Tanned carp hide knife sheath

[dhaverstick]

Earlier this year, my good friend, bowyer and gunsmith, John Pruitt, made my dad a nice bamboo-backed osage bow and some flint tipped arrows. As a thank-you, my dad made John a thin blade hunting/fillet knife similar to the one in the photo. John was hinting around a few weeks ago that he now needed a sheath for that knife so I crafted this one up for him. Unfortunately, John also expects cookies each time I send him something so I still have those to make. I gotta quit spoiling that old man!

This is a cross draw sheath that has a vegetable-tanned cowhide core. I covered that with ostrich hide (light brown) and tanned carp hide (reddish brown) and trimmed the whole thing in gray New Zealand red deer hide. I carved the strap button out of a piece of deer antler and sewed the whole thing by hand with artificial sinew.

I'll get the cookies baked this evening and get John's package in the mail tomorrow.

Darren

[CaptQuirk]

Cookies? What kind of cookies? Can I get some? Huh?

Sorry, can't help myself at times. That is a really cool primitive looking sheath. I was intrigued by the carp hide, and how it was used. I didn't think it would be thick enough to use as a regular leather, but as an overlay, it makes perfect sense. Very cool indeed!

 

Now, back to those cookies...?

[bikermutt07]

I'm never disappointed when I come looking at other people's work.

Man, that is nice.

[dhaverstick]

Here you go, CaptQuirk; 4 dozen oatmeal raisin cookies fresh out of the oven!

Darren