Leescustomleather Report post Posted May 21, 2022 Working on a custom knife and just finished the sheath Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bawarrior Report post Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) Show the knife in sheath and out please. From the pic my guess is the knife will wear sheath. Not sure why you did it this way. It Looks cool Edited May 21, 2022 by Bawarrior Add more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokenolmarine Report post Posted May 22, 2022 I bought turquoise for knife accents just before my injury. I'd like to see the knife as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leescustomleather Report post Posted May 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said: I bought turquoise for knife accents just before my injury. I'd like to see the knife as well. It will be done in the next couple of days and I will post it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokenolmarine Report post Posted May 22, 2022 Thanks. I'll look forward to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted May 23, 2022 Waiting for finished pics. Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leescustomleather Report post Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 5:10 PM, Brokenolmarine said: I bought turquoise for knife accents just before my injury. I'd like to see the knife as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leescustomleather Report post Posted May 23, 2022 The knife still needs some finish work obviously but here it is. The sheath will last many years despite appearances The only thing I would be concerned about is the turquoise inlay, so I drilled several small holes in the back with a diamond drill and attached a piece of 3oz vegtan with JB weld I have tested this process and the leather is what gives first. The other concern is the Mother of Pearl inlay being scratched, that is why I put the retaining strap at the top to kind of protect it. This Knife is going to a young lady that works as part of her family business running a sawmill at their lumberyard in Pa. And the knife is made to fit her hand not mine if it looks a little small. I am sure it will be well cared for Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokenolmarine Report post Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Nice... I know she will be proud to own it. The only question is will she carry it daily or lock it away because it's a treasured gift. I love the beauty of the grain in the scales as well. I will probably inlay my first turquoise in walnut or cocobolo. I may make the blade a Damascus hunter or go with a skinner. Edited May 24, 2022 by Brokenolmarine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leescustomleather Report post Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Brokenolmarine said: Nice... I know she will be proud to own it. The only question is will she carry it daily or lock it away because it's a treasured gift. I love the beauty of the grain in the scales as well. I will probably inlay my first turquoise in walnut or cocobolo. I may make the blade a Damascus hunter or go with a skinner. Thank you very much, be careful with Cocobolo you can develop a sever allergic reaction to it. I had worked with it for years intermittently and then one time everywhere the wood dust touched my skin the top layers of skin died like a very bad sunburn. It took almost a month to heal. If you are interested her name is Emerald and her You Tube channel is Lumber Capitol Log Yard. She is the pretty Redhead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokenolmarine Report post Posted May 24, 2022 Thanks for the warning, but I have worked with cocobolo a lot. So far no issues, but I use dust collection and have several systems in play including an overhead air filter. I'll check out the website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doubleh Report post Posted June 4, 2022 I like both the sheath and knife. What holds the turquoise on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 3:37 PM, Leescustomleather said: The knife still needs some finish work obviously but here it is. The sheath will last many years despite appearances The only thing I would be concerned about is the turquoise inlay, so I drilled several small holes in the back with a diamond drill and attached a piece of 3oz vegtan with JB weld I have tested this process and the leather is what gives first. The other concern is the Mother of Pearl inlay being scratched, that is why I put the retaining strap at the top to kind of protect it. This Knife is going to a young lady that works as part of her family business running a sawmill at their lumberyard in Pa. And the knife is made to fit her hand not mine if it looks a little small. I am sure it will be well cared for Thank you. beautiful work on both, they compliment each other very well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leescustomleather Report post Posted June 5, 2022 20 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: beautiful work on both, they compliment each other very well. Thank you very much Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
