pmieras2000 Report post Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) What started out as a simple project is now transforming into it's own animal... First project was a leather wrapped handle using a scrap pieces from a remnant bag. Just a simple herring bone stitch I ran across on a youtube video. I bought a deluxe kit from Tandy just cause it seemed like a good starting point to get some tools rather than piecing it together, besides, it was on sale. From there it sat for a while, until I borrowed a rifle from a neighbor for my daughter to use on a deer hunting trip this last season. Inside the case was his old hunting knife in a sheath that really needed to be retired. To show my thanks, I decided to make him a new sheath. Also made it match him for being left handed. The lead to another sheath for another friend after they saw the pictures. This one can mount horizontally in the small of the back or vertically... This lead to Christmas presents for this year as a suggestion from my wife. Since I already had a belt blank as part of the kit... Made a folding knife sheath for my son (made from scratch), a wallet for my middle daughter (tandy kit) and a belt for the oldest... Will have to upload the belt separate... Pics are too big... It's addicting though that's for sure. I'm really enjoying the whole process. and I get to use to drawing skills I haven't used in a long time... Edited December 6, 2015 by pmieras2000 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmieras2000 Report post Posted December 6, 2015 Each project has progressively gotten more detailed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted December 6, 2015 Hey, pretty nice! Welcome to the forum and the addiction. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickdroid Report post Posted December 7, 2015 Its too late for you now, you're hooked. Doing really nice work too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmieras2000 Report post Posted December 7, 2015 Thanks for the kinds words of encouragement... and yes... I'm hooked Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted December 10, 2015 I have that same knife that my great grand dad left me when he died. I almost lost it when the sheath rotted and it fell out in the woods. A four year old kid found it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmieras2000 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 The original sheath didn't have a welt in it so it was just a matter of time before the blade cut through the stitching. For the replacement sheath I added a welt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catstamp Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Nice work. It's amazing how quickly one gets hooked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eze Mathias Report post Posted December 23, 2015 That is a nice one! Please can you teach me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boriqua Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Those damned kits!! I bought my deluxe tandy kit sometime around 1990. Been playing with leather since. Crack has nothing on them. Tandy kits have a way of creating an addiction. Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
