I made a sheath for my Hank's Antler Hunter...

[Railroader]

And here it is...Hank won't be calling me to make sheaths for him any time soon, but I think this is my best one yet.

Been itchin' to use some Moccasin hide...And a coyote fang for good measure.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I like it ! Classy.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Looks good You work fast!

 

[Railroader]

Looks good You work fast!

Well to be honest, I've been plotting this since Tuesday. I knew where I was headed, I just needed the knife in hand to get started.

I'm pretty happy with it, but ever time I have made a sheath, I see something later I wish I'd done different.. ?

There comes a time to just roll with it...

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

You and Hank do fine work

 

[Railroader]

You and Hank do fine work

Thanks, but my work and his don't belong on the same planet... ?

 

[turkeykirk]

Good leather work.

 

[Doug B.]

That looks really awesome! I really like how you incorporated the moccasin hide behind the coyote tooth. Did you tan the moccasin hide?

 

[Railroader]

That looks really awesome! I really like how you incorporated the moccasin hide behind the coyote tooth. Did you tan the moccasin hide?

I guess the proper description would be salt cured snake hides. Skin it, staple it, salt it, and leave it alone until STIFF and DRY. Usually a few days.

Brush off the salt, and then buff it slick on the back side with 4/0 steel wool. Flip him over, and "pet him" the wrong way until the scales are all gone.

This leaves you with an easy to work with hide that'll last forever.

Little armor all wipe once in a while, and that's it.

Here's The Kid, working one...



He made this with a little supervision from Papa...



The piece for my sheath came from this one...



I like moccasin hides, if ya can't tell... ?

 

[Doug B.]

I guess the proper description would be salt cured snake hides. Skin it, staple it, salt it, and leave it alone until STIFF and DRY. Usually a few days.

Brush off the salt, and then buff it slick on the back side with 4/0 steel wool. Flip him over, and "pet him" the wrong way until the scales are all gone.

This leaves you with an easy to work with hide that'll last forever.

Little armor all wipe once in a while, and that's it.

Here's The Kid, working one...

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He made this with a little supervision from Papa...

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The piece for my sheath came from this one...

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I like moccasin hides, if ya can't tell... ?

That sounds really easy! I really like that hat band The Kid made. It really has a lot of color. For some reason I thought they were kinda drab colored. I have never seen one that I know of. We ain't got em up here in the mountains I don't reckon.

 

[Nicodemus]

I guess the proper description would be salt cured snake hides. Skin it, staple it, salt it, and leave it alone until STIFF and DRY. Usually a few days.

Brush off the salt, and then buff it slick on the back side with 4/0 steel wool. Flip him over, and "pet him" the wrong way until the scales are all gone.

This leaves you with an easy to work with hide that'll last forever.

Little armor all wipe once in a while, and that's it.

Here's The Kid, working one...

View attachment 1141887

He made this with a little supervision from Papa...

View attachment 1141888

The piece for my sheath came from this one...

View attachment 1141889

I like moccasin hides, if ya can't tell... ?

Exchange salt for 20 Mule Team Borax. I have a hatband that`s pushing 50 years old now that I did that way.

 

[Railroader]

Exchange salt for 20 Mule Team Borax. I have a hatband that`s pushing 50 years old now that I did that way.

We talked about this before one time, Nic. And this year, I shall do a few with borax, and compare differences.

Be a good project for The Kid, and will make a good thread.

?

 

[Anvil Head]

Actually, you'll get even a better tanning affect if after scraping, drying and boraxing, to give it a good soak in "old school" antifreeze. Not tried the new stuff, but the glycerin in the AF will increase durability and life of the skin. No - it won't smell like the front end of your old '60s pickup once it dries.