immiketoo Report post Posted May 7, 2018 When you have good customers, it’s nice to give them something special. I lined the box with soft felt to protect the holster during shipping and added the practice carving as decoration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted May 7, 2018 Beautiful workmanship Mike! Did you also make the box? Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvanBrent Report post Posted May 7, 2018 great work, and pride in work, love to see that someone goes the extra mile! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted May 7, 2018 That came out great. The decoration on the top of the box is an awesome touch! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted May 7, 2018 49 minutes ago, garypl said: Beautiful workmanship Mike! Did you also make the box? Gary Thank you. I bought the box at a local store for 7 bucks. I couldn't make one for less than 300 bucks. 29 minutes ago, EvanBrent said: great work, and pride in work, love to see that someone goes the extra mile! Thank you! 19 minutes ago, YinTx said: That came out great. The decoration on the top of the box is an awesome touch! YinTx Pretty cool eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted May 7, 2018 Nice presentation! I can hear the recipient opening that and saying, "WOW!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 7, 2018 Most excellent Good presentation is often forgotten about Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted May 7, 2018 Thanks! I wanted to inlay the leather into the box top, but it wasn't thick enough to do it. Might have to start making my own boxes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 7, 2018 Is that Linear B on it? Koridade ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted May 7, 2018 That is a first class holster and packaging! They are definitely going to be wowed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted May 8, 2018 Everything about that is awesome. Your customer is going to love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halitech Report post Posted May 8, 2018 nice work on the holster and cool idea on the box. However, you overpaid for the box, I can get them here at the dollarstore for 2.50 lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted May 8, 2018 7 hours ago, fredk said: Is that Linear B on it? Koridade ? I have no idea what either of those are? 7 hours ago, Bob Blea said: That is a first class holster and packaging! They are definitely going to be wowed! Thanks, Bob! 5 hours ago, battlemunky said: Everything about that is awesome. Your customer is going to love it. Again, thank you. 4 hours ago, Halitech said: nice work on the holster and cool idea on the box. However, you overpaid for the box, I can get them here at the dollarstore for 2.50 lol Thanks dude. You're probably right, but I live on an island and EVERYTHING is more expensive. Maybe you can ship them to me in bulk! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 8, 2018 Linear B is an ancient Greek text, still being deciphered. The letters forms you have on the holster are; ko ri da de I thought you'd used it to put the person's name on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted May 8, 2018 7 hours ago, Halitech said: nice work on the holster and cool idea on the box. However, you overpaid for the box, I can get them here at the dollarstore for 2.50 lol yeah, ship some to me too; they cost £12.50 and upwards here [US $15 plus] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted May 8, 2018 5 hours ago, fredk said: Linear B is an ancient Greek text, still being deciphered. The letters forms you have on the holster are; ko ri da de I thought you'd used it to put the person's name on it You're very close. Ko Ri Va De and the organization who ordered it is Koryvantes who specialize in historical recreations of greek artifacts. Good on ya! I was unaware of the name of the text and it is my understanding that it was not ONLY the Greeks who used this system of writing, but I just mad the holster. Also, normally this text would be written vertically, which makes sense since its linear. It wouldn't fit anywhere on the holster and be as visible as he wanted so its horizontal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites