Rawhide knife sheath

[hushnel]

I found a tutorial from another web site that gave a pretty good rundown on how to make a rawhide sheath. I've liked the looks of this style since I first saw it back in the 80s. I made the knife last Thursday and the sheath on Saturday.

Edited March 23, 2009 by hushnel

[rhall]

Sweet ,was the blade a kit or do you make them?I would be interested in a knife like that..Send me a pm if you would.

[Luke Hatley]

Great looking "Neck Knife & Sheath"

[hushnel]

Thanks, I'm excited about venturing into this very primitive look, for way too long my leather work has been pointed towards fancy and fine.

Now I need to find some deer rawhide. This was bleached Goat rawhide I bought for making instruments. I've got another sheath on the bench for a Damascus blade that I'm using bovine rawhide, I've scraped it a bit thinner but I've got to find a source of unbleached deer rawhide so I'm not spending too much time on it or paying too much money. I'll be a little more serious next deer season

[Luke Hatley]

Do you make the Blades yourself ?what size are they ?

yes next deer season make contact with deer hunters, you should have lots of

deer skins for rawhide.

i have not seen the rawhide for sale commercially.

[oldtimer]

That is a great looking rawhide sheath for your knife! I like that mountain man style !

/ Knut

[hushnel]

These blades I bought at the Alafia River Rendezvous from the maker. They are 1098 and fairly inexpensive, sharp as the dickens and good edge retention. They are 4 5/8" from tip to the end of the stick tang. The full tangs may be another ¼" longer.

I have made a dozen or so blades but the guys I know that make them are master bladesmiths so it's better all around if my buddies make my blades for me. This is one of the full tangs.

one of my home made, actually my first home made blade, with a very early sheath.

[megabit]

For deer rawhide you could try Moscow Fur http://www.hideandfur.com/

[hushnel]

Thanks megabit. I ordered a couple.

[Gilligan]

you may can ask your local deer processor if he's got any in stock. then take it to a taxidermist and they can probably have it made into rawhide for a price.

The Kid

[Vikti]

As a whole, I don't really care about the looks of rawhide, but I really like what you did Hushnel. Super great job!

[hushnel]

Thanks, I didn't know rawhide needed processing, other than de-hairing and scrapping. I’ll have to check out the process.

[bustedlifter]

Cool! Very "Grizzly Adams" ish.

[hushnel]

Well, I haven't been around much, like the scatterbrain I am, I go from one project to another. I guess I was so glad to stop doing the custom motorcycle seats that I've only been doing utilitarian leather work. Just making stuff I need or a little custom stuff for friends. I figured I would just respond to this thread I started quite a while ago.

I did a few more of the rawhide sheaths and started making knifes again. I'll post a few, I did make sheaths for each of them.

This one I kind of got carried away with, adding gator scutes and bling.

These are a few of the knives I've made, the first two are made by stock removal out of D-2 tool steel then professionally heat treated.

This is the sheath I made for it.

This is the biggest of the four D-2 knives 10 3/4" overall length with a 5 1/2" blade. both of these knives are hilted with Black Cherry Burl.

And it's sheath.

This is the last one I'll show and the only one I managed to keep for myself. The handle is made from stacked leather disks, below it is a fire starting ferro rod I also added stacked leather to. This blade is made by Enzo and is 01 tool steel.

Thanks for looking, I'm playing at a ukulele festival tomorrow and spending the day making up ukulele straps Ya'all have a good weekend.

[LuisPaulo]

I Really like the rawhide sheaths