Hey, that is a sharp looking knife sheath. I think yoiu did well for just being a beginner. When you put the kinfe in the sheath that leather has got to go somewhere and so it will push up the tooling.
I have used Tandy stamps exclusively for many years and made hundteds of belts and holsters with the basket weave designs and have never had a tool bend from hitting it with a mallet. I wouldn't mind trying other tools but the prices keep me from going that way.
Nice Bible covers indeed! Very nice work on both. I have made several Bible covers and would like to make a Bible cover with a zipper and rings to hold paper. I hope when I do it turns out as good as yours did.