,but I have studied her work for several years, and Chuck got me started in the right direction in working with rawhide thru a phone call a few years ago. so I owe all these great artists a debt of gratitude!! Luke, Thanks, and I'll give you a call sometime in the near future, and get up there to meet you sometime do this, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCKNIVES Report post Posted February 14, 2008 John, glad to see you showed up ol'buddy.Lots of nice stuff here and great people.Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
