Swivel Knife Holder

[Woodshed]

I was perusing Tandy's Leathercraft Library the other day and found George Hurst's design and article on making a swivel knife holder. It appealed to me because mine did not have a home other than a corner of my workbench. A fun project!

[TonyV]

looks real nice

[Woodshed]

Thanks TonyV. The one thing that bothers me is I'd like to see the buckle tongue passing thru the middle hole. Maybe a little OCD? Sooner or later I'll probably cut the buckle off and make its strap longer to position it there. I run my swivel knives about as tall as they will go, that's the cause. The pattern length is probably right for most folks.

[Simplejack1985]

Nice work..

I'm pretty jealous, I will have to make one now to hold my 3 cheap swivel knives. And there is still room and justification to get a real swivel knife finally.

Edited January 19, 2021 by Simplejack1985

[Woodshed]

2 minutes ago, Simplejack1985 said:

And there is still room and justification to get a real swivel knife finally.

My situation exactly. 3 cheapos and an open slot!

[Simplejack1985]

1 hour ago, Woodshed said:

My situation exactly. 3 cheapos and an open slot!

I'm probably gonna get a barry king

[Woodshed]

On 1/19/2021 at 12:47 AM, Simplejack1985 said:

I'm probably gonna get a barry king

I've been thinking about that too, along with a border blade.

Made a new buckle strap and moved the buckle up for middle hole engagement. It was easy rework. Now it looks right to me!

[Retswerb]

You’re right - that’s much better. Makes the proportions look much more right. Nice job.