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Finally after 2 months of cogitation and prototyping, finished this guy up. As I don't do sheaths very often, open to critiques as well! And yes, as always, it has the inadvertent requisite Spirit Stitch. YinTx

Thanks. Cutting curves is a joy with a round knife once you get it down. That pancake knife sheath you made would be something you could do with a round knife. This was actually 1/2" of leather, 1/4" would be like hot knife through butter. YinTx

Hard to justify having two of the same size, and have always been wanting a Rose blade. Night and day difference, but took about 6 or 7 hours of labor to get it to this condition, and the price difference to go with it. The other served me well for years, now enjoying the fruits of my labor on this one! Hopefully the other is working out for you also. Thanks for the compliment! YinTx

Yeah, a bit far away, but this sounds pretty small, so I'd think it would fit in an envelope, which is one postage stamp to mail to any corner of the States, or to your next door neighbor. YinTx

Thank you both. Seems the sheath is protecting other things in the drawer from the round knife also! I can see where it has inadvertently added some "patina" to other things in there... YinTx

Be happy to send some pieces. PM me what dimensions you are looking for (thicknesses, etc) and I'll pop them in the mail. I have a splitter so I can get you several different thicknesses if you would like. YinTx

Not everything is as it should be, but at least the blade is safe and sound in there for now. Decided to let the thing be as thick as it was going to be, turned out to be 1/2"! This was some of the old Tandy 10 oz veg tan shoulder leather. The Rose blade cut through it without a complaint. What a joy to use. YinTx

Phenomenal attention to details. Beautiful piece! Look forward to seeing other samples of your work. YinTx

Looks outstanding! I think it will do the job with style. YinTx

Snazzy. Congrats! YinTx

Knowing you, I wouldn't guess. That's why I asked. Figured you might have some nifty secret technique up your sleeve better than the obvious 3 layered setup I was guessing at! YinTx

That turned out fantastic! such intense colors. Is there stitching underneath that to hold the holster shape over time? YinTx

Wow, I can't imagine the type of patina that might show up on veg tan leather being used in a restaurant for a seat. Prior to using the resolene, I think I'd make sure the leather is well oiled with neatsfoot, and probably would put a very serious coat of a beeswax/oil mixture into the leather to make sure spills do not soak in and have an opportunity to be wiped off or could bead and run off some on their own. Resolene will help as well. You may have to apply the resolene on a regular basis, since it will be worn down regularly as a seat. I think experience will tell you how often you will have to apply. Best of luck, and post some photos, before and after, so we can all learn as well! P.S., hopefully someone with some experience in making things like motorcycle seats will chime in with some related input...or you could do some research on that and see what you come up with... YinTx

This. I have just finished restoring a very old VB head knife, and it took me over 5 hours on a diamond plate and a finishing stone to get an edge on it. The hardest steel I think I have ever sharpened. And cuts like nothing else I have. Did a bunch of cutting and skiving with it just to try it out, and have yet to even strop it. Just fantastic. Very thin blade too, perfectly tapered from the center to the edge, and very light. I wouldn't recommend a newer blade over it. YinTx

By George, I believe we have a winner. Never found Bluenose, but found rug hooking - seems like this would do the trick! YinTx

As well she should have. I like the look. Nicely done! YinTx

I was cogitating on this topic just the other day. Here's my take, for what it's worth. I've received tons of advice in my career. I've learned to _always_ listen. Even if it is crap advice and I know it. Why? Because usually after a bit of time, there will be something that I will come away with that is invaluable to me. Even now, outside of my career, I seek advice, even if that person doesn't know it. For example, I watched a youtube video of someone making yet another knife sheath, I liked the pattern, I liked the tooling pattern, I didn't particularly care for his style of tooling, but it was nice enough. No, I don't want my work to look like theirs. However, I saw a simple and ingenious way to attach a Sam Browne stud (maybe everyone else has seen it and done it, but I haven't, and I REALLY needed that technique for a customer's sheath that I am working on!). Invaluable bit of info that will make my work so much better. So, Yes on "see some examples." But no, I don't always think I want my work to look like the example, but I will look for what is useful for me. And kudos to them for being so gracious for sharing, despite those who might belittle them for not being the best in the world while they do it. Because there are a lot of haters out there that cause folks to not share. Also the best way to learn is to teach. That means, some of the teachers are only just beginning to learn. I'm all for letting that process progress. Just my $0.02, don't know why I felt obligated to donate it this go round, but there it is. And I've never given advice on how to do my wreckorative cuts! But if you want to know how _not_ to do them, perhaps I could make a video.... YinTx

Awesome. Makes my first attempt at a collar look pretty sorry. They reside in an appropriate place at the bottom of a bin. I will study yours some before I try it again! YinTx

Nice looking leather bits. Suppose you could give them a lot of forward cant and it'd still look pretty cool. YinTx

Are you sure you want to see this? Cuz once you have seen it, you can't unsee it. And then the obsession sets in.. and more things go in the bin that everyone else seems to think are just fine... just askin... YinTx

Yeppers, another fantastic piece! Awesome to see your work again. Weeeellllll..... I cut the strap about 6 months ago, and have been pondering it ever since... sketched a pattern for a guitar strap a few moons ago... also still pondering it and haven't cut the leather yet... so maybe a few years? When I finish one, I'll have a definitive answer for ya! I came across my tooled belt a year ago, and it looks entirely hand tooled, I think. And it is pretty well detailed also. Makes me wonder who did it! I don't think I could duplicate it if I had to. YinTx

Seriously, that white is a dye? Where did you get it? The whole piece came out awesome, as well! YinTx

Plus the 4 chicago rivet/screws indicate that this has been designed to withstand a great deal of stress. I'd forgo the weakening feature of added stitches, and just go with the rivets. As long as they aren't "decorative" cap rivets, but solid or threaded rivets, they will be quite strong. YinTx

I picked up an old (was old 25 years ago when purchased in France) head knife the previous owner claims is a Blanchard with no markings. I have cleaned it up, and despite the expected surface pitting, it cleaned up nice. I have spent the last 2 HOURS honing it on a diamond plate, it is hard metal. I have just begin to pull up a burr. This is one of those instances where mechanical assistance would have been nice. This is opposed to almost all the other new blades I have that shed steel on the diamond plate no problem. I have a feeling it is going to be a great knife that holds its edge really well. Now I just have to be able to justify keeping it with all the other knives I've been collecting. Sadly, I may have to put er up for sale. YinTx

I have seen a few on Ebay also, and just couldn't figure out what the heck they were for. I'm going with chainstitching until I learn otherwise! YinTx