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My latest sheath

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Hey all. Thought I'd post a pic of my latest completion. It's a sheath I made for a friend who wanted a leather sheath to carry his Ronin horizontally on the small of his back. He asked if I could leave as much of the finger groove exposed as possible and that it have no retention strap. So, to aid with retention I wet molded the opening of the sheath to slightly grip a portion of he finger groove and sandwiched 5 rare earth magnets in the back to help secure the blade. It goes in edge up to be drawn easier inserting the tip of the thumb into the exposed groove. Thanks for looking. I'm still new so pointers and suggestions are always welcome.

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-Chris

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looks like you're well on your way to doing great pieces! nice idea with the magnets. think I've heard that one before somewhere. dig the coffin shape too.

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Very nice. Cool idea with the magnets. I made a similar one to this for a Buck knife. The wet molding made it hold so well it actually clicks when it seats into the sheath. Can't shake it out, I tried. The spider web is a nice touch, too.

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Thats a really nice peice of work.

wel done hope your friend appreciates, love coffin shaped stuff.

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Yeah this is a winner for me. Coffin, Spider web and a knife? Oh yeah, a winner...

Very nice.

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Thanks all. I went with a coffin shape because the knife itself has such a sharp point and I wanted a bit of protection when insertng the knife as well as to help guide it in. I toyed with a few different shapes for the openning of the sheath but I liked the coffin look. After surfing this forum I'm going to definately broading my carving attempts since I've found this place to be a wealth of information. The funny thing about the web is that I initialy spent over an hour with a fine tipped brush dyeing all the raised portions black and I was going to do the inside of the web blue. But just as I was dying the edges a stray bead of dye ran into the web spoiling my plan. I couldn't help but leaugh. Thanks again forthe feedback.

-Chris

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