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Pancake Crossdraw Sheath
MADMAX22 replied to MADMAX22's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Will do Rayban. Its kind of why I built this one so that my buddy can try it out. Im making two crossdraw holsters for him, the other Im redoing but it goes right along the belt line. I want him to put both thru there paces and see which one he likes the best and pros or cons for each style. Personally I wouldnt have a knife sheath on my back for most instances as resheathing the knife IMHO is a pain in the butt, however I guess with enough practice it may be different. Guess well find out. He does alot of camping and hiking so should put them thru some pretty good use this summer hopefully. -
Liner For Handbags
MADMAX22 replied to Jimbob's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
I have used fabric in a couple of wallets (not the same I know) and the only glue I use is the 3m 99 stuff. I light spray on both the flesh side of the leather and the back side of the fabric works great. Let it tack up and apply them together and you wont get any glue showing thru. I tried using other gluing methods but the glue would come thru the fabric. -
Pancake Crossdraw Sheath
MADMAX22 replied to MADMAX22's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thanks guys olliesrevenge the thread is barbours linen 6cord. I wax it myself and it is far easier to use then the prewaxed stuff atleast IMO. The color is a little more interesting in person, I dont have the setup right now to take very good photos but that is pretty representative of what it looks like indoors. Heres the link to where you can find the thread if you want to try it out. http://campbell-bosw...e2d4987195ad393 -
OK so what do you guys use for the winter style mocs? I know that sheep is usually the best but do I just get the sherling or is there something else that I use. Thanks
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Not sure about the down sides as far as holster construction but as far as the stitching thing is concerned the style of stitching you have used will probably be the first part to go (I think). My experience isnt overwhelming to say the least but I do believe something stitched in that way puts more stress on single points and will eventually wear out much quicker then the standard saddle stitch that most use on leather. That being said there is no reason not to be able to use a awl and stitch dry leather. Thats the only time I stitch my stuff is when it is dry. Look into getting a decent awl and getting it nice and sharp at the tip with the rest of it polished up good. Then if necessary stab a spot of wax during your stitching process. Atleast thats what I do to help. Im sure later today the holster gurus will get you all kinds of input.
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Well this is the final one for this knife except for the resizing of the other sheath that was to long to grab the knife. I wanted him to try out both styles for me. 5oz leather doubled up for the back and front with a 8oz tapered welt. Used angelus dyes on this one, first coat was spice, then coffee on top of that. I sealed it with my neatsfoot/beeswax mix to see how that does. I use cordoven dye on all my edges followed by glycerine soap shaping and bees wax burnish. Guess Ill see how it works once he gets ahold of it and plays around for a while. Originally I wasnt going to do the little strap keeper at the top but wasnt confident that the knife would stay put while hiking around and camping and such.
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That looks pretty cool. Did you have any closer up shots of it by chance? I like the color pattern you have going on with it.
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That looks outstanding. Great lacing and love that shark.
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Lizard Inlay Knife Sheath
MADMAX22 replied to MADMAX22's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Katsass I cant remember but where do you post your work at? I know alot of the stuff you do is really good but dont recall where you like to show it off at and would like to take a look again. -
Neatsfoot & Beeswax
MADMAX22 replied to Dwight's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Chuck if you dont mind me asking but what do you like to use on your stuff? I think you have probably mentioned it before but not sure where to start looking short of going thru all your threads lol. I have used sno-seal for a while and liked it but am always looking for something better atleast once I am done with my current jar of the stuff which will take a while. Well plus gotta see how the stuff I made works but I doubt very seriously I can make something better then what a company has spent plenty of time researching and field testing over the years. That montana pitch blend seems like really good stuff, ofcourse so does bees natural and picards. -
How To Cut Tight Corner With Head/round Knife
MADMAX22 replied to chouinardragon's topic in Leather Tools
Good point RDB, I forgot about that. I know it took me a long time thinking my knives were sharp before reading alot of the threads here on sharpening and found out they were far from it. Life got alot easier after I learned how to sharpen them properly. -
How To Cut Tight Corner With Head/round Knife
MADMAX22 replied to chouinardragon's topic in Leather Tools
