All About Pocket Knives

Here are a couple that I finished this evening.
I will post a few more along the way.

Some back pocket knives and sheaths.
And another fixed blade sheath.

Great looking blade grind Tony. How long are the handles on the two wood scaled knives?

Very nice sheaths Tony. The ones at the top have a kind of "Norse-ish" look to them and the bottom one looks kind of "Keltic" in a way. Where did the idea for the designs come from? I'd be willing to bet you have a formal education.

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Mike

steve99f wrote:Great looking blade grind Tony. How long are the handles on the two wood scaled knives?

Thanks Steve. Those handles are 2.75." These knives were a special order, with the size determined by the customer. A bit short for me, but they do ride nicely in the back pocket.

XX Case XX wrote:Very nice sheaths Tony. The ones at the top have a kind of "Norse-ish" look to them and the bottom one looks kind of "Keltic" in a way. Where did the idea for the designs come from? I'd be willing to bet you have a formal education.

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Mike

Thanks Mike. Those sheaths are the result of trial and error. I have probably made 100+ fixed blade sheaths of all shapes and sorts.
The design on these came through a process. I ground a piece of steel down and made the sheep's foot stamp. I was stamping my work on the back, but one day decided to stamp the front instead. Why hide the mark? The next sheath I stamped a walking pattern with the touch mark. The next sheath needed a path for the feet to walk on...and you can see the result.
No formal art education. I am a pastor by training and practice.
Knives and leather are calming to the mind.

Tony_Wood wrote:No formal art education. I am a pastor by training and practice.

Well you sure fooled the heck outta me. I could see those designs coming from a background in ancient cultures with months, if not years of study. Well done Sir. I said this before Tony, I might have to commission you to make a sheath for me one of these days, and I ain't hardly joking.


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Mike

As always, great work Tony.

Those are gorgeous Tony.

absolutely beautiful! Love those back pockets!!

You sell these?

XX Case XX wrote:

Tony_Wood wrote:No formal art education. I am a pastor by training and practice.

Well you sure fooled the heck outta me. I could see those designs coming from a background in ancient cultures with months, if not years of study. Well done Sir. I said this before Tony, I might have to commission you to make a sheath for me one of these days, and I ain't hardly joking.


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Mike

Anytime Mike. It might take a bit to get to it, but we should be able to barter for blades easy enough.

doglegg wrote:As always, great work Tony.

Thank you sir.

Old Folder wrote:Those are gorgeous Tony.

Appreciate that OF.

TripleF wrote:absolutely beautiful! Love those back pockets!!

You sell these?

Scott, thanks for the follow. (I suppose that is you on fb).
Yes, I sell most knives; some I give away, and some I can’t seem to part with. I will have a couple of those back pockets available in June.

Here is a combo I never should have let go of. My daughter was having surgery, it was uninsurable, and we needed the funds.

Leather wrapped in rawhide with tanned buckskin fringes.

Tony_Wood wrote:

XX Case XX wrote:

Tony_Wood wrote:No formal art education. I am a pastor by training and practice.

Well you sure fooled the heck outta me. I could see those designs coming from a background in ancient cultures with months, if not years of study. Well done Sir. I said this before Tony, I might have to commission you to make a sheath for me one of these days, and I ain't hardly joking.


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Mike

Anytime Mike. It might take a bit to get to it, but we should be able to barter for blades easy enough.

doglegg wrote:As always, great work Tony.

Thank you sir.

Old Folder wrote:Those are gorgeous Tony.

Appreciate that OF.

TripleF wrote:absolutely beautiful! Love those back pockets!!

You sell these?

Scott, thanks for the follow. (I suppose that is you on fb).
Yes, I sell most knives; some I give away, and some I can’t seem to part with. I will have a couple of those back pockets available in June.

Here is a combo I never should have let go of. My daughter was having surgery, it was uninsurable, and we needed the funds.

Leather wrapped in rawhide with tanned buckskin fringes.
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I'd like a shot at one of those back pockets......when available!!

D) All of the above

Beautiful work Tony, on the sheaths AND the knives!

Steve Warden wrote:D) All of the above

Beautiful work Tony, on the sheaths AND the knives!

Yep!!! John

Steve Warden wrote:D) All of the above

Beautiful work Tony, on the sheaths AND the knives!

Thank you sir.

jmh58 wrote:

Steve Warden wrote:D) All of the above

Beautiful work Tony, on the sheaths AND the knives!

Yep!!! John

These...
Needed these...

Made for each other. No really, they were made for each other. Great work as always.

A puuko sheath has a much different process than a normal sheath: carving, stretching, stitching, and dyeing.

Tony_Wood wrote:A puuko sheath has a much different process than a normal sheath: carving, stretching, stitching, and dyeing.

Much different and great skill, awesome job Tony!

Montanaman wrote:

Tony_Wood wrote:A puuko sheath has a much different process than a normal sheath: carving, stretching, stitching, and dyeing.

Much different and great skill, awesome job Tony!

Thank you sir.


Here is a simple pouch sheath for a knife I forged.

Very NICE TW!!! John

Tim Withers Leatherwork and Ron Skaggs Ivory Art Work. You guys have some beautiful work on here.

Nice work Tony!
I have built a couple puuko sheaths, one for a puuko and another a puuko style for a fish knife.
They are a bit different but I like making them.

Beautiful work Tony! Do you have a heavy duty machine, for the stiching...or do you do it by hand?

Thanks Wally. Beautiful sheath you have there.

Dale, these are the first puuko sheaths I have made. The leather I used was not exactly correct. It did not draw up tightly as planned. Thanks.

Doc, thanks very much. I do not have a machine. All of the stitching is done by hand. Sometimes I use a drill press, followed by an awl, for the holes. Sometimes just an awl, depending upon the thickness/stiffness of the leather.

Tony_Wood wrote:Thanks Wally. Beautiful sheath you have there.

Dale, these are the first puuko sheaths I have made. The leather I used was not exactly correct. It did not draw up tightly as planned. Thanks.

Doc, thanks very much. I do not have a machine. All of the stitching is done by hand. Sometimes I use a drill press, followed by an awl, for the holes. Sometimes just an awl, depending upon the thickness/stiffness of the leather.

That is extra amazing...that you are doing all of stiching by hand. Looks so perfect!!!!!