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new sheath for my knife
I have made a new sheath for my knife
wet molded, 3 mm saddleleather, handstitched with synth sinew . |
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Very nice design, well done. Especially like your "frog" joint connection with the tuck -aways in front. Bet that was fun.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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thnx ,it was not easy, but when the leather is wet it can be done..
the next one is a challenge as well, show you a pic of the design |
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Very nice , looks just like your drawing , well executed !!
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Your sheath
Mr Deimos: I was looking through pictures of knife sheaths, when I came across your post. This "frog" tuck is fantastic. Would you describe how you did this-or direct me to a site that explains the steps. Very nice sheath.
Thank you Brad |
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Beautiful leather work
__________________ If you always do what you always did, you always get what you already got !!!! |
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Hey Travis, was beginning to wonder ........
Good to see you posting. Guild meeting in Feb? __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Nice! Now I have to learn what frog joints are.
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To MVPeterson, a frog is the part of that sheath that the belt loop is in. It stays on your belt and as you are seated you slide the sheath out it. It allows for the removal of the knife without have to undo the belt to remove it. It dates back to when swords were common side arms and you could not seat yourself with the long scabbard! Now as too the joints they are referring to front side of the sheath where it looks almost like the leather was braided! That is something I am about to ask the maker if would care to share on how to!
Very well executed on the sheath!! If you would like to share I would love to learn how you made that joint in the leather of the frog on the front of the sheath. I really like that is sets the whole look of the sheath off! __________________ C Craft Customs With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! C Craft Last edited by C Craft; 01-04-2015 at 07:45 PM. |
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Your description of "frog" is very good, CC, and I do quite a few in that style for my longer bladed knives. However, with closer examination Deimos' application is similar to the old SW fold-over-tuck-through gun holster off Spanish influence. The scabbard will not slide out of the frog....all one piece.
I'm not sure if I tagged it properly in my first post, there's most likely a better more exacting term for this design. Either way it's cooler than grits! Been playing with the "braid" joint with some 4/5 scrap and think I have got it figured out. Now I have to get it to play nice when finished out. Not so hard once you get the concept settled into the old brain pan. Sort of like learning to start a multi-strand braid - it's the amount of time you have to spend getting the pattern started that's frustrating and then figuring out how to stop and finish out cleanly. I'm determined to get it right. The key to the weave look is more obvious if you study the sketch closely. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Crex thanks for pointing that out that the frog is not a true frog but is actually a part of the sheath and I think I see what you are saying about the braid joint now I got to get some scraps and start playing with it! Realizing how that was done makes the sheath just than much cooler to me!!
__________________ C Craft Customs With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! C Craft |
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Gotta love a puzzle challenge.
(I didn't catch it on the first look either) __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Quote:
__________________ Chuck Burrows Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives dba Wild Rose Trading Co Durango, CO chuck@wrtcleather.com www.wrtcleather.com The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses. |
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Yeah, Chuck, Mexican was what I meant....kinda close.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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thx for replies , if have to say sorry ,i ve forgotten to answer , i posted the pics you might need and if there are questions ill answer asap
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