Recent content by mark stotesbury

Hylton Rutherford . www.rutherfordforge.co.za/ he makes stunning knives and pendants .

View from one of the many caves . 15cm Cape gilded lizard this male was not afraid to challenge any thing sitting on his rock . Sand lion larvea and my leather kuksa put to good use hiking . The closest we came to rain , all the toads were out 7 drops of rain huge electrical storm .

You know you in the wilds when you see this sign . Its a big area to explore or get lost in . Plenty bushman paintings some easy accessible like these others you really got to befriend the farmers before they share the locations

So I decided to take my brother to the Cederberg mountains in the Western Cape for a bit of hiking and relaxation in the middle of summer when he popped over from the UK it was really great being in the outdoors even though it was a toasty 43'C and peaked at 46'C . Got really close to the...

Very nice , well done .

Would love to tell you I spend hours hand carving each figure using a sharp needle etc etc but the laser cutter or digital milling machine does all the work . Am looking to do a roller for a belt vice with Feegles and "Crivens'' as a continuous pattern just have to figure out how to dye them...

Made this stamp for a mate who is a Terry Pratchett fan .

Post a pic of knife .If you want a scandi type sheath - over a wood scabbard form and stich leather while wet , else you can preform then stich and just cut off the welt later but you will have a raised welt on the sheath .Remember to allow for shrinkage

Yes its one of mine , busy with a tree of life button to fit the bag better . A few more , this one I really like the brown gusset works well .

Really liking this stamp . First attempt at a hand made journal .

all flaps were made using a plexiglass lazer cut stamp ... some more pics of test stamps all 80mm DIA.

Needed to make a few pouches in a hurry for a friend going to a craft market here are a few pics .

All you need is metal dessert bowls and a clamp , wet the leather and clamped it between the two bowls overnight , trimmed off the excess and reinforced the handle with double layer of veg tan leather.... done . Next one I will turn two wooden plugs to make a bigger one , cup is 30mm deep this...

Just for fun , had no soft wood to carve still needs to be waxed .