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Crossdraw sheath for an old fashioned damascus knife

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Good morning all. I don't often post, but thought I'd share this latest project. I recently purchased a knife that came with a rather 'commercial' looking sheath, and to my eye didn't compliment the blade. Deciding to make a new one, I made a few mistakes, or bad choices anyway, but am fairly happy with the result. My stitching needs work, I should have used a heavier leather, and I battled with burnishing the belt slots. One of my stitching lines is not where I originally planned it. Natural veg tan leather, finished with a combination of Carnauba wax, beeswax, neatsfoot oil and turpentine. I'll put up a few pictures, from a cellphone I'm afraid, and look forward to any comments and criticisms.

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Thanks for having a look,

 

All the best,

 

Mike

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It looks plenty good to hang on a belt. Whether you used a bag punch or a knife for your slots, it needs to be sharper.

Where did the knife come from? I have been searching for a roach belly for awhile.

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Nice looking sheath Mike.  Did you use a welt along the blade?  Can't tell from the pictures.

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Thank you B M, appreciate the comments. I used a slot punch, but had to shift it a couple of times to get the length. The knife is from Dennis Kappetijn in Tshwane, South Africa. www.kappetijnknives.com is his website. Cheers, Mike.

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Thanks Gary, yes, the sheath is made of three layers of leather, the inner one having a blade shaped cutout forming the welt.

All the best, Mike

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it looks good Mike. I like that is is not over tooled. Its clean looking not gaudy

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Nice blade and nice sheath. I like the look of the pebble (or bubble some say) tooling and have used it places but not the main pattern as you did. worked well I think .

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Jack, dikman and plinkercases, thank you for your kind comments. I was pleased with the effect of the tooling, and possibly more so since I made the stamp myself, not having been able to find one in my neck of the woods.

All the best, Mike

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