Sheath is butterfly style pouch

[Romey]

Latest knife and sheath for a professional hunter in Texas.

Knife is High carbon steel, wrought iron fittings and mesquite burl handle.

Sheath is butterfly style pouch

Knife pic

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[craftsman827]

Beautifuly done.The tan color is great, & the stiching is also great.

Is that hand stitched? What color dye did you use.

Just great looking.

Keep up the good work,

Peter I. craftsman827

[Mike Phelps]

Elegance Romey, True elegance.

[Beaverslayer]

Very nice indeed Romey. The handle is especially nice, I really like that wood.

Ken

[Leather Bum]

Yes, that is a stunning bit of work there, Romey. Now, it looks like you built up the thickness of the sheath to allow the handle to fit inside, too. . . I'm thinking maybe it's something like two or three strips of thick veg-tan the width of the border glued and then sewn on top of each other all around the edge. . .? How is that done?

Anyway, it all looks very fine to me. :D

L'Bum

[Romey]

Thank you all. Yes its hand stitched with linen thread. The sheath has a welt in it, this case a welt and a half as i needed slightly more room, its carefully skived. Generally i want no more welt then the thickness of the blade. Im not sure if im sold on the black edge kote yet.

The leather is predye wickett and craig double shoulder and the absoloute only way to go in my opinion.

This would be my "free with the knife sheath" though i did it butterfly style just cause i wanted to. The main thing i care is that it fits GOOD, can turn it upside down and shake it all day long and it wont fall out but your thumb and forfinger can pull it easily out.

Anyway its just oil finished after that, had zero sun out the day i oiled it or i would have gotten better color out of it but its Montana in october, lucky it comes out at all.

Edited November 3, 2007 by Romey

[LuisPaulo]

Very elegant sheath !!!

[Romey]

Thank you

[KAW]

That is alot better picture than the other one I saw

[Romey]

uh ok