My First Sheath - And First Inlay.

[Cyberthrasher]

I was just informed that not only did the kid's jaw drop when he opened it, but his Grandfather had the same reaction and wants me to make a bunch for his 10 or so knives that don't have sheathes. Makes me feel a lot better about the big discount I gave him - advertising cost

[Peter Darby]

Looks great to me. Here is something you might want to try. When I make an inlay I usually raise it to the level of the overlaying leather by skiving the cut out pieces and using them to raise the snake or lizard skin inlay. This gives a nice smooth appearance to the leather.

[Cyberthrasher]

Looks great to me. Here is something you might want to try. When I make an inlay I usually raise it to the level of the overlaying leather by skiving the cut out pieces and using them to raise the snake or lizard skin inlay. This gives a nice smooth appearance to the leather.

Thanks. That's something I was trying to do, but the lizard piece I was using was so thick I had a heck of a time getting it to push up. I actually ended up wet molding it around the cutout pieces in order to get it as far as I did. The way it turned out, it kind of bubbles up so that the center of the lizard is the same level as the top leather. I just have to remember to choose a thinner piece next time I think.