darkmatter35

Not sure about the Buckle Guy snaps, Click the contact tab on romefastener.

try https://www.romefast.com/Snap-Fasteners.asp

Barry King sells Wyo sheen Springfield is vary helpful if you call them John

"Shop Talk" magazine, its a Leather Retailers and manufactures journal. Lots of great articles and how to features. Published monthly. John

If the time comes that you need to sell a professional quality knife, should be able to recoup a good portion of what you paid for it and it will be a quick sale. John

Finished my sheath and posted it in the Critique section John

Also ask Hide House for their catalog, has their hole line of leathers in it.

Ok, will do. Putting the belt loop on tonight and sewing lining. I do a little at a time after work so it will be a few days before complete.

You are spot on with the advice you gave me, I ran the stitching wheel without the groove and I can see the marks just fine. If this sheath comes out ok I will post a picture of it. Thanks again, John

Thanks for the advice, you did a nice job on your sheath, your edges are sure smooth. Do you think a lacing chisel would work better than the stitching wheel? I was thinking about purchasing one. Take care,John

I'm making a knife sheath with ostrich leg and 2/3 cow lining. What is the best way to groove and mark my spacing for stitching? I grooved a test piece and ran a stitching wheel to mark spacing but could not see the marks. Also will the groove look unattractive? Is there a better way I should be doing this? Thanks, John

I live in Illinois, so not to far, they shipped priority mail so its one set price. Seems like SL problem is inconsistently. John

I just received my order which was from there special order section (shark) and some hard ware. total was $65.00 shipping included ($6.05). The shark was a vary nice piece and shipping was a reasonable price. arrived in three days. I can't complain John

Following up on this thread, I emailed Barry and he recommended the medium awl and #1 blade for the type of use I described to him. I purchased them and used it on a few projects. The awl fits my hand well, I push downward using my hand and palm. Lots of control and comfort in my hand. The blade is sharp and goes threw leather smoothly.

Well I don't stitch traditionally, sometimes pushing the awl through four or maybe even five pieces of leather making sheaths. Thanks, John