Members nervjiggy Posted September 28, 2011 Members Report Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) Hello, I had a few questions on how to do leather inlays. I looked at the tutorial on dc knives and noticed that he didn't to my knowledge add another layer or a liner to the inside of the sheath to prevent the knife from being pressed against the inlay. What I'm wondering is if that's normal? What if you were going to pad the inlay. Wouldn't you need a layer of some ridgid material to hold the padding up and push the inlay out? I've been reading around alot and I couldn't find another tutorial or an answer to this question. Thanks. Edited September 28, 2011 by nervjiggy Quote
Members OutlawSW Posted October 25, 2011 Members Report Posted October 25, 2011 Hello, I had a few questions on how to do leather inlays. I looked at the tutorial on dc knives and noticed that he didn't to my knowledge add another layer or a liner to the inside of the sheath to prevent the knife from being pressed against the inlay. What I'm wondering is if that's normal? What if you were going to pad the inlay. Wouldn't you need a layer of some ridgid material to hold the padding up and push the inlay out? I've been reading around alot and I couldn't find another tutorial or an answer to this question. Thanks. Take a look at Dave's tutorial again...you will notice that he does make reference to using a liner to cover the inlay...it is essential to line the back of the inlay, especially if you are using a pad of some sort to make the inlay looked raised. If you are carving the inlay into the leather without cutting a complete window then a liner is not necessary. Take a look at Jay Fisher's sheaths, he carves all his inlays...very time consuming but they are beautiful. Quote
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