Members jbird Posted December 5, 2008 Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) Howdy yall this is my first knife sheath and I would like to know what's good and what's a bummer . this is a proud moment for me I designed it and made from scratch I have never used a kit for any thing so thanks for looking, and hope you can give me some input. Josh P.S. any thoughts are welcome and wanted. Edited December 5, 2008 by jbird Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Members jbird Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) the sheath is about 5.5 inches long where the blade is and another 3 inches after that Edited December 5, 2008 by jbird Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Ambassador pete Posted December 5, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted December 5, 2008 Howdy yall this is my first knife sheath and I would like to know what's good and what's a bummer .this is a proud moment for me I designed it and made from scratch I have never used a kit for any thing so thanks for looking, and hope you can give me some input. Josh P.S. any thoughts are welcome and wanted. Got to tell you- that bass is REALLY neat!!! I just made my first sheath too without a pattern or clue. Came out so well that I traded it for a fee haircut today. My barber is into mules and re-inactment gatherings. He was so impressed that he wanted all of my old LWJ copies, pull our patterns , extra tools and some lessons! I will set him up with a few necessary tools, a mallet, stone and a swivel knife or two. pete Quote
ArtS Posted December 5, 2008 Report Posted December 5, 2008 You're doing great Josh! Next time I'd give yourself a little more room between the tooling and the stitching. I keep learning something new with everything I make. That's part of the enjoyment to me is learning something new each time. I keep telling my family and friends that when I make something new the first one is always the worst one. The person that gets the latest one has the best one - until the next one. LOL Art Quote Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Members jbird Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 Got to tell you- that bass is REALLY neat!!!I just made my first sheath too without a pattern or clue. Came out so well that I traded it for a fee haircut today. My barber is into mules and re-inactment gatherings. He was so impressed that he wanted all of my old LWJ copies, pull our patterns , extra tools and some lessons! I will set him up with a few necessary tools, a mallet, stone and a swivel knife or two. pete Thanks pete I need a hair cut ! You're doing great Josh! Next time I'd give yourself a little more room between the tooling and the stitching. I keep learning something new with everything I make. That's part of the enjoyment to me is learning something new each time. I keep telling my family and friends that when I make something new the first one is always the worst one. The person that gets the latest one has the best one - until the next one. LOL Art I hear you art about the next one is better than the last it better be I say. Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted December 5, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted December 5, 2008 JBIRD............KEEP EM COMMING.......... Quote Luke
Members Rayban Posted December 5, 2008 Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 Nice job for your first go JBIRD...the bass is great! Bring over a 6 of Bud Light and I'll show you how to make the back panel and the belt loop from one continuous piece of leather. Quote Raybanwww.rgleather.net
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted December 5, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted December 5, 2008 Nice job for your first go JBIRD...the bass is great!Bring over a 6 of Bud Light and I'll show you how to make the back panel and the belt loop from one continuous piece of leather. MAN O MAN...........6-PACK WOULD ONLY WET THE WHISTLE 12-PACK AND I WOULD THINK ABOUT COMMING ALSO... Quote Luke
Members jbird Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 sounds like a deal to me. Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Members TexasJack Posted December 5, 2008 Members Report Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) First off, that's a pretty cool sheath. I saved my first one just to give me a laugh on bad days. Yours is far better. You need a groove cut where your stitching is. Otherwise anything rubbing against the sheath will cut into the thread. Also makes it look nicer. The earlier comment about more space between the carving and the edge is a good one. Why is the strap a different color? Ooooh, the one thing that really stands out as a "needs improvement" is the way you sewed the belt loop on! That's single stitch doesn't have much strength. The loop should go further down the sheath in the back, allowing you some room to sew a square. (Actually, 3 sides straight and one like a "V".") The loop is a bit short (as pointed out earlier). It would look better if the top of the sheath was angled to match the blade. Again, it looks pretty good, but getting honest critique is the best way to keep improving. I wouldn't have said anything critical except that you asked. Make more - post pics! Edited December 5, 2008 by TexasJack Quote
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