We discussed what he wanted, and I told him I would give it a shot. He wanted the sheath to be angled, so it wouldn't dig into his spine when seated. He intended to wear it in the middle of his back. He dropped off the belt it would most often be worn on. I made up two so he could choose the one he likes the most. I'll toss the other in the sheath box to use with one of my smaller knives.
If neither trips his trigger, I'll take his input and knock out another.The first one is a pancake style made from a 6 ounce leather, somewhat thinner, and lighter and stained darker like the belt he dropped off. It is angled about thirty sixty degrees and won't dig into the seat as it only protrudes about an inch below the belt.
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The second design is a more traditional rolled over design, made from 10 ounce leather and is much stiffer, angled at about forty five degrees. I used natural watco oil and antiqued. He had said a natural finish would work as well. Miss T likes this one.
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A view of the back of both....
The knife is NOT one of mine, and the friend who made the knife did make the damascus blank as well. Excellent work on the damascus.
I look back at my stitching on the first attempts and realize how much the practice over the years has helped.