Just my amateur input but this is what I do. If its a longer sweeping bend or corner I do it with one fell swoop of the knife using the tip portion. If its really tight I will do several cuts putting a little bit of a turn for each one which helps eliminate some of the blocking that can result. I generally allways use just the portion that you have highlighted showing the tips with a little more area included say twice as much depending on the straightness of the cut. I also have the head knifes with the little bit more of a pointed tip as opposed to the fuller circle tip like the one you have shown. Oh and I also have better luck making darn sure Im perpendicular, if Im not straight up and down I tend to roll the edge of the leather and make sure to start the bend after you begin cutting. If you start the bend before you really start cutting I tend to bunch the leather a tad and make for a not so neat cut. -
Neatsfoot & Beeswax
MADMAX22 replied to Dwight's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
I think Im a big fan of this stuff now. I have allways loved sno-seal. Nice mellow finish, actually works pretty darn good and you can reapply every season for a fresh coat. Thanks to you guys for the info on this and since I was curious I went ahead and tried a mix of about 50/50 roughly of neats foot and bees wax. Melted it all together in a small canning jar. Oh and I also thru in about a 3/4" cube of clear glycerine soap. Oh and also had a small cube of perafin wax laying around so wanted to get rid of that as well. Anyways now I have a nice waxy paste that to be very honest is very similer to sno-seal in appearance and feel. Not exactly the same but very similar. Gonna try it out on a new project and see how it does. -
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A Pair Of Ruger's
MADMAX22 replied to workingman's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Very well done, I like it. -
Its pretty good leather from my experience however the store was somewhat close so I picked thru to find what I wanted. If you going with tandy leather and want good results this is about the only stuff I would buy. However for the price I would rather get some good wicket and craig or some herman oak personally. This is just because I like how the WandC tools and I love the colors you get with the HO and its really good for molding.
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Regular retail is the highest price youll pay. Become a member and you will save alot if your gonna be spending large amounts of money there. Still they arent any more expensive then most other places for retail prices. If you are getting into it as a business get a license and a tax id number which will allow you to buy wholesale either from them (I think) or some place like zack white, weaver, or countless other places that sell equipment and you will save even more money. Ofcourse you will have to deal with the business side of things.
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Im with Chuck on this one. I went thru this a while back with a thread in the sewing section. I ended up getting a spool of the barbours linen 6 cord thread. It is great stuff. I wont use anything else anymore for my hand sewing unless I absolutely have to. Once I get a couple of different size threads I wont use anything else period. One thing that to add to this that put my sewing up a notch is to get the proper wax to put on the thread. After reading on this subject as well I ordered some Rosin and mixed that with bees wax, and a little oil and heated it until everything was all liquified together then poured it into smaller sized balls that I kneaded into shape before it totally cooled. Now I use this to wax the thread with and it gives it a somewhat tacky waxy feel that really grips the leather when you set the stitch and protects the thread. Gives your fingers that extra grip also lol. Once the fine people on this forum got me setup with this method theres no other way I will do it. Oh and depending on how much you sew a nice batch of the wax/rosin mix will last you a good long while. Here is a link to one of the threads I was talking about. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16552
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Looks pretty good, I wanted to comment on your lacing though, thats darn near perfect.
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Leather And Ironwood
MADMAX22 replied to SmilinJim's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Very cool stuff, not sure how to compliment on the wood without sounding dirty lol. -
Lizard Inlay Knife Sheath
MADMAX22 replied to MADMAX22's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thanks for the compliments guys and gals. Yeah Leatheroo I dont know how the saddle makers who sew by hand to it. Its a challenge for me on just this little stuff. -
Well here is my first effort and doing one of these cross draw guys. I think there are some better ways to do it but Im gonna see how he likes this and then go from there. I think the next style I try will be a pancake version but not sure yet. Anyways, HO leather left natural. Sno-seal then neat-lac. Stitching 6 cord linen. The stitching leaves a little to be desired but ah well. The show off holster I made for him turned out alot better looks wise, this is primarily a utilitarian sheath. Critique and or ideas welcome. Things that I would change 1) I think the handle needs to stick out a tad more, make it a little easier to pull. 2) I needed to move the the snaps farther apart or just use a thinner strap with a single snap. Its really hard to seat those like that. Personally I dont particularly like these, I wore it a bit to play with it and trying to resheath the knife when its on your back is a PITA atleast for me. Guess with some practice it would be allright. I think the side attach with a cant is the easiest all around but to each there own.
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Great job, Ive gotta learn how to braid one of these days.
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Lizard Inlay Knife Sheath
MADMAX22 replied to MADMAX22's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thanks Luke, yeah he should be.