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the bottom of the knife with the blade should be the part that doesnt't swivel. The thumb and middle finger are used to turn it on the pivot/swivel that your thumb rests on. It appears to me you have the blade on the part that will be the thumb rest. Is that what i am seeing?

Thanks i was wondering if sewing and forming them then using a blank inside the sheath when tooling them. Of course if it were metal it would have to be covered with plastic or something to keep from staining the leather. Your way sure works very well.

no i saw it lol knew what you were thinking when you deleted it.

LOL I know what you are thinking or pretty darn close I'll bet.

So do you sew or form the sheath before tooling or after?

Made my day ! beautiful workmanship on both the knives and the sheaths. Very interesting the way you / they put the seams down the center of the back.

the smaller stamp looks better, as well the border is much better.

Really nice set. What weight leather in the belt? The double stitching looks great.

I like them both, reminds me of an early day patch knife/ flint striker and the way you did the belt loop is really cool.

thrift stores/ used clothing stores/ yard sales if they have those in France

Nice lookin site and nice lookin products. your "privacy policy" link doesn't work

That is one cool piece of work! I used to love watching Speedy.

I don't but that's me, I go to the center of the bend with my patterns. One thing you will find is your stamping will be lost a bit when you bend the leather so wrapping it completely around might not look the way you want it to. Bend your test piece to see what happens. Cool lil skinner there!

i like it ! A lot of work there for sure.

if its the ratchet lock type you may be able buy those parts at the local welding shop.

you may need to know what type of competition and any special rules that may pertain to the holders.

oh you pay for it too just in a different way.

lol me too not because i love them but because i get tired of forgetting where i put them.

its interesting as the topic of lining holsters is always going to create discussion. One of the videos posted shows building an unlined holster. the other shows what appears to be suede lined holsters a the end.

I use a set of magnified reading glasses plus a headband magnifier for my small work. I don't sit in one spot for all the many different things i do in day, do my knife making in the garage and my leather in the basement, so a desk magnifier wouldn't help much.

Personally I don't line my holsters unless asked. Seems lining good leather with more leather doesn't help much at all except for pleasing the buyer. I've toted guns for decades in the woods both lined and unlined and haven't seen a lot of difference in wear on the firearms. From my years of rigorous testing ,lol, I've found that there are three things that keep a firearm from wearing prematurely and getting dirty in the holster. A toe in the holster so you dont sit down and fill the barrel with dirt, a tight holster so it doesn't shift around and wear itself self as you walk and lastly and most importantly personal responsibility for the care of my firearm and holster. If I do line a holster its like Dwight does but i may use a different lighter piece for the inside.

thanks yes it fits in the hand comfortably only one way then its just a matter of setting the awl in the position that suits you and you dont really even have to look to get good even and straight holes Thanks yea i use alot of it i really like the feel of antler for handle materials.

lol maybe not the first reinvent in the last few thousand years of leather working. Thank you for the nice words..

Sweeeeet!!! you wont want to get up, now for the drink holder lol.

yup its form a lamp shade and thank you for the compliment. I will make you one if you would like, I'll pm you when i get it done.