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I like that!!! man that was a lot of work. lined, tooled and laced.

ahh i see your quandary your chopper has an enlarged beard lol., but I don't see how your gonna get past the balance problem using the front of the blade maybe that hole in the back or the heel of the blade could be used. I have a couple of hatchets my solution was to make a drop in type sheath. they work well and you can add a flap or mod the design to fit about any blade shape. Nice chopper BTW!!

great link thanks I have the American version m1910 lol well most of it.

very cool!!

I have body work to do. I'll post pics lol. the wife got to close to my truck and it bit her van.

looks like you have a good crew to help and a nice shop out of the sun!!!

can you send a picture of your hatchet I cant quite grasp what you mean by a divot.

first day of summer here finally lol. My oldest daughter is on the mend, just got her last drain taken out and here picc tube day before yesterday. I cant describe what a surreal ordeal this has been for us and now its over just like that. One of my other daughters just turned 21 yesterday, our tradition is to cook anything wanted for the day. So i started off the morning making strawberry crepes from scratch, yes even the whipped cream, then fried wontons and sweet and sour chicken for dinner oh and she had to have her first mixed drink strawberry daiquiris lol. Funny thing my birthday is on the winter solstice and hers is on the summer solstice. Man i cant wait to get back to some normal finally and try out this new fishing license, do some quiet sewing and some loud blacksmithing. Take care my friend hug yer dad and I hope you enjoyed that lamb.

no fears my friend my wallet is empty too now after this last three years.

I tried that. I like the idea of a closure on wallets. i put a flap over mine instead of a strap to hopefully keep all the dirt and crap out but it didn't help much. Seems a wallet can grow or shrink with the amount of money and or cards stored in it so a fixed size strap or flap is just a guess at best lol. Mine became loose over time and a little funky from living in a pocket, the dirt still gets in, I work and play a lot outside. but it still works as a wallet that has character lol. BTW the theory that a wallet can give you back problems when put in the back pocket is true. I had troubles for years then started putting it in my front pocket and my back problems vanished.

beautiful work!!! my only thought was that the strap holding the handle on to the bag could have been put on under the flap with just loops showing, it would make less upward tension on the stitching so they wouldn't break or pull loose making it stronger plus a little cleaner on top.

welcome to the forum, and I look forward to your input but to think horse tack hasn't been made for the horses benefit for literally thousands of years is just crazy lol. You would better serve the horse community trying to teach people how to buy and fit tack properly because that is the reality of the problem you are seeing not necessarily bad tack. good luck! Those chaps rock!!!!!!

First find the pattern/patterns you want to try then buy the stamps needed. This way you can increase your stamp collection as you try different things. Buying random sizes or shapes didn't work well for me as i soon found getting good looking tooling on the patterns is dependent on specific size tools.

try something like this then you can use it for other projects as well, pyrography is pretty fun and works well on leather goods. i have a set that has two handles you can switch back and forth and change blades less frequently. forgot the link lol. https://www.amazon.com/FIRElood-Adjustable-Temperature-professional-30Pyrography/dp/B0CN92HP43/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=1235851380015370&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.shdDv-k-wL1pjtT3OyGIcrugdhok6pzQ9IhNRiPT6x6G7BpCEpElBpHqNJt4YX5hEPXq55Jl941vTfrY4dUxmfTiceGpvkErPsrX-A878exsCSNbNOOskFN4OKiNRtiZV45I8v85UsP3xhIR1N6B20upMCD9_vpsTBpP_mTVSxGCzkn3R3ukYUe5LBpqNdkRNF6fglmZ_art0r-xWBkdv2lgRgztt7hVo5AcPTxci9irEhIlfvHZIHXXmxZ4mDoRZxb9KyyD6gBpVD1jWbpgZaLeb2QFbJKWCUEZe8dCOZM.n3dozu4qpNCgKPmezwi8pLcB5ovwZOu4x2ynUYLf42E&dib_tag=se&hvadid=77240878145738&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=105893&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-77240947310198%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=6010_13299189&keywords=wood+burning+tool+kit&msclkid=7844d411da791663d825b277c08be358&qid=1717967612&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

beautiful as always!! I love that old school loop strap!!

Things are much much better for my daughter, we spent the last two days driving to see the doctors and surgeons that saved her. it was two days in a row getting up at four am and driving 120 miles/ 190 k each way but she is off her wound vac and healing faster than expected, we don't have the money or inclination to stay over night in the city, the drive is pretty nice if you like endless sage brush praires and distant mountains to look at lol. I haven't seen my garden hardly this spring but the wife and kids have it started, it starting to get warm here finally the soil is warm enough for corn and beans to grow. I have an aloe plant and a Christmas cactus that were my moms both are house plants that she started in the 1970's so they are very old plants 50 years old or so plus a Clematis plant I took a start from back in about 1985 or so. they are the best reminders of my mom and I cherish them dearly. I'm not only doing wound care but also installing a shower, replumbing her house for her and fixing her house for her new life but trying to keep up my spring time chores at my place so am running constantly at one place or the other with just short times I can sit and rest. The wife and daughters made some real kickass barbequed chicken and potatoe salad the other day double dipped in batter, deep fried then added the bbq sauce and baked until caramelized and gooey to the max lol. I hope to get some outdoor cooking in soon summer starts in a couple weeks. take care as well my friend Chuck

thank you thanks thanks a little cutie from scraps lol. belt ends and knife ends. thanks lol thanks for the kind words my daughter is getting better by the day. thank you! thank you it came out pretty nice indeed.

its awesome my friend.

thanks, yes it would make an awesome patch knife. I like these small blades for basic chores in the woods they come in handy on occasion.

Finally after roughly a month of hospital duty I managed to finish up this project. A small neck knife 1095 steel 1 3/4" blade and a cute lil compass. I had just finished the tooling when i was called away, it sat on my table for weeks until I could get back in town, Bison brown dye 6/7 oz leather. Leather and knives are going to take a back seat this summer.

That is a very cool design and highly modifiable, maybe rethink your handle area a bit it doesn't look very comfortable to hold with a full load. or add a strap.

I've never had to stick a template or pattern to the leather so cant help much. why do you need to do it?

here is a period pattern for an iwb sheath clothing styles were much different the pants had no belt loops and if so the person wore a belt for the pants and a gun/ equipment belt higher up. this pattern has one belt loop to keep it secure inside the belt. You may want to mock one up out of some stiff cardboard to see if it will pivot like you want.

Top shelf stuff there for sure. both look great.