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Beautiful work, Gene. What are the scales?

Stabilized?

Welcome! I started about three years ago simply adding nice scales to blanks I bought retail. After finishing 5-6, with lots of mistakes, I decided I needed to get into leathercraft as well because I just couldn't find mail order sheaths that were good quality and fit my knives. I will tell you...

I've only made a sheath for one knife with anywhere that amount of sweep at the tip, but it is indeed a challenge. Mine ended up pretty tight and I had to do some stretching, but eventually it worked. Your sheath looks really nice. I don't want to hijack the thread, but your story does make me...

Looks good to me, Jeff. I've been buying my blanks, adding really nice wood scales (mostly), and then making a sheath. So, I started out about the same way you are. Unless you have experience working metal or you're just itching to get into forging, you can build your skills considerably by just...

Tell us more about the design of that shop, Opaul. I see you live in North Carolina, so I'm wondering why the steep pitch on the roof. I would expect that in heavy snow areas, but not so much down your way. Having seen your knives and your posts, I'm sure a lot of thought went into the design...

And then you get to make 20 sheaths, right? Whew!

Randy, I'd love to know more about how you avoid getting sludge and smear from the pin onto the ivory. Is it because you're using very fine abrasive, or is it more about how you buff? When you buff a piece like this, are you using the edges of the wheel so that you mostly aren't buffing the pin...

"This problem only becomes apparent when I use the buffer ..." Not meaning to sound like a smartass, but if it's only a problem when you use the buffer, then don't use the buffer. I'm a beginner and have had a similar problem. I had to quit using my buffing wheel with abrasives because I use a...

Bruce, I'm pretty sure I've seen dealers in Russia offering Maisur on Etsy or Ebay, maybe both. Some ships straight from Russia to the buyer, with fairly long shipping times, but some say Ships from U.S., so pay attention to that.

Beautiful little skinner, Wallace. What's the wood? Looks to me like it could be highly figured walnut.

Looks about like mine do at this stage, Scherf. Can't go wrong with the red liners and black scales. Should look real sharp.

The "wave" I'm describing is a slight shaping of the blank, but you could still grind it in even if you've done your glue up as long as you don't get things too hot. What I'm thinking of, Scherf, is a slight dip in the spine between the first and middle pin area. On the bottom, put a small sway...

Love the blade shape, Scherf, now just add a little more "wiggle" or "wave" to the handle. Just my 2 cents' worth. One other thing that's likely obvious: Paring knives are used at least some of the time with the scales wrapped in your fingers. If you make the scales too wide, say 3/8, it's too...

I'm not forging yet, just putting nice scales on purchased blanks. Here's a paring knife I bought from Texas Knifemaker's Supply and added scales from a 150-year-old cherry tree cut a few years ago in my neighborhood. A lot of paring knives have very simple, straight shapes, but I think the...

I'm finishing up a boning knife made on a blank from Alabama Damascus. On one side of the blade, just in front of the scale, I screwed up and sanded some of the Damascus finish. I realize I probably can't match the original etching, but can I regain at least some of the Damascus pattern in that...

Prayers up from Kentucky.

Return to us Obi-Wan Ed! There are Jedi's yet to be trained and their forge is weak.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaach! Can't believe you said the d word. ;)

Hmm, I need to try smoking some SPAM one of these days. But something tells me it's just gonna pretty much melt. :(