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Hi all,

Not a repost I promise. I made one of these for myself a couple of weeks ago and had some spare time, so made a small batch as stock pieces with a few design changes. I was not particularly happy with the stitching first time round so went for a much tighter stitch on these, which goes around the bottom corners much better and is generally more appropriate for a smaller case anyway I think.  The overall proportions have also been very slightly tweaked. 

These are all wet formed directly around the knife, and hand tooled/stitched etc. Colours are fiebings pro, black, mahogany and dark brown, with natural veg tan liners.

I hope you like them

Cheers

Alex

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Wow nice! Are the cases lined or just natural? The stitching is very nice also, thanks for the pictures.

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8 minutes ago, Thegnome said:

Are the cases lined or just natural? 

Thanks :) Lined, I am nowhere near neat enough to leave them natural lol, in fact part of the reason I line this kind of thing is to cover up splodges of antique/dye etc...

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Lol I know what you mean,nice job all around 

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very nice indeedy. loverly tooling work

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The cases look great. I like them... but I see that you have the same problem with snaps that I have.

Even though I use the proper Tandy tool to support the dome, I somehow manage to flatten it a bit. I rarely get it right.

Maybe some day, I will learn the secret, but for now, I try to avoid using snaps! Hahaha...

nick

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Really nice cases!

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Thanks all

2 hours ago, wizard of tragacanth said:

but I see that you have the same problem with snaps that I have.

Even though I use the proper Tandy tool to support the dome, I somehow manage to flatten it a bit. I rarely get it right.

Well spotted, this has been pointed out elsewhere too and now is starting to bug me every time I look at them- I have ordered a new setting tool and I think I will drill out and replace the caps when it arrives

Cheers!

Alex

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I occasionally have that issue with the snaps too, maybe striking too hard? Nice design and workmanship, they're beautiful.  What weights of leather do you use?

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On 1/25/2020 at 3:35 PM, Outfitr said:

What weights of leather do you use?

Thanks, 2.5mm for all pieces, and the flaps have a 1.2ish milled veg tan liner

 

17 hours ago, Outfitr said:

Also I thought I saw pictures of the back of the cases and now I don't see them??

I thought so too but turns out I have no group photos of the other sides... whoops. I do however have them for each individually, so here you go. the loop looks too tight but a nice chunky double layered belt fits through no problem

Cheers, Alex

 

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wow loving the carving. Clean professional work

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