Jeppe Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I am currently working on a sheath for a broken back seax (reenactment combat blunt). First some progress photos of the leather work. This is only my second attempt at tooling, so I am very pleased with the outcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeppe Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 For the metal fittings I have taken inspiration from two finds: Here is the idea of the layout. I wanted to add some inlays, so I did a few tests to see what I am able to do. Here is a photo-shop of what I am aiming for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Looking really good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That is looking really good. there sure is a lot of work in these sheaths. "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeppe Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 finished this one, so here are the last construction photos. Here is the final product. I am very pleased with how this came out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Stunning work...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 NIce! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Toneguzzo Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Great work "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I don't know how I missed this, but this is outstanding work. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I realize there aren't many surviving sheaths to speak of but is there any evidence of wooden cored sheaths wrapped in leather? I'm working on a commission and I'd like the sheath to be rigid. I've made several sheaths for seax but this one is longer than anything I've done before. Wet molded leather stiffens up quite a bit but I still worry about mishandling and stabbing straight through the sheath. I appreciate your looking at my questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, Oberu said: I realize there aren't many surviving sheaths to speak of but is there any evidence of wooden cored sheaths wrapped in leather? I'm working on a commission and I'd like the sheath to be rigid. I've made several sheaths for seax but this one is longer than anything I've done before. Wet molded leather stiffens up quite a bit but I still worry about mishandling and stabbing straight through the sheath. I appreciate your looking at my questions. In general no wooden cores. But you may just be working with too soft leather. Depending on the tanning process, leather can be really hard and stiff, even more then rawhide. 1 Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 12 hours ago, Oberu said: Wet molded leather stiffens up quite a bit but I still worry about mishandling and stabbing straight through the sheath. Oak tanned leather is what you want to get. it comes in various thicknesses, dries very stiff, and is great for carving or tooling. For the one I recently made I used what we call 8/9 ounce. It's 4.5 mm thick. To stop the point from stabbing through, form the opening to fit the end of the handle and limit how far into the sheath it goes. 1 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Thanks fellows. After speaking with a good friend I've decided to do a rawhide liner over the blade and then do the sheath around it. I'm going to use 10oz skirting for the sheath. It's a longer piece and quite pointy so wish me luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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