Thread: Playing with leather

You are absolutely right.Most people take cost over quality.Although I have found that people who understand the work that goes into a good product are often willing to pay for it and perhaps more importantly appreciate it.
I think you would be surprised how few tools you need to carve basic designs.A swivel knife and a few bevelers can do a lot.I'm no expert by any means but a bit of practice on scrap leather and a few mistakes you'll be surprised what you can do.

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Those are very cool . You're getting my creative juices flowing now mate ! Perhaps you are right... I should splash out and get a few basics . I have made a few keyrings for friends and family and drawn logos and initials into the wet leather with blunt instruments used like a pen which actually turned out pretty well surprisingly.
It's a shame we are in separate islands as I would have liked to see your gear and some of your work and sit and swap ideas over a bottle of bourbon , mind you I probably wouldn't remember it the next day if bourbon was involved....
You have really got me thinking now though ....

Of course you could just use a safety strap with a popper or a full fold over lid/flap like any other sane person would...lol

Three more photos showing how the sheath opens to accept the knife...
First pic the handle is starting to slide into molding.
In secong pic you can see how finger guard/bulge forces sheath apart....
Third photo and the handle molding closes over knife as it drops into place and locks it in there
It holds it strong enough that you can turn the sheath upside down and shake it until you get wankers cramp and the big ole heavy seven inched 4.5 mm thick bladed knife stays snuggled in there...