Thread: We Have Skills Too !!

The scrimshaw is done on slabs of water buffalo bone from India. They are epoxied to a piece of hemlock.

Originally Posted by RezDog

The scrimshaw is done on slabs of water buffalo bone from India. They are epoxied to a piece of hemlock.

cool! does water buffalo bone have pores like cow bone? i was under the assumption that bone didn't work so well for scrimshaw because of the pores?

Bone works great. You do have to be aware of the pores and wax often, I actually wax after every ink application. That and starting with a good base layer keeps it from getting in too many places where I do not want it.

P.S.
I have never tried working with cow bone. I cannot make a comparison.

Hey Guys,

A friend of mine has a Dozier Arkansas knife that came with a Kydex horizontal carry sheath. He wanted a leather sheath that was IWB (In the waistband) carry. I made this one for him with three layers of back panel; considering the Tanto point on the blade.

The detachable loops allow for IWB or on the belt, outside carry.

Thanks for looking,,,,,,,

great job John! very creative design.

Nice job John. I keep waiting for someone that does nylon sheaths to post in this thread. They are not as pretty as leather ones but they are the answer if you work in a salt water environment.

You know, I'll start reading about them & see if it is something I can get into.

Very nice job John. I might have to hire you to make me a knife holder.
You know they just pasted the law that make Switch-blades legal here in Colorado last week, I think. Not really sure I need one but it would be faster than my thumb lever knife.

Yes, it would be a tad faster than the thumb lever, but not as fast as a fixed blade.

Nice work John. Stitching is tight and the leather grips that tanto seemingly just right.
You do terrific leather work my good sir..