Inlay on this knife sheath

[Rossr]

Knife is a bird and trout style.  Antler walnut, blue dyed box elder red spacers on handle, guard copper and brass.  Rear of the antler I attempted a face carving or goblin if you will

 

Sheath is brown wicket and Craig skirting, inlay is I think a black snake skin. I have a bag of misc scraps so I'm not sure but I like it.  Deer skin liner.  Detail black leather added on the front too with some.minor stamping.   As always I'm open to how to improve.  

 

I also debate where the strap should.go.  if I go higher on the handle the knife can slide up. If I go lower it stays in tight but the handle can flop away from the leather when it's on your belt.....

Thanks for looking 

Ross

[battlemunky]

I think that is lizard but I could be wrong. Regarding the strap, flip it 180 degrees so it is pointing toward the back and it won't get hung on nearly as much stuff (assuming it is right handed).

[Rossr]

17 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

I think that is lizard but I could be wrong. Regarding the strap, flip it 180 degrees so it is pointing toward the back and it won't get hung on nearly as much stuff (assuming it is right handed).

Yep flipping it makes sense. I always debate that too. In some ways I find it easier to open close that way but yep walking along less would catch reversed.  Lizard makes sense looking at it.  

[Rohn]

Looks nice. I like it a lot.

[JLSleather]

12 hours ago, battlemunky said:

I think that is lizard but I could 

Yeah, that's what I thought to.  But these days, they got machines that almost instantaneously "paint" cobra skin to look exactly like python skin, so....

With the shape of that blade, I mighta ran the safety strap THROUGH or BETWEEN the belt loop, make it tougher to contact the strap with the blade.  Keepin' in mind, I'm not the sheath guy... 

[Rossr]

58 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

Yeah, that's what I thought to.  But these days, they got machines that almost instantaneously "paint" cobra skin to look exactly like python skin, so....

With the shape of that blade, I mighta ran the safety strap THROUGH or BETWEEN the belt loop, make it tougher to contact the strap with the blade.  Keepin' in mind, I'm not the sheath guy... 

Hmm I'm not sure I follow what you mean strap behind the first part of the belt loop.  So it would be attached to the rear of the belt loop then come around.  Maybe I'm picturing it wrong but seems to me it would not hold.it in as tight. The current way is tight enough it wont slide up. However because the strap sits low it can kinda flop away from ya with the handle weight when on the belt.  

 

The more I look at the inlay I do think it is  real just not snake.  But there are so many ways they make fake skin now its amazing.  

1 hour ago, Rohn said:

Looks nice. I like it a lot.

Thanks!

[wizard of tragacanth]

Man, I LOVE the look of that. It looks like it was made at least 150 years ago and came from some European castle. Love all of the detailing that you put into this. That is an heirloom.

[garypl]

Love the sheath and the knife - nice work!

Gary

[kiwican]

Love the carving !

[Rockoboy]

I like it all, especially how the belt loop follows the curve of the handle of the knife.