garypl Report post Posted June 14, 2017 I made a sheath for an old Japanese sushi knife I rediscovered buried in my kitchen drawer. I spent 3 hours honing the blade to remove nicks it had from banging around the drawer unprotected. I gave the knife to my son and decided it needed a sheath to protect the blade and keep his fingers safe when grabbing the knife from the drawer. I used two layers of 4-5 oz veg tan and used the same leather for the welts. Put a small piece of pigskin inside to cover the snap and keep it from rubbing against the blade. i'm still learning how to use my Cowboy CB4500 and I have to get better keeping my stitches an even distance around the edges. I used the roller edge guide for the first time and it worked well, but I had to hold the sheath up a bit to keep the piece level due to the uneven backside caused by the strap. I sealed the dye with resolene then applied two coats of a homemade mix consisting of beeswax, carnuba, neetsfoot oil, and lanolin. Heated the leather with a hairdryer to melt the wax in and buffed it out. I appreciate any feedback! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boriqua Report post Posted June 14, 2017 I really like the dye job!! Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted June 14, 2017 It looks very nice Stamping looks nicely done and quite quiet yes, it is a pity about the stitching wandering a wee bit but its a hand made sheath after all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted June 15, 2017 Great job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spitift Report post Posted June 15, 2017 Wow such a beauteafull work, congrats guys that a talent! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted June 15, 2017 Thanks everyone! Fred, I appreciate your comment on the stitching - I have to remember that being hand made means one of a kind and if you look hard enough you almost always will find a flaw. Looking at all of the great looking projects posted in this forum encourages me to keep improving the quality of my projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickdroid Report post Posted June 15, 2017 3 hours ago, garypl said: Thanks everyone! Fred, I appreciate your comment on the stitching - I have to remember that being hand made means one of a kind and if you look hard enough you almost always will find a flaw. Who says it is a flaw? It is a unique characteristic of an item that is handmade, not produced in some sweat shop with 10,000 other look alike items. rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted June 15, 2017 Good point Rick! I will be happy as long as I continue to improve my techniques and quality! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
