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Knives are in the box. Each number corresponds to a sheath as each sheath is made, fitted and wet molded to a specific knife. There are two other partial boxes too. This batch ended up being 56 knives total:
Sheath time. All 56 sheaths were done over a three day period. All cutting and tooling was done on day one and started the construction of the Slotted, Slot and Loop and Horizontal sheaths. Day two was finishing construction on those sheaths and starting construction on the Pancake sheaths, Got to the point that the Pancakes were all sewn and the other sheaths had dried enough that I could finish them.
Edging a Horizontal sheath. Got cold out there. If ya pay attention ya'll see even the dog is wearing a Carhartt!
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Bout a 14 hour day. Slotted, Slot and Loop and Horizontal sheaths drying on the kitchen counter:
Had help with the sewing of the pancakes:
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Edges rubbed and the finish drying on the first bunch. Pancakes in the background waiting to be wet molded the next morning:
Next morning time to wet mold the pancakes:
I keep em in the water till they sink:
Punch the slots using Thor, a Barry King 4lb poly mallet:
Then trim excess:
Mold em to the knives:
Toss em in the oven for three hours (no really, but kids don't try this at home unless ya read this:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/pancake-sheaths-and-how-i-go-about-them-pic-heavy.1262927/ seriously, easy to make sheath jerky, if ya don't) and oil em when they get out:
Dry overnight and finish them.
Next morning dang are we starting over? Nuther batch of 50 back from heat on top and more steel on the bottom. Starting in? Nah I'm gonna breathe first and sharpen the chainsaw:
First I match up all the knife orders with their sheaths and they are out the door for the Fed Ex girl to pick up. Leaves us 30 for the website:
A few of em finished:
Before I can take a really deep breath:
Eight more sheaths, four belts, three rifle scabbards and four holsters to do over the next couple of days. Leaving for the NFR in Vegas on Wednesday. They will be done and shipped by then.