okay, sheath and rig progrees pics. I hate doing these because until the final dye and assembly, it always looks like nothing is done
here's the whole set of parts:
The shoulder strap is actually the most time consuming part on my end. Koyote girl handles most of the making, but I'm her stitching whore for some of this- the shoulder strap especially.
Construction is doulbe layer 5 ounce 1 inch strap, with 5 ounce shoulder layers added on. all doulbe needle hand stitched for about 18 feet or a couple thousand stitches. Whoo!
Here's a detail of the shoulder strap area- you can see that stitches haven't bee pressed yet and the final edging isn't done. I only have a bit more stitching to do here and then a light damp forming for a shoulder bend.
Details of the smaller companion sheath, none of the straps can be stitched on until dying time later today.
And some details fo the bottom strap pieces. the loose edns will get 2 or 3 (haven't decided yet, 3 might be overkill, but is there overkill in the Alaskan wilds?) sam browne studs for looping through the large sheath D rings and securing. This leaves buckles fore and aft for adjusting carry. About 16 inches of adjustment each side.