Whacha Been Up To......

[Sharp & Fiery]

Very cool my friend! Great work and design.

Thank you, Dave.

Not sure what it’s like out by you, but spring is upon us here! I’m excited about that.

 

[Horsewright]

Thank you, Dave.

Not sure what it’s like out by you, but spring is upon us here! I’m excited about that.

We’ve been under a winter stormk warning for the last few days. Prior to that it had been shirt sleeve weather for a while.

 

[savagesicslayer]

A sami inspired sheath for a little leuku. Deer antler and leather. It's currently in the process of the leather being dyed dark brown.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

We’ve been under a winter stormk warning for the last few days. Prior to that it had been shirt sleeve weather for a while.

I opened my big mouth too soon, Dave.
Tomorrow is a bunch of rain, high winds and tornado warnings…baton down the hatches!

 

[Horsewright]

I opened my big mouth too soon, Dave.
Tomorrow is a bunch of rain, high winds and tornado warnings…baton down the hatches!

Yes sir be caredful! Spring is back here today.

 

[Horsewright]

Lots of belts and lots of holsters lately. Some recents:

Special order, 1.25" width belt. 1.5" is our standard.

Black Water Buffalo:

Brown with natural stitching. We've recently changed from white to natural as our standard stitching color:

And the holsters.

IWB from horsehide:

A Rangeflap holster:

A Pancake style:

And something unique. A holster for a hand held Hot Shot for moving cattle up into the chute:

Whaha been up too?

 

[navman]

Anyone else get "pinky bite" from pulling the thread?

 

[jfk1110]

Anyone else get "pinky bite" from pulling the thread?

Nice work...

 

[jfk1110]

Lots of belts and lots of holsters lately. Some recents:

Special order, 1.25" width belt. 1.5" is our standard.

Black Water Buffalo:

Brown with natural stitching. We've recently changed from white to natural as our standard stitching color:

And the holsters.

IWB from horsehide:

A Rangeflap holster:

A Pancake style:

And something unique. A holster for a hand held Hot Shot for moving cattle up into the chute:

Whaha been up too?

Love that buff leather.....

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Anyone else get "pinky bite" from pulling the thread?

I know exactly what you are talking about! Haha. Yes, I’ve had “pinky bite,” but the more you hand stitch, the more you figure out a way not to get it.

Excellent work, Josh!

 

[Horsewright]

Anyone else get "pinky bite" from pulling the thread?

Very nice work! You’ve come a long way quickly. Its been years since I’ve handsewn anything. Feels like I still have callouses on my pinkies.

 

[Horsewright]

Love that buff leather.....

Thanks!

 

[Robocarullo]

Here is what I’ve been up to. Left to right are the practice slips. Everything is either 6/7 or 8/9 veg tanned shoulder. Aside from the burnishing wheel, everything was done by hand. Getting a feel for the process and the tools (my half round knife is my favorite) has been fun.

The big sheath is the fifth thing I’ve worked on and just finished yesterday.
I was debating on whether or not to post this. I’m a bit embarrassed about some of the mistakes I made while working on this, but I keep reminding myself. It’s the first one. Getting the irons through all the layers was tough. Stitching was rough at first, but got much better halfway through. My eyes are terrible and I didn’t do enough to make sure my stitches were good in the beginning. I was pretty bummed to find out after it was too late that I skipped a hole here and there. At one point, after I pierced my thread (and after fixing that one of my needles came undone), I was ready to chuck the thing. But, in the long run, I prevailed and learned a lot. I’ve since ordered some different irons, bigger needles, and a few other tools to try out. The next one has been started. Thanks for all the great resources here, they are definitely helping me along!

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[Robocarullo]

Lots of belts and lots of holsters lately. Some recents:

Special order, 1.25" width belt. 1.5" is our standard.

Black Water Buffalo:

Brown with natural stitching. We've recently changed from white to natural as our standard stitching color:

And the holsters.

IWB from horsehide:

A Rangeflap holster:

A Pancake style:

And something unique. A holster for a hand held Hot Shot for moving cattle up into the chute:

Whaha been up too?

I love that belt with the blue stitching, the double line looks great.Very, very nice.

 

[jfk1110]

Here is what I’ve been up to. Left to right are the practice slips. Everything is either 6/7 or 8/9 veg tanned shoulder. Aside from the burnishing wheel, everything was done by hand. Getting a feel for the process and the tools (my half round knife is my favorite) has been fun.

The big sheath is the fifth thing I’ve worked on and just finished yesterday.
I was debating on whether or not to post this. I’m a bit embarrassed about some of the mistakes I made while working on this, but I keep reminding myself. It’s the first one. Getting the irons through all the layers was tough. Stitching was rough at first, but got much better halfway through. My eyes are terrible and I didn’t do enough to make sure my stitches were good in the beginning. I was pretty bummed to find out after it was too late that I skipped a hole here and there. At one point, after I pierced my thread (and after fixing that one of my needles came undone), I was ready to chuck the thing. But, in the long run, I prevailed and learned a lot. I’ve since ordered some different irons, bigger needles, and a few other tools to try out. The next one has been started. Thanks for all the great resources here, they are definitely helping me along!

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Damn good start........ Keep up the good work

 

[Horsewright]

I love that belt with the blue stitching, the double line looks great.Very, very nice.

Thank you! I agree with my friend above. keep it up!

 

[Horsewright]

Finished off a new batch of knives and sheaths. Most of these are currently on the website:

A newer handle material to me, that I think I'll be using often, giraffe bone:

Made a couple of my Pancake sheaths for some outside knives too:

 

[Timothy Lindblom]

Finished up a custom belt I made myself with my new Sailrite leatherwork machine. My initials there at the end was my first time hand carving letters. Overall I'm pleased with the final result.

 

[jfk1110]

Finished up a custom belt I made myself with my new Sailrite leatherwork machine. My initials there at the end was my first time hand carving letters. Overall I'm pleased with the final result.
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Nice job

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Finished up a custom belt I made myself with my new Sailrite leatherwork machine. My initials there at the end was my first time hand carving letters. Overall I'm pleased with the final result.
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Very nice!