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  6. Posted · Edited by PossumHollow · Report reply

    Had another go at a basketweave butcher knife sheath, took some tips from the first one and did this one. Used 7 oz veg tan, fieblings light brown dye, stamped the weave at a greater angle, got my borders a little more even and tried a couple different stamps. Sorry about  the billboard in the pic, i pulled it off instagram because it was the only decent pic I had

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    Thanks folks, you're too kind. The leather was plain 5 oz veg tan, plain NFO finish, artificial sinew to stitch. After I got the color pretty consistent with the NFO I gave it a good rubbing of fieblings aussie conditioner. I would normally use at least 7 oz for a knife of this size but like I said it was more of an experimentation. The back isn't tooled, a few lines which look uneven because of the positioning of the belt loop 

     

    I do appreciate the tips I will try to utilize them on my next stamping project. The entire concept is new to me, I have always been a plain utilitarian guy when it comes to leather so this was definitely a step outside my wheelhouse. It probably would have helped if I had made some plan before starting but I carved the Q logo and then decided some lines would look cool, then figured, "Hey that looks like a border now maybe I'll just fill it is with basketweave" LOL. The roughness around the carved portion (the beveling) is what irritated me the most but there was a lot of tight corners and angles to try to get into so it didn't come out as smooth looking as i had hoped.

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    45 minutes ago, garypl said:

    I like it!

    Just for curiosity sake, how many hours do you estimate you have in this project?

    Gary

    Too many! LOL Just a rough guesstimate would be around 7 hrs including the design process and template making, I should have kept track but I am terrible about such things. Future ones will not take nearly as long since I now have the design figured out, templates made and I now know the best order of assembly and such.

     

    Thank you all for the comments all. The customer had a shotgun shell carrying sling on the gun already but the loops were failing and he was losing his cartridges in the field so he is used to the weight and balance. Someone unaccustomed to it I'm sure it might take a little getting used to?

     

     

  10. Posted · Edited by PossumHollow · Report reply

    Hello, this is a sling I finished today, built to customer specs. 6 oz veg tan dyed brown, has cartridge loops with retention flaps to hold four 20 ga cartridges and seven .22 LR cartridges to fit a 20 ga/22 lr combo gun. QD swivels and gun metal snaps/buckle with copper rivets and hand stitching. Pretty pleased with how it turned out.  

     

     

     

     

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    No whole firearm here just a broken stock for modelling purposes :)

    Thank you for the kind words, yes correct lacing and setting of the eyelets prevents them from directly contacting  the stock. I like gutted paracord for lacing them on, I can get them tighter and it lays flatter than leather lace in me experience. 

    Most of my stuff is pretty plain and utilitarian. I like the make stuff that is quality and durable, but something someone won't be afraid of using hard and getting a dent or scratch so I tend to keep things simple in most cases

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    1 hour ago, Aven said:

    The boots in the picture look more like Wellington's than cowboy boots.  Different process/pattern. 

    Don't know how close you are to Chicago, but there is a leather working/shoe making school there.  Techniques are modern, but with the right equipment, you can make most any style.

    Jason Horvatter of Laughing Crowe and Village Video shot a DIY video of Jason' non-lasted work boot.  They should be finishing up here really soon. They thought they were going to be done last month, but still had a lot of editing to do.  Once done, they will be available on he website.  This might get you what you are looking for as far as construction goes without investing in sewing machines.

    I have something tugging at the edge of my memory that I have seen a pattern for boots similar to these, but they were more Medieval, possibly eastern European.  If I remember where I saw it, I'll pass it along.

     

    Thank you I'll keep an eye out for the video when it comes available. These men were likely from Romania so quite possible you are recalling correctly!

  25. Posted · Edited by PossumHollow · Report reply

    Howdy, been doing leatherwork for a couple three years now only serious this past year or so, prior to that most projects were for myself and friends. I thoroughly enjoy leatherwork and most anything else that involves creating things with my hands. I do leatherwork, kydex, knife making, knife repair, restoration and embellishment, vintage tool restoration, a bit of weaving, fabric sewing (canvas mostly), wood work, metal work and a bit of fabricating. 

    I have seperate websites for knife work and my leatherwork.

    www.muskratmanknives.com

    My current work in progress leatherwork site is:

    www. possumhollowtrading.com

    I have  joint facebook and instagram accounts that I use to share my entire spectrum of crafts. Both are fairly new so activity is low right now. 

    www.facebook.com/Muskratmanknives

    www.instagram.com/muskratmanknives

     

    Thanks for having me!

     

     

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