Stef1966

I am ordering a knife like the one below. Handmade by a guy in Czechoslovakia. (Tomas Rucker) This will be something special. That guy is an artist and I want to do his knife justice by making a sheath using the technique I mentioned on my prior post. Carpe Diem!

Well folks, I think I landed on a surefire method to duplicate this kind of result. Funny I didn't think about the solution more quickly since I have used something similar in my old miniature painting days. I will use very thin washes to get that result. That will assure I get dye where I want it. I can also achieve very gradual fading. To show you what I mean, go to the link below. The technique is very well demonstrated by Hongbo Zhang, a Chinese artist that works on leather. Probably not something that will be easy to master but I think the results will be very fine indeed.

Well, I was able to find the creator's Facebook Page. It's a dude in Argentina. I don;'t think he makes knives anymore as his last post was in December 2018. Here is the description of what he used for the sheath. I'm afraid it's so far from what we are used to that we'll have to come up with a different way to get similar results. See for yourselves. From his Facebook page: The sheath is leather jacket repurposed by hand made to measure with an appliqué of a deer tip. Interesting.

I agree with all your assessments. I think it's a combination of multiple techniques. I can't wait to try and duplicate that beautiful work. I'm no artist but I love to emulate those that are.

I think I figured it out. I'm pretty sure the leather has been sanded down to show the lighter colored leather under the dye. Thoughts?

Hi folks, I wonder if any of you know how to get dying results like this. I'm thinking there is some airbrushing for this technique but I'm at a loss as to how exactly one can get results like on this picture. Thanks

Hey everybody, Thanks for the comments on my first sheath. I worked on sheath number 2 this weekend and just finished it. Let me know what you think about this one! Thanks Stef

Thank you for your kind comments. I was pretty happy with the results but coming from people who know about these things matters a lot. On to the next project!!!

Hey folks, I'm new to leatherworking and new to this forum. I recently completed work on a knife sheath. My first ever leather item. I would love to get your feedback, positive or otherwise. Thanks Stef