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Main Discussion Area => At the Forge => Topic started by: archeryrob on May 08, 2018, 02:27:07 pm

Title: Sheaths
Post by: archeryrob on May 08, 2018, 02:27:07 pm

Besides the standard leather anyone making and from deer hide? I was thinking of lining it cow or groundhog rawhide to protect it from the knife. I will be tanning two deer hides soon and want to use my own kill for the sheath. I don't have cows I can kill and oak bark to do the vegetable tanning. I was thinking of shaping the raw hide wet to the knife and then making a deer hide sheath that held the liner.

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: bubby on May 09, 2018, 07:19:30 am

You can definitely use deer hide with a rawhide liner, or you can just use rawhide I have seen some killer rawhide sheaths

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: archeryrob on May 24, 2018, 05:31:20 am

I gave up and went with a real leather scrap, at least for now.

(https://archeryrob.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/sheath-16.jpg)

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: Hawkdancer on May 24, 2018, 10:35:26 am

Looks pretty darn functional to me!  You are the main critic.  A deer skin over sheath would look pretty good, I think.
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: KHalverson on May 25, 2018, 01:59:41 pm

very nice sheath.
but now I wanna see the bare knife.

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: nclonghunter on May 26, 2018, 09:23:36 am

Quebracho vegetable tan makes a thick tanned deer hide. I had a hard time getting it to come out good but a friend could make really nice deer leather with it.

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: archeryrob on May 28, 2018, 09:13:37 am

Here is the bare knife.

(https://archeryrob.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/small-skinner-5.jpg?w=470)

I would like to try some deer vegetable tanned but not sure of the best way to do it.

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: KHalverson on May 28, 2018, 03:51:35 pm

that,s a sweet looker.

Title: Re: Sheaths
Post by: Pappy on June 12, 2018, 05:15:44 am

Beautiful knife and sheath. Nice work. :)
 Pappy