Members plaitingdave Posted May 15, 2010 Members Report Posted May 15, 2010 Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and a newby when it comes to leatherwork. I love all the projects I've seen people make and would love to aquire the talent to do similar work. My hat is off to all of you. I've been making plain sheaths for my hunting knives that I make and lately I started to get a little more fancy. Here is my rattlesnake skin inlay sheath I just finished a few weeks ago. Hope you like it or can give me some suggestions. Thanks, A newbie you may be,but damn I like your work !It's better than what I'm doing.Keep it up! Quote
Members 8thsinner Posted May 15, 2010 Members Report Posted May 15, 2010 I think plenty enough has been said about the holes. The only other major fault I can see is maybe in the design itself and the cutting of the inlay. The upper edge of the left side on the picture looks a little unevenly cut however, the width of the holes for the snake too might be too much. You could try burnishing the inside cuts before stitching with some good hardwood, and the dremel would be fine for that on slow. But the way the knife is pushed in, it's pushing out the snake by the ridge of the handle if you know what I mean. If the leather was better wet formed around the knife and the inlay a little thinner I think it would have been perfect. Sorry to sound so critical, I do like it just giving my opinion of what I can see and trying to help. Quote Doing the right thing is bleeding for the cause. Website Facebook
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