Latest project (distraction...?)

[rmwarren]

Sometime in my late 30's early 40's I was diagnosed with Adult ADD, which explained a lot. Things like needing 2.5 years of Algebra 1 even though I am mathematically inclined, and having no less than a dozen partly completed projects sitting around at any given time... (Hey, look, something shiny!!...)

Anyway instead of finishing the shop or my MFT/SYS cart it was decided that I needed a leather sheath for the Japanese chopping ax thingie I gifted myself with before Christmas. This meant I needed a Dremel, had to make a burnisher attachment, find some copper rivets, and so on. 

In the end it cost me about a week of evenings, including:
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[*]Making a paper pattern
[*]Cutting the leather
[*]Figured a little Neatsfoot oil on the inside would not hurt anything, then discovered it soaks clear thru 8 ounce leather within minutes
[*]Decided to use Neatsfoot oil on the outside...
[*]Glued layers with Pliobond
[*]Burnished edges
[*]Fastened with rivets
[*]Stitched
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Won't win any ribbons but may get me the merit badge. Now it goes in the truck with my hiking gear, as on my list of future distractions is making a couple walking sticks for which I will have to harvest some branches on my next hike.

Lots of fun, now on to the then next new project.

RMW

 

[flair woodworks]

Nice work!  I have always been attracted to leatherwork, but have never done anything with it other than make strops.

Is there a particular reason you didn't completely enclose the head in leather for protection from the elements?

 

[rmwarren]

Nice work!  I have always been attracted to leatherwork, but have never done anything with it other than make strops.

Is there a particular reason you didn't completely enclose the head in leather for protection from the elements?

Thanks Chris. Mostly appearance, I liked the look and the shape of the blade made it easier to slip it in from the side rather than from the top like a knife sheath.

RMW

 

[rmwarren]

For fun and practice I wrapped the handle in leather also. Wet molded the soft leather, trimmed and stitched it on. Pretty happy with the results.

RMW