Members sheathmaker Posted January 8, 2008 Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) This one headed for Oregon on the 2nd of January. The leather is Wickett and Craig "chestnut" skirting 7/8 oz with neatsfoot oil only...no dyes. Inlay is black alligator. Deer skin lining is black. Finished with TanKote and NeatLac. Smaller stitching is on Artisan 797AB LTHR and the larger stitches are the work of the Artisan Toro 4000. Paul Edited January 8, 2008 by sheathmaker Quote
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 8, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 8, 2008 Very nice knife, but I think the sheath is a bit light..LOL Ken Quote
Members sheathmaker Posted January 8, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Very nice knife, but I think the sheath is a bit light..LOLKen Yeah Ken, you must have posted as I was frantically tyring to get the right picture posted. The correct one is posted now. Paul Edited January 8, 2008 by sheathmaker Quote
Ambassador freak Posted January 8, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 8, 2008 WOW.. very clean and tight. Really nice rich color. Well done..!! Quote
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted January 8, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 8, 2008 Now that is VERY nice, the color is perfect, and I love that little extra touch you add as an accent on the top of the sheath opening. Thanks for sharing the pics. Ken Quote
Roger Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 very nice! lots of little touches and nice color combination! Quote
Members sheathmaker Posted January 8, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Now that is VERY nice, the color is perfect, and I love that little extra touch you add as an accent on the top of the sheath opening.Thanks for sharing the pics. Ken Ken, that "little extra touch" you refer to is the visible part of a full deer skin lining. It's stitched at the lip, grain to grain and then rolled back over the top and into the inside of the sheath. Paul Edited January 8, 2008 by sheathmaker Quote
Randyc Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 Paul Thats a real nice looking sheath. I'm sure your customer will be quite proud of his new sheath. Do you by chance skive the edges of your inlays before stitching them in? Randy Quote
Members sheathmaker Posted January 8, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2008 PaulThats a real nice looking sheath. I'm sure your customer will be quite proud of his new sheath. Do you by chance skive the edges of your inlays before stitching them in? Randy Yes I do, Randy. I do them pretty much the same as inlays in boot tops. In addition, I run the top piece of the sheath (block cut) through the hand crank splitter to about 40/60 and then cut my inlay window and do the installation and stitching and then I Barge the original pieces back together, and then cut out the pattern. This makes for neat edges and close inlays. I also skive the soft deer skin lining back from the seam edge before final assembly of the sheath so it won't interfere with the final edge finish. Paul Quote
Members JRedding Posted January 9, 2008 Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 I really like the sheath, I admire anyone who builds a good one I've had plenty of them give me trouble, that brass button on the keeper strap really caught my eye, what a handy piece of hardware, if you don't mind sharing info could you tell me where I could source some? Quote
Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted January 9, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 9, 2008 very nice.... whats the brass piece on the side? Quote
Members sheathmaker Posted January 9, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 very nice.... whats the brass piece on the side? That is a diamond rod sharpener. Paul Quote
Members sheathmaker Posted January 9, 2008 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) I really like the sheath, I admire anyone who builds a good one I've had plenty of them give me trouble, that brass button on the keeper strap really caught my eye, what a handy piece of hardware, if you don't mind sharing info could you tell me where I could source some? One source for the Sam Browne stud or button is Tandy/Leather Factory. Stock number is 1309-01 and 1309-02 and you will need the special little anvil to set them easily stock number 8112-00. http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/product...=230&Page=4 Paul Edited January 9, 2008 by sheathmaker Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted January 9, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted January 9, 2008 PAUL.... A GREAT LOOKING SHEATH. THE SAN BROWN BUTTON IS A PLUS.. Quote
Members JRedding Posted January 9, 2008 Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 thanks for the info on the hardware, I really appreciate it. Quote
pepin1948 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Yes I do, Randy. I do them pretty much the same as inlays in boot tops. In addition, I run the top piece of the sheath (block cut) through the hand crank splitter to about 40/60 and then cut my inlay window and do the installation and stitching and then I Barge the original pieces back together, and then cut out the pattern. This makes for neat edges and close inlays. I also skive the soft deer skin lining back from the seam edge before final assembly of the sheath so it won't interfere with the final edge finish.Paul Paul, Thank you for your knowledge,that is a fantastic tip.I live 6.000 miles far away but your advices arrives like I live you were my neighbour.Thanks for share that amount of knowledge.Please consider me your follower Quote
Members bcurrier Posted January 9, 2008 Members Report Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks for sharing the details. Your workmanship and attention to detail is impressive. I also like the Sam Browne stud - much nicer than a snap. One question: You mentioned that you assemble and cement the skived top piece(s) along with the inlay, stitch, and then cut out the inlay window. How do you avoid cutting into the inlay? (I sort of suspect the answer is something like "be really, really careful", but thought I'd ask!). Bill Quote
Members John D Dennehy Posted February 9, 2008 Members Report Posted February 9, 2008 Mr. Long, You are doing some fabulous work!!! For many years I have tried to help get the knife making and buying crowd aware of the need for quality sheaths. I tip my hat to you Sir. Outstanding!!!! John D Quote
Members BOOMSTICKHolsters Posted February 10, 2008 Members Report Posted February 10, 2008 Man, that is a beautiful sheath! You do some excellent work. How long have you been working leather? I would love it if you could explain your edging process (I'm kind of obsessed with edges right now). Keep posting pics of your outstanding leather work! Quote
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