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Primative rawhide sheath
jeffhalfrack:
WOW! Hey Don thats nice!, how about a how to? I 've been making a few knives and I stink at sheaths,,, could I make a molded one and paint it for wheather proofing? Thanks JeffW
JW_Halverson:
Very fine sheath, even if you don't wanna show the blade.
Looks like a smoothbore and a rifled gun on the rack there. Can I lean on you to post some pics of the rest of those sulphur belching charcoal burners over in "Around The Campfire"? You will find that plenty of us are fond of the front-stuffers.
Scowler:
Beautiful sheath.
lostarrow:
Thanks, Don.I'll have to give that one a try!
Don:
--- Quote from: jeffhalfrack on April 14, 2013, 12:50:10 pm ---WOW! Hey Don thats nice!, how about a how to? I 've been making a few knives and I stink at sheaths,,, could I make a molded one and paint it for wheather proofing? Thanks JeffW
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Jeff. Use a dog bone, nice and thick. Put the sheath together wet. Wrap your knife with plastic wrap and put it in the sheath.
You'll have to work at forming it as it drys. But when dry you have a good solid sheath that the knife fits snugly. The paint my not give you much water proofing. I would try maybe pitch vanish after dring and painting.
It's not hard just takes time.
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