Members HeatherAthebyne Posted December 18, 2019 Members Report Posted December 18, 2019 Here's a little something for my little sister for Christmas. She picked out a cute little knife (Toferner brand), about three inches long, which came with a leather sheath and cord so one can wear it like a necklace. I couldn't let the opportunity to upgrade the sheath pass, however... I've never made a sheath before, so I traced the existing one and replicated it in shape. The original was a little crooked, so mine is too (ignore the stitch counts ), but oh well. To set the labradorite I cut a hole completely through the leather, glued a ~1oz blue liner to the inside, and glued the stone in. The blue liner boosts the color of the translucent labradorite. I'm pretty proud of this one! Quote
Members HaloJones Posted December 18, 2019 Members Report Posted December 18, 2019 Ohh that is pretty dis you put a welt in it? Quote
Members HeatherAthebyne Posted December 18, 2019 Author Members Report Posted December 18, 2019 Yep -- hard to see in the pics, but it's there. Quote
Members kiwican Posted December 18, 2019 Members Report Posted December 18, 2019 That's awesome ! Love the blade too Quote
Members DJole Posted December 18, 2019 Members Report Posted December 18, 2019 Lovely work! The stone and the colors are a lovely design choice to match the knife. Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
toxo Posted December 18, 2019 Report Posted December 18, 2019 You have a good eye Heather. Quality. Quote
Members Retswerb Posted December 19, 2019 Members Report Posted December 19, 2019 This is excellent. Thanks for sharing the pics! Quote
wizard of tragacanth Posted December 19, 2019 Report Posted December 19, 2019 That's a real gem of a sheath. Nice work. nick Quote
Members Bubblehead Posted December 20, 2019 Members Report Posted December 20, 2019 That is nice. If I may, how is the stone attached? Trying to figure out how to implement that. Thanks in advance. Quote
Members HeatherAthebyne Posted December 21, 2019 Author Members Report Posted December 21, 2019 I made a precise cutout all the way through the leather, glued a piece of 1oz blue leather to the back of the piece over the hole I cut, and glued the stone to the backing leather. The hole keeps it pretty snug in the thicker leather. Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted December 21, 2019 Members Report Posted December 21, 2019 Very nice. Quote
Members Bubblehead Posted December 23, 2019 Members Report Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 6:17 AM, HeatherAthebyne said: I made a precise cutout all the way through the leather, glued a piece of 1oz blue leather to the back of the piece over the hole I cut, and glued the stone to the backing leather. The hole keeps it pretty snug in the thicker leather. Thanks. Quote
Members GeneH Posted December 25, 2019 Members Report Posted December 25, 2019 Yep, worthy of proudness. Somehow you managed to get the whole look-color, simplicity, shape with both the knife and sheath in harmony. It's really pleasing to look at. Quote
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