Bowie Sheath

[Dennis Morland]

Now all I have to do is keep lining up the stamp. Whoops! That did not work out very well. I got off on one stamp and it exploded from there. Time to cut a new front cover. I need to start over as I cannot save this piece. Grrrrr!

 

[Von Gruff]

Stamping is either right or wrong. There isn't any half measures with them. That is an interesting stamp though. I have quite a few but it is the very slight misalignment that spoils the effect so I stay with very simple border stamping when I do it at all now

 

[DanF]

Thanks for doing this, I always learn from your wips.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Looks familiar...

 

[Sean Jones]

Looks familiar...

Dennis have you considered laying out a pattern on a computer first? I would think you could get some good results that way. It might at least give you starting points. That might be considered cheating by some I suppose. But a repeating pattern like that seems natural for a computer.

I've never done this, so take with a grain of salt. Just offering it as a possible idea.

 

[Dennis Morland]

I have been going in and out all day to graduation parties. Time to focus on some stamping. I turned on the KC Royals. Down 6-0 to the Phillies. Rats! I am skipping out on honeycomb. Going with a different pattern.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Dennis have you considered laying out a pattern on a computer first? I would think you could get some good results that way. It might at least give you starting points. That might be considered cheating by some I suppose. But a repeating pattern like that seems natural for a computer.

I've never done this, so take with a grain of salt. Just offering it as a possible idea.

I would not know where to start. I am a computer idiot...

 

[Dennis Morland]

Going with tri-weave. Honeycomb was darn right disappointing.

 

[Dennis Morland]

The main body is stamped. Time for the edge.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Stamping is finished on front cover.

 

[Sean Jones]

Stamping is finished on front cover.

Wow...that was quick! Experience shows

 

[Dennis Morland]

Got the belt loop stamped.

 

[Justin Presson]

Nice job on the stamping, that's alot or real estate to keep straight. I like how your edge stamp looks how do you align it?

 

[Dennis Morland]

Back panel is stamped. It is personalized so I cannot show the whole thing.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Nice job on the stamping, that's alot or real estate to keep straight. I like how your edge stamp looks how do you align it?

Justin - I use the bottom points in the groove and just stamp touching the point, to the next point, to the next point, etc. Follow the groove around. I hope that makes sense.

 

[Dennis Morland]

I have mentioned that I was going to attempt some weaving into this sheath. Mail came today. Copper beads. There going in there, too. Still working on it. Thinking, thinking, thinking...

 

[Justin Presson]

That makes sense I was not touching each point and was getting some gaps I like the looks of yours better.

 

[Dennis Morland]

That makes sense I was not touching each point and was getting some gaps I like the looks of yours better.

Make the last stamp the very bottom one-if at all possible.

 

[Daniel Macina]

I saw that honeycomb pattern in a leather working video the other day and thought it was really cool!

 

[Dennis Morland]

I saw that honeycomb pattern in a leather working video the other day and thought it was really cool!

I thought it would be cool. But it is somewhat difficult to control. I will keep practicing with it and hopefully get it right someday.