Snakeskin Inlay-Just Been Cased/Deglazed

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:36 am

Here is a leather sheath I made for a skinner I made, I bought the blade and made everything else. Sheath is 100% hand made and hand stitched.
Man, I gotta get a machine if I keep this up.

But this one is hand stitched with 5 strand flax except the inlay which is hand stitched with 3 strand. The snake inlay is prairie rattler and uses 2 layers of 4-5 oz leather and a 7-8 oz welt and belt strap. All flax thread has been treated with 40% pine picth and 60% beeswax. The pine pitch acts as an anti-fungal and the beeswax will help as it acts as a lube when stitching. This is 100% harness stitched.
This is one of my own designs and only the second inlay I have done. I can see where I need to improve.

The handle is of stabilized Buckeye Burl by WSSI. Buckeye can't be used for handles unless it's been stabilized.

This sheath has been just been cased/deglazed and is still drying out. The knife is wrapped in plastic to protect the knife. This is so the sheath will dry out and form fit to the knife.

I will post another picture when I dye and finish it tommorow.

My son and I have had a lot of fun these last 2 weeks and made a few knives and rehandles. Best 2 weeks of our lives. YES, I fleshed snakeskins also

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:29 am

WOW no thats super time spent with you son...

I think that knife and sheath means a lot to you now.
But knowing you,

YOU will just give it away to him...

I see your son is useing 4 knives at the board, but I never seen you post them. What kind of knives are they ?

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:31 am

Hukk,

That is a real beauty...

You know you should send that to the Desert Wolf don't you??

Desert Wolfe Hisownself

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:41 pm

justold52 wrote: I see your son is useing 4 knives at the board, but I never seen you post them. What kind of knives are they ?

Well, one is one of my EDC's a Chris Bostwick, (that's the one that is sitting dangrously cutting edge up), the other 3 are old stainless steel kitchen knives that have been ground dull to scrape flesh.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:57 pm

That must have been great fun working with your son!

My youngest son comes over when he has time & we work on knives together. We have a blast!

This weekend I helped my oldest grandson rework his first folder.
Today another grandson & I will finish his first folder. Then tonight my wife & I will pick up another grandson & no doubt, he & I will do a knife also.
More fun than an old fart should have!

Dale

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:27 pm

that's a beauty hukk!

Quality time spent with your son. I love fleshing snake skins, relaxing, for the most part.