The other half

[sheathmaker]

These are the other half of the six sheath order I posted the other day. Left to right in the picture the leather is Wickett and Craig in color chestnut, chestnut, and russet. No dyes were used. The inlays are Massaugua Rattlesnake (Prairie Rattler), Anteater, and Black Alligator.

Paul

Edited January 14, 2008 by sheathmaker

[freak]

Very very nice !!

[Lace]

Wow, those are amazing. I love inlays, beautiful.

[Beaverslayer]

As beautiful as the first ones, I really like the first one a lot. Is that Rattler?

Ken

[steveb]

nice - great deep layered look, looks very technical, i love that kind of precision... very rich looking

excellent job! i hope you charge a pretty penny for them, they really add a lot to the knife carrying experience and the blade

quesiton - do you use cams and internal locks - or do you use the tension of the sheath to hold the blade in?

steveb

[sheathmaker]

Steve, sometimes I design the welt to act as sort of a cam, but generally the design fit is so specific that just internal tension holds the knife very securely. I don't make any "generic" sheaths, Each one I make is truly a custom for a specific knife and is fitted to that knife. Regarding the price or cost...I'll just say they are a long way from the bargain basement.

Ken,this particular one is Massaugua Rattlesnake sometimes call the Prairie Rattler. It is definitely a rattlesnake, but as you can see the patter is not the familiar diamond shape. I think the Massaugua has better color and depth of color than a lot of the diamond backs.

Paul

Edited January 14, 2008 by sheathmaker

[sbafm0413]

The 3rd one, the black alligator, i like that very much, those are very nice

[David]

Paul,

Outstanding work. thanks for posting them for all of us to see.

Dave

[chocolateducttape]

Those are gorgeous! Very nice work.

[Alexblow]

Very nice,can you post pics of the knives out ?I love the last one.Thanks for sharing with us.

[David Fields]

Beautiful work, Paul! I'd like to see a close up to see more of the detail. Thanks for posting them.