Whacha Been Up To......

I've been working through the process of nailing down a sheath pattern for the CPK Basic5, and I'm feeling pretty good about where things are at.
A friend of mine, who does all the laser engraving on my knives, has been working with me to get my pattern to a point where all the leather gets cut and all the stitch holes are done with the laser.
I'm pretty impressed with this method, I think it might be the way forward for doing batch work.
In previous runs of 15-20 sheaths, cutting the patterns and drilling the stitch holes is not only super time consuming, it's hard on the body.
 
Lorien said:
I've been working through the process of nailing down a sheath pattern for the CPK Basic5, and I'm feeling pretty good about where things are at.
A friend of mine, who does all the laser engraving on my knives, has been working with me to get my pattern to a point where all the leather gets cut and all the stitch holes are done with the laser.
I'm pretty impressed with this method, I think it might be the way forward for doing batch work.
In previous runs of 15-20 sheaths, cutting the patterns and drilling the stitch holes is not only super time consuming, it's hard on the body.
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That's cheating!

(I'm jealous).
 
Lorien said:
I've been working through the process of nailing down a sheath pattern for the CPK Basic5, and I'm feeling pretty good about where things are at.
A friend of mine, who does all the laser engraving on my knives, has been working with me to get my pattern to a point where all the leather gets cut and all the stitch holes are done with the laser.
I'm pretty impressed with this method, I think it might be the way forward for doing batch work.
In previous runs of 15-20 sheaths, cutting the patterns and drilling the stitch holes is not only super time consuming, it's hard on the body.
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Ready for a Cobra 4 sounds like?
 
Horsewright said:
Ready for a Cobra 4 sounds like?
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I usually don't like the way machine sewn leather looks as much as I do hand stitched, but somehow yours look more natural. I'm sure there are all kinds of variables that come into play in order to get that "saddler" look.
 
Lorien said:
I've been working through the process of nailing down a sheath pattern for the CPK Basic5, and I'm feeling pretty good about where things are at.
A friend of mine, who does all the laser engraving on my knives, has been working with me to get my pattern to a point where all the leather gets cut and all the stitch holes are done with the laser.
I'm pretty impressed with this method, I think it might be the way forward for doing batch work.
In previous runs of 15-20 sheaths, cutting the patterns and drilling the stitch holes is not only super time consuming, it's hard on the body.
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Pretty cool man......👍👍👍.......Beautiful as always.👌
 
I enjoy the challenge of hand cutting, sewing, and molding my holsters. It certainly isn't as polished as others, but it's all done by hand.


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7stitches said:
I enjoy the challenge of hand cutting, sewing, and molding my holsters. It certainly isn't as polished as others, but it's all done by hand.


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I think there is a lot to be proud of in the holster you are showing. The stitching is clean and follows the lines well. The molding is smooth and not overdone. The edges are the only area that could be improved some but they look pretty darn good as they are. Nicely done!
Randy
 
Robber58 said:
I think there is a lot to be proud of in the holster you are showing. The stitching is clean and follows the lines well. The molding is smooth and not overdone. The edges are the only area that could be improved some but they look pretty darn good as they are. Nicely done!
Randy
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Same thoughts. It’s well done overall.
 
Robber58 said:
I think there is a lot to be proud of in the holster you are showing. The stitching is clean and follows the lines well. The molding is smooth and not overdone. The edges are the only area that could be improved some but they look pretty darn good as they are. Nicely done!
Randy
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Thanks so much.
 
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Lots of roughout in this batch.

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Nichole and I ran up to the National Forest and cut some firewood on a permit. This was kinda new for us as we'd always had unlimited firewood at the ranch. Thousands of oak trees and some pines too. Something was always blowing over or falling down. Most of the time ya could drive right to it and fill up the truck. So we had quite a bit of scouting to do but we were able to fill the truck relatively quickly. The permits are very reasonable at $10 a cord.

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Whaha been up to?
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
Bush cord or face cord for $10?
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Bush cordish. They had a lil chart in the paper work describing typical truck types and loads. 3/4 ton with a six foot bed, like our F250, stacked to the brim was 3/4 of a cord. They give ya 1/4 cord tickets when ya pay (2 cord min). So we had 8 tickets and used three. Ya date and time the tickets and attach to the load for the trip home. So we have tickets for another load and a half already.
 
Horsewright said:
Bush cordish. They had a lil chart in the paper work describing typical truck types and loads. 3/4 ton with a six foot bed, like our F250, stacked to the brim was 3/4 of a cord. They give ya 1/4 cord tickets when ya pay (2 cord min). So we had 8 tickets and used three. Ya date and time the tickets and attach to the load for the trip home. So we have tickets for another load and a half already.
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That is a good deal. 👍🏼
 
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