First Knife Sheath and Tooling

This is my first knife sheath and my first piece of tooled leather that I ever made!  I made it about four years ago, and I’ve learned a lot since then. The design was made to mimic the wolf and trees pattern from the knife itself. The tooling was done with the super-quick cheating method

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Beautiful Heraldic Knife Sheath

Here is the sheath I made for my belt knife.  The knife was made by my friend Galen, out of a piece of my second fencing sword.  I bought the most flexible thirty inch sword I could find, with the intention of cutting it down to make it shorter.  When dithering about how much to

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Custom Knife Sheath

Here is a custom leather knife sheath I made as a prize for Grand Tournament, an SCA event last November.  The knife was made by another accomplished leatherworker and blacksmith of our Barony, who asked me to make the sheath as part of a joint prize. I started by thoroughly soaking the leather in water, getting it

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