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Nery Nice! The Bass Cleff in the name idea is cool. I have a Fender B-Bender made from Fender's Corona Custom Shop. Keep up the good work!
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Whoa! Nice.
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After just working with the ostrich leg skin a few days ago for a Sodbuster sheath (posted photos), I would say that is a fine job you did! I really like it. I found I really like the ostrich, but the larger scales can be difficult to cut at times and the edging is a little tricky. I did not edge bevel my edges or the belt loops, but did sand a little and applied brown edge coat to the outer edges................Rory
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Awesome work!!
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Nice job! I too would be interested in an email of the tutorial. Thanks for sharing!..........Rory
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Sheathman- Thank you and good eye on the sodbuster (large not the Jr.)
.Jaymack-Thank you for the comment. I am starting to like the look of ostrich more and more.
BTW, I have to give credit for the style where credit is due so I went back online last night and found the image I saw of the similar sheath and it was from D.M. Bullard Leather. I went to the website and they have some really cool exotic items (holsters/sheaths/wallets/etc.)
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Hello All.
Saw something similar to this online, so I wanted to give it a try. Might do a brown edge coat on this one unless someone with experience with ostrich recommends something different. Criticism certainly welcome. Thanks for looking........Rory
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When I see posts that say "here is my first saddle", I think of someone saying something like "here is the first car I built from scratch", or "here is the first skyscraper I designed and built"
. Such a big project to take on. One day I want to have that title on one of my posts. Great job!! Thanks for sharing...........Rory -
Very nice work you have done there! I am starting on a guitar strap myself which will probably only have veiner and mule foot designs, but after seeing these wonderful straps, I think I may drop leatherwork and leave it to the people that know what they are doing
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Is the back of the second holster tooled too or just the snap straps? I really like the veiner tooling and will use it and the mule foot on a guitar strap I just started. Kind of like whats seen on Will Ghormley's "Hand of God" Rig belt. Also is the whole back the brown color? Great looking stuff, thanks for sharing!
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Looks Good. I like it.
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Thanks Imapeopleperson. I have only bought my elephant from Springfield Leather when they have it in stock. I have seen it recently advertised on their home page at $11.99 SF. Sometimes their exotic scrap bags will have it in there too I hear. Thanks for looking.......Rory
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Based on the stitching, It appears he has lined a lot of the holsters. I wish I had time to do that many at once. Looking good.
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Very nice! I love Will Ghormley's stuff.
I picked up the "Hand of God" pattern pack and found out a few things:
1. I am no good at tooling.
2. I am no good at burnishing edges.
3. I never want to attempt stitching on a toe cap ever again.
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Hello All.
This is a bit of overkill for a knife sheath I guess, but it was fun to work on.I am trying to learn more about using elephant, using exotic leathers and doing inlays. I still need to do some finishing on the edges and belt slot. This sheath has matte cognac elephant lined with horse hide. I messed up on quite a few things that may or may not be obvious. The sewn on belt loop on the back is cowhide with no finish. I was going to use the fiebings dark brown oil dye, but here lately, the leather seems to get brittle and split or crack after using this dye. I did not have my slot punch (out of town for work for a few months), so I had to punch the slot with a hole punch and cut the sides out. I hate this method!!!!...........................Rory
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They look great! Can you share a source for gator? I have been wanting to try some out...........Rory
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Very Cool! You should do a tutorial and post! Thanks for sharing.....Rory
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Ok, I gave it a try and it worked out ok I guess. Hard to keep the stitch line straight with this stuff. Here is a CRKT Ringed Razel knife sheath with elephant outer and cowhide lined. I have a thing for these razels. So handy............Rory
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Really like that! I too like your stamp work and design.........Rory
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Thanks Blake.
I kind of figured that would be the best approach. I will give it a try
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Hello All,
Made this little sheath yesterday for my CRKT Ringed Razel. Nothing fancy, it is lined, no edge burnishing or tooling done. I just made this for myself to be a user/beater. I learned not to make the belt loop as wide as the sheath body because you can't easily stitch the body when the belt loop is in the way :-).....................Rory
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Very nice looking!
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Hello All,
I picked up a few SF of elephant hide and I am starting a few projects and could use any advice you can provide on working with elephant. I want to try a typical one piece "fold over and stitch" knife sheath using elephant on the outside and a 3-4 oz veg tan as a liner. Can you use a stitching groover effectively on elephant? I am not using a sewing machine, so how is the stitching line established? ....................Rory
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Thats quite nice looking. Your brother should be proud to own it!