FINALLY

[Spider]

This is a really nice combo. turned out great. I've heard of the oxblood and I think I read somewhere about the combo but I will respect your secret. Looks good.

[Sharpshooter]

That's really a nice job. The stitching grooves are nice and deep and the stitches are tight and uniform. Do you hand stitch? From a functional point of view, why a tactical knife and a hunter together? Very very nice workmanship and the Oxblood color is very rich. Great looking work. Can we see the knives or have contact information on the makers? Also, what's the little loop on the left side of the sheath?

Thanks, This sheath was machine stitched, we're a commercial shop and the prospect of hand stitching 300 sheaths a week is frightening.

The Knives are both made by Bark River Knife and Tool which is why I ended up with the job. The owner of the knives came to me since I make all of the production sheaths for Bark River so it made sense that I would have the knives on hand.

Here are the Knives:

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TOP is the Bark River Knife and Tool SOCOM

BOTTOM is the Bark River Knife and Tool Classic Light Hunter

We've promoted the concept of "Piggybacking" knives, making a pair of knives to deal with a wider variety of outdoor situations. The larger SOCOM would be used as the big chopper in situations where the user doesn't have access to an axe. The smaller Classic Light Hunter would be used for fine work as well as game and food prep tasks.

The Loop on the side is a "FireSteel Loop" to carry a Swedish Army Fire Steel as a firestarting tool.

Bark River has made several batches of Firesteels with handles that match the knife handles so the guys have completely coordinated rigs.

This sheath will carry a pair of knives and Firesteel with the same handle material as the SOCOM. It will be a terrific rig.