Camp knife sheath...

[bladegrinder]

Here's a sheath I just finished for a camp knife, Alabama Damascus blade, Desert Ironwood scales, nickel silver pins and lanyard hole.

Sheath is 9 oz. Herman oak, English bridle pro dye, carved feather, dragon scale stamp, light brown antique, two light coats of Resolene.

Thanks for looking!

[greygeist3191]

[Gezzer]

OUTSTANING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  as always 

I have got to start saving up for one of your knives !!!!!!

 

[Mablung]

That is fantastic! I’ve got a small Alabama Damascus Steel knife, and I love it. No nice grips on it, but one day I’ll make a good set. That sheath is beautiful. 

[CdK]

Wow! The workmanship of both knife and sheath are outstanding.

[bladegrinder]

Thanks folks!

[DieselTech]

Looks awesome. Nice work!!! Beautiful setup. Love the tool work. 

[bladegrinder]

Thanks, the pictures don’t do it justice once there down sized to add here. When you zoom in for detail they get fuzzy.

Edited May 16, 2024 by bladegrinder

[Mablung]

What do you think of the edge and grind?  The one I have didn't have a final edge, which the guy who sold it to me at a craft fair told me was purposeful so that the end user could sharpen it as he liked.  I did notice the primary bevel grind and secondary bevel grind both were a little off-center and the secondary bevel is thicker at the base of the blade than at the tip, which has made sharpening the secondary bevel a touch challenging.

[bladegrinder]

I buy large billets of it straight from Brad Vice, the owner of Alabama Damascus. Then I rough cut a profile from it, surface grind it, then finish profiling. Then I hollow grind it, heat treat and temper it, then etch it in acid to bring out the pattern. Then I do the handles, I don’t sharpen until the sheath is completed.