A couple I met at a recent craft fair commissioned me to make a few items for them.
The lady wanted one of my tan bridle leather belts. The leather is traditionally tanned (oak-bark) English bridle leather, with a solid brass, nickel plated, hand cast /sand cast English made brass buckle.
The man wanted, firstly, a small key case to hold a couple of 'yale' type keys, with a semi-secret credit card holder - for one or two 'emergency' cards.
I modified the design of my normal key cases to produce this.
When opened up, you can see the credit card pocket (with the entrance under the flap that holds the key ring).
Secondly, he wanted a new sheath for his knife. He does long distance sailing and had lost one overboard, was given this as a replacement, but the original leather sheath was 'nasty'. I asked what he wanted, but he left it to me to come up with something that I thought he would be happy with.
This is the reverse. The belt loop attachment is 'stacked' to give some clearance for the guard on the knife.
I'd originally thought of a detailed knotwork design on the front but, when playing around with designs and the number of loops, I came up with this simplified version, which I think has an elegant simplicity. I may be totally wrong, but it looks Norman to me, rather than Celtic, though Norman art will have some derivation from the Vikings /Celts.
With the knife to be used on a seagoing vessel, I wanted to ensure its security as much as possibly, so the knife is a fairly tight fit into the sheath, but also has a retainer near the top of the handle for additional security. It is mounted fairly high on the handle, so that it doesn't interfere with getting the knife in and out of the sheath. The leather has also been well oiled, for additional waterproofing, and there is a small hole left at the point of the sheath to allow water to drain.
So here we have the collection.
Thanks for looking.
Geoff
The lady wanted one of my tan bridle leather belts. The leather is traditionally tanned (oak-bark) English bridle leather, with a solid brass, nickel plated, hand cast /sand cast English made brass buckle.
The man wanted, firstly, a small key case to hold a couple of 'yale' type keys, with a semi-secret credit card holder - for one or two 'emergency' cards.
I modified the design of my normal key cases to produce this.
When opened up, you can see the credit card pocket (with the entrance under the flap that holds the key ring).
Secondly, he wanted a new sheath for his knife. He does long distance sailing and had lost one overboard, was given this as a replacement, but the original leather sheath was 'nasty'. I asked what he wanted, but he left it to me to come up with something that I thought he would be happy with.
This is the reverse. The belt loop attachment is 'stacked' to give some clearance for the guard on the knife.
I'd originally thought of a detailed knotwork design on the front but, when playing around with designs and the number of loops, I came up with this simplified version, which I think has an elegant simplicity. I may be totally wrong, but it looks Norman to me, rather than Celtic, though Norman art will have some derivation from the Vikings /Celts.
With the knife to be used on a seagoing vessel, I wanted to ensure its security as much as possibly, so the knife is a fairly tight fit into the sheath, but also has a retainer near the top of the handle for additional security. It is mounted fairly high on the handle, so that it doesn't interfere with getting the knife in and out of the sheath. The leather has also been well oiled, for additional waterproofing, and there is a small hole left at the point of the sheath to allow water to drain.
So here we have the collection.
Thanks for looking.
Geoff
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