New Years Rawhide Sheath #2

[El Toro]

Still learning and had more rawhide from the dogs bone. Red edge is crushed cranberry. Fringe and cuff are dearhide from an old moc.

Not sure I'm doing fringing right but I'll keep at it. Wife added some glass beads. I'm trying to convince her to learn lazy Sioux stitching.

[rollingb]

That looks good.  :rt th

The Sioux "lazy stitch" itself is actually pretty simple, it's the "lay out" of a good design prior to actual beading that requires some time, thought, and planning.  :rt th

I haven't tried it for beading,.... but I used some "german tan" hides last year, to make some fringed rifle sheaths, and it looked real promising for beaded projects.  
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[RobD]

that sure looks nice ... but please show us the knife that's hiding inside!

[Roaddog]

Your puting out some nice work there El Toro.Thanks for the photoe.

[El Toro]

Your puting out some nice work there El Toro.Thanks for the photoe.

Thanks Roaddog!

Rob - see my other sheath post for the knife. Its just an old Forgecraft carbon steel kitchen knife I picked up at a garage sale for $1. The shape and length of the blade is very close to an English scalper (from my research). The handles are oak with two fat pins. I'm not a knife-maker (mucho respect for those guys) but I think I might try popping off the handles and re-shape the tang on a grinder to taper more toward the blade and then put on some figured maple handles. The tang may be wide enough at the butt to try a pistol grip-style but I don't think its gonna work.

[rollingb]

El Toro,.... I just put in another order for some German Tan, so I'll have a few scraps in the near future I can send you, if your wife wants to try her hand at beading.  

[El Toro]

Very kind of you. What weight do you use for cuffs, wraps and general beading?

[rollingb]

It's just the thickness of regular buckskin, very soft and supple.  

[sse]

Still learning and had more rawhide from the dogs bone. Red edge is crushed cranberry. Fringe and cuff are dearhide from an old moc.

Not sure I'm doing fringing right but I'll keep at it. Wife added some glass beads. I'm trying to convince her to learn lazy Sioux stitching.

Good looking work...

BTW, I love your buffler avatar...