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My wife has been making them for quite awhile.Here's the pattern she uses.Dave

I love Desert Ironwood and use quite a bit of it on my knives.Its really hard to find a prettier wood when its buffed out, and its very durable.Dave here are a few examples of it on my knives

Ring's and duncans don't have any listed but you can get replica's here,Derringer Replica.Dave

Very sorry for your loss,prayers out to the family.Dave

I use the Ostrich Market, they have loads of Gator, and the others you listed.I do holsters and knife sheaths for them.Talk with Jeanne or Henry..Dave Ostrich Market

Sam, your more than welcome to stop by, as long as I know your coming.I get amatuers and pros alike stopping by and BSing.Dave

Thanks for the compliment.I agree on tools,there are numerous threads here on newbies starting tools, and generally most that buy sets find that money wasted.Buy the tools you need most and then add stamping tools as you need them.Decorative stamps are not a necessity, you need the tools to make basics items, such as a good knife, edgers, overstitchwheel ,sewing supplies,etc. first.Dave

Welcome to the forum.I am not to far from you about an hour or so North. Dave

I do it quite often.I start by roughing up the back of the stone, I then mount it to a piece of fiberboard liner material available from the knifemaker supply places.I usually use like .030" , and use epoxy to mount it.After the epoxy has cured I trim the fiberboard to about 1/4" all the way around.Cut your hole and trim, burnish and dye edgeglue over the stone and to the fiberboard and sew thru the fiberboard.If your mounting to a pouch style sheath, you may need to round the back of the stone to match the contour of the sheath when the knife is in it, otherwise you'll have some problems.I have some on my website.Dave

DM,never made a tool rack like that but have done similar things.I made a stand for my table saw that doubled as a sawdust collector.If I was making a tool stand I would make it out of 3/4" plywood for rigidity and put drawers for tools in the front ,flat bottom and a handle on the back.Mount two fixed casters on the back side about 1/8" off the floor and when leaned back ,your mobile, no need for locking.I set my metal bandsaw up with casters like that and its great for moving around the shop.Sorry I don't have any pics right now.I look forward to seeing what you come up with.Dave

Very nicely done, carving looks very well done and the colors pop.Dave

Welcome from another Floridian, and I am a fulltime Knifemaker and Leathersmith..This is a great forum to learn your skills and have great folks to chat with.Dave

Another great job,Mike.I never have any worries that you'll figure stuff like that out, your too good brother.Dave

Very clean work.Dave

Clean and Classy Luke.Dave

Pretty funny.Here is a Penn & Teller piece on PETA that is great***warning for Language****.Dave Penn & Teller on PETA there are three videos

I line all my holsters with veg-tan completely, this particular one is lined with 4-5oz. I handsew everything.Dave

The last one I did, I did as an inlay in the holster and an overlay on the collar.Dave

That would be a "Bezel" as you put it.The stingray is glued and sewn to the inner layer.I have a photo tutorial of doing inlays on y website under "Knife Info".Nice looking rig.Dave

Nice carving and looks well made.Dave

Welcome to another Floridian.A good rule of thumb for knife sheaths, is 4-5 oz for folders and small knives,7-8 oz for medium sized fixed blades, and 9-10 oz for bigger knives.Dave

Thanks.To inlay stones and other hard objects., I first position it on the leather and trace around it to get my "window" ,then sand the back of the stone with a coarse grit sandpaper or belt. I then epoxy the stone to a piece of fiberboard liner material about .030" thick and trim the fiberboard down to about a 1/4"-3/8" from the stone for sewing clearance.Make and burnish your widow ( I also dye the window edge at this time ) then assemble the front, by gluing the fiberboard to the liner.Sew around the stone as needed.Dave below is an example with a Black Tigers Eye stone

Well ,it's kind of what I specialize in, and I use almost anything for inlays, hides, stones,carbon fiber,woods,metals, and ivory.Just have fun and try some different things.Dave