Members noobleather Posted October 29, 2018 Members Report Posted October 29, 2018 G'day All made my first knife sheath for a leather knife I bought on a recent trip to Japan. Just something simple to stop the knife edge cutting things on my work bench (me). I had a piece of stamped leather laying around so I glued a welt inbetween and slicked up the edges. Not stitched as shouldnt be subject to any hard wear. Quote
Members ScoobyNewbie Posted October 29, 2018 Members Report Posted October 29, 2018 Ooooo! That is a pretty knife. Is it for skiving? Quote
Members noobleather Posted October 29, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 29, 2018 Cutting leather, and also skiving I guess if I was good enough lol Quote
Rockoboy Posted October 29, 2018 Report Posted October 29, 2018 19 hours ago, noobleather said: Not stitched Ahhh ya mug! Stitch that thing! Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members noobleather Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Hahaha yeah will get round to it Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted October 30, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted October 30, 2018 22 hours ago, ScoobyNewbie said: Ooooo! That is a pretty knife. Is it for skiving? That is a Japanese skiving knife. As the OP says, he bought on a recent trip to Japan. I have one and just can't get used to skiving with it; I end up going back to my regular skivers. Thats a nice looking sheath for it too Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members noobleather Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Hahaha yeah will get round to it stitching it Rokoboy. Can skive and cut with it.But my skiving skills aren't that good.it was cheap and I bought it along with some kitchen knives from a lovely 74 year old lady in a shop that was 70 years old. Quote
Members zuludog Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Search YouTube for 'Japanese Leather Knife' There are several videos showing these types of knives and how they are used I have one, and use it mainly for straight cuts and skiving. Many people find them a bit strange to use at first, but they're OK once you get the hang of them Quote
Members Killerwork Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 I have one I use only for skiving. The offset handle adds for a nice knuckle clearance when running close perpendicular to your cutting surface. I don't think I can use a safety beveler or super skiver from tandy anymore lol Quote
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