hiya....as a lot of you know, i'm a leathersmith and recently i've discovered that there are significant differences in GB axes....specifically the SFA and the Wildlife Hatchet....and its causing me problems....the very last thing i want to do is have unhappy customers who receive an ill-fitting sheath from me....
i've only ever received one negative feedback on ebay and it was over this. and it was an sfa.
then recently i made a sheath as a present for my mate steve581 and we discovered his sfa is several mm different too.
then a couple of months ago a customer sent me his wildlife to make a sheath for. i recently bought mrs angst one and hers is a wholwe 1/4inch different.
now the official measurements on the GB website are 3" cutting face for wildlife and 3 1/4" for SFA.
i like to make sheaths that fit. fit properly. and these discrepancies are large ones to me. could i ask please if any bcuk'ers who have these two axes would be kind enough to grab a ruler and measure in a straight line from 'point to point' the distance across the cutting face and post up their results....would be very much appreciated!
regards
a.
i've only ever received one negative feedback on ebay and it was over this. and it was an sfa.
then recently i made a sheath as a present for my mate steve581 and we discovered his sfa is several mm different too.
then a couple of months ago a customer sent me his wildlife to make a sheath for. i recently bought mrs angst one and hers is a wholwe 1/4inch different.
now the official measurements on the GB website are 3" cutting face for wildlife and 3 1/4" for SFA.
i like to make sheaths that fit. fit properly. and these discrepancies are large ones to me. could i ask please if any bcuk'ers who have these two axes would be kind enough to grab a ruler and measure in a straight line from 'point to point' the distance across the cutting face and post up their results....would be very much appreciated!
regards
a.