knife repairs and sheathes

[Samalan]

Nice job as always Chuck you do need to start with the before and after pics though .

[chuck123wapati]

14 hours ago, Thescandall said:

Nice clean look on the sheaths Chuck.  

Thank you 

30 minutes ago, Samalan said:

Nice job as always Chuck you do need to start with the before and after pics though .

lol yes i do the black knife  wasnt bad all i had to do was put a new edge on it but the metal detector find was a bit of a chore.

33 minutes ago, PastorBob said:

Love seeing your work, my friend.  Great job as always.  Those sheaths are beautifully done.

thank you Pastor a lot of folks like plain old leather, sure makes it easy to please them.

[Bawarrior]

Nice work Chuck, beautiful. I fixed WW2 Marine sheath with old patina, never even thought of posting. Now I wish I would have. By the way, I'd take the stag every time.

[chuck123wapati]

23 minutes ago, Bawarrior said:

Nice work Chuck, beautiful. I fixed WW2 Marine sheath with old patina, never even thought of posting. Now I wish I would have. By the way, I'd take the stag every time.

Thanks man!! 

[gregintenn]

Very nice work, sir. I particularly like the aged condition of the old blades as opposed to shiny and new.

[Lobo]

Over the decades I have made hundreds of sheaths for people with good knives and worn out, lost, or damaged original sheaths. I always enjoyed those little chores but seldom made much more than material costs. Very few people are willing to pay the value of a couple hours of skilled craftsmanship that is required to complete a simple knife sheath.

Worked with a good custom knife maker for several years. Different proposition, doing a dozen at a time and working for a professional who understood the time and costs involved. He was charging $250 and up for his knives so he didn't mind paying a fair price for what he wanted to offer his customers. I also ended up with a few of his knives in trade for his sheath needs.

[chuck123wapati]

On 5/23/2022 at 10:00 AM, gregintenn said:

Very nice work, sir. I particularly like the aged condition of the old blades as opposed to shiny and new.

thank you yes i love old steel too. I collect knives somewhat, never the new ones they just don't interest me. The black knife the 70+ customer has had since a kid, won it a carnival. I cleaned it up and polished the brass and handle a bit. When he pulled it out of sheath and saw it he about teared up on me. lol you could just see how much he loved that old carnival knife, to anyone else it wouldn't be worth a new sheath.

That's why i do these for people because these old knives become a very personal and cherished item. What we do as craftsmen means more than making a buck sometimes.

Edited June 10, 2022 by chuck123wapati

[chuck123wapati]

1 hour ago, Lobo said:

Over the decades I have made hundreds of sheaths for people with good knives and worn out, lost, or damaged original sheaths. I always enjoyed those little chores but seldom made much more than material costs. Very few people are willing to pay the value of a couple hours of skilled craftsmanship that is required to complete a simple knife sheath.

Worked with a good custom knife maker for several years. Different proposition, doing a dozen at a time and working for a professional who understood the time and costs involved. He was charging $250 and up for his knives so he didn't mind paying a fair price for what he wanted to offer his customers. I also ended up with a few of his knives in trade for his sheath needs.

yes its hard to remake a diecut and machine sewn 2 minute sheath( most knives come with)  with quality leather, welt, and hand sewing and all the rest of the work that goes into it and make money. I fully explain the difference before hand as well as showing the finished product next to the original when they pick it up. I've always made a good profit, its quality leather but these small things are strap ends, cut offs. 

[jrdunn]

6 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

thank you yes i love old steel too. I collect knives somewhat, never the new ones they just don't interest me. The black knife the 70+ customer has had since a kid, won it a carnival. I cleaned it up and polished the brass and handle a bit. When he pulled it out of sheath and saw it he about teared up on me. lol you could just see how much he loved that old carnival knife, to anyone else it wouldn't be worth a new sheath.

That's why i do these for people because these old knives become a very personal and cherished item. What we do as craftsmen means more than making a buck sometimes.

Chuck, 

Consider this my "LIKE Button".

Jim

[MarlinDave]

Chuck, I got that same old black knife. Had to find it in my knife box. Picked it up in the street when I was a teenager. Smelled like fish so I guess it fell out of somebody’s boat. The sheath was my first leather construction with a key ring strap for retention. The electrical tape was a later field patch. Carried it deer hunting for years. Not sure that sheath is worth patching, but it only lasted 45 years.