DarrelT Report post Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Last Christmas I gave my nephew an Amazon gift card. Like a typical red-blooded 9 year old boy he bought himself a 10" bowie knife! :D So I told him I'd make a sheath for it. I came up with this design myself. It took a few iterations on paper and card stock. This was a few firsts for me. First knife sheath, first real tooling work, and first time air brushing. All of the dye was airbrushed. I probably should have used a darker color for the sunburst. I learned a few things for sure. I added a welt, but I think it's too thin on the sharp side. It's a tight fit, but I'm hoping it will loosen up over time. I glued it up before sewing on the back strap. I had to split the seam to get that sewed on. I need to keep order of operations in mind. I could have done the tooling process much differently. I just made it up as I went along with no real plan. I'm pretty happy with it overall. I'll be giving to him in a few weeks. I can't wait to see his reaction. I'm also making a wallet for his brother. I'll share that when I'm done. Edited February 11, 2020 by DarrelT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrelT Report post Posted February 11, 2020 Tooling close up. This was a bit tough for me. I think the basket weave might not have been the right choice. A backgrounder tool would have been cleaner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wizcam Report post Posted February 11, 2020 Very nice. Much better tooling than I can do. I like the way you made the sheath, a very nice design. Stan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rossr Report post Posted February 11, 2020 That's a great start! The welts you learn and get feel for more you do. Order of operation for sure is important and I still mess it up sometimes but again more ya make. Basketweave looks fine but it is a small space so thwnpattwrn cany come put as well. Thanks for sharing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
