YinTx

Someone help me out here. What is the significance of this swivel knife? https://www.ebay.com/itm/165628586694?hash=item26903baac6:g:Mn4AAOSwm7Bi-lhi Thank you! YinTx

Thanks much! YinTx

Pretty neat design! YinTx

Thanks! The front are also feathers, but a bit stylized. YinTx

@Leescustomleather, If I see that right, you would only be stitching through 5 layers for the belt loop to sheath back, then 3 or so layers for the back, welt and front? Seems like a decent way to do it. I'll keep it in mind for the next one. Thanks! YinTx

Jim Linnell uses an old Tandy rawhide, says it is the best for him because of the way it interacts with the tool - no bouncing, skating, etc. I have a pile of them, never used them. Used a cheap $15 round head poly maul for years, finally splurged and got a 32 oz Barry King and a 16 oz Wayne Jueschke maul. Love to use them both, but really can't say they justify the 17-10x price. Interestingly, now I have more than one Barry King. YinTx

If it only slightly resembles a feather, I guess I can't claim success. It is supposed to be a feather... same as the decorations on the front are feathers. If I ever get enough confidence in my Techsew, I'll use it. Spent a couple of hours cajoling, cursing, sweet talking etc to it, and managed to get it to sorta sew a belt. Certainly won't be using it on something with as many hours into it as this sheath! YinTx

What size drill do you use? I did have to wax my awl a couple of times, and strop it, both of which I pretty much never have to do. YinTx

Looks like it came out decent. I'd probably try to skive that roll on the pockets a bit more, but that's pretty picky imo. YinTx

Thanks! Can you show a pic of what you are describing? YinTx

Nicely done. Surprised the tanner didn't try to highlight the red/brown stripe down the back of the skin? YinTx

I'll try one like you mention. I did it that way to keep the guard from rubbing on the belt tunnel section, and to keep it from pushing into the belt loop/tunnel section towards the rear, which I thought might cause binding when sheathing/unsheathing the blade. Maybe I am over thinking things. The blade welt is only the thickness of the blade, (which was around 11 oz on this blade) but I added tapered welts to manage the guard width. Thanks for the suggestions, and compliment! Makes sense, I'll give it a go. YinTx

Thank you. I'm still trying to improve every day. I hope the client likes it as much as you. I've also captured about 12 hours of video making this sheath. I expect that will take many many hours to edit down to palatable pieces, but I do hope to post the videos sometime in the future. If it gives someone ideas, or leads to suggestions that I can use to improve my own work, it will be worth it. YinTx

Unfortunately, I do not have a drill press, but I do have a small arbor press that I may press into service. This was 8 layers of leather ranging from 5 oz to 10 oz, total 1" thick. What do you put underneath for the awl to pierce without damaging the underside of the leather from all the pressure? YinTx

I thought about mounting an awl blade in a press, but I was pressed for time and couldn't chance it screwing up the work. I may try to set something up for future work. Thanks for the confirmation that it should work ok. And for the compliment! YinTx

As promised.

Been a while. Had a request for a custom sheath, so I went for it. Let me know what ya'll think. And I'ld like to know if there is a better way to do the welt for the guard on the knife hilt: it was 1" thick, and my awl barely made it all the way through. Makes getting the holes to pop out right on the back super difficult. I don't want to drill holes, either. Will drop a couple more photos in a few, to comply with implied rules of sheath images. YinTx

The acrylics I use are just water based (Angelus paints). I add water to them if I want them to flow more or soak into the leather, and can add layers on top of them to get more vibrant colors. Like red on top of white to make the red pop, etc. Like the humor. and the tooling! YinTx

Looks awesome! Had my Bells Palsey in Elementary... along with the requisite jokes and sideways looks one gets at that age to go along with it. Not fun, hope you get over it soon. YinTx

I did manage to go to the show impromptu. Quite a few vendors at the tradeshow, managed a class at the last minute. It was a good event. Met Mr. Don Gonzalez, and Ms. Lisa Sorrell, which I am sure was awkward for both of them. But I enjoyed it tho! Both very kind, intelligent, and informative. Will need to spend more time at a future show, was only able to drive up for about 3/4 of a day worth of stuff out of the entire week they were there. Did not see Mr. Beard, hopefully he gets around to doing more in the future. YinTx

Nice! I'll be checking out the video, also. YinTx Edit to say, watched the video. That bound edge was extra extra work. Close up vids are difficult, well done. Thanks for sharing!

Unreal. I've tried the wolf in the moon, i think it's in the bin. Yours is excellent! YinTx

you're not kidding there. Nice work, also! YinTx

Thanks! I was concerned the voice might be a detriment, glad to hear it was not. Working on Part 3, but I am retaining my title as world's slowest... editing down hours of video to something short and sweet takes some doing I am learning. YinTx

Anyone there/going? Does anyone know if Robert Beard will have a booth there? YinTx