Custom Knife Sheath

[WalterF]

Just finished up a knife sheath with a very special meaning to the owner.

The carving is of a Indian medicine wheel to represent his heritage as a Lumbee Indian. The six feathers with the two at the bottom representing him and his wife, and the four outside feathers representing his children, and the yellow on the tips of the feathers represent his six deployments overseas while serving in the Armed Forces of the USA..

The sheath is constructed of 7-8 oz veg-tan leather, with three layers because of using a welt instead of rivets so the knife wouldn't cut the threads. This sheath was custom fit for this knife and has a snug draw to it, so it doesn't flop around.

[kiwican]

Nice work that honours family and tradition 

[WalterF]

3 minutes ago, kiwican said:

Nice work that honours family and tradition 

Thank you it was a privilege to make this for him.

[Bert03241]

Thats a beautiful sheath. Hope to be this good someday

[battlemunky]

Looks good! I appreciate doing meaningful stuff for people. 

[Hags]

That is one of the great things about leather working. Very fulfilling when you do something like this.