I've been inspired by this forum over the last year or so to give it a go and have made some useful things. I thought it was time to share it with you guys and ask for some advice about my current project.
I lost my binoculars case a couple of years ago and as they are quite precious to me I wanted to protect them when I have them in my rucksack etc. I looked at a direct replacement of the original case (which comes with the bins when new) and they were wanting £50!!!!! So I thought I'd try my hand at a simple leather case for them - something thick for protection and hard wearing. I got some 4mm and 3mm veg tanned leather off of ebay and gave it a crack at the weekend. the brown leather was left over from a sheath I made and the clip is from an old rucksack that has been retired.
I am quite pleased with the current result, even the wonky stitching but I think I would like to 1) darken the colour so it doesn't show the dirt as much 2) soften the leather very slightly and 3) protect it a bit from the weather so that the leather doesn't get damaged. I hope the photos upload as this is my first post! What would you recommend to finish the job off?
I have also tried my hand at a bit of scandi style knife making. the top one was the first I made for myself using a helle harding blade. This middle one I made for my dad's 60th birthday from a smaller blade to a very similar style. Both sheaths are from a hickory sledge hammer handle that snapped during some mis-use! The lower is of the same blade as the middle and with a sheath from moose leather and a root burl a friend gave me. Very pleased with how the last one turned out as it is my main user (mostly in the house, garden and garage rather than real bushy tasks).
I lost my binoculars case a couple of years ago and as they are quite precious to me I wanted to protect them when I have them in my rucksack etc. I looked at a direct replacement of the original case (which comes with the bins when new) and they were wanting £50!!!!! So I thought I'd try my hand at a simple leather case for them - something thick for protection and hard wearing. I got some 4mm and 3mm veg tanned leather off of ebay and gave it a crack at the weekend. the brown leather was left over from a sheath I made and the clip is from an old rucksack that has been retired.
I am quite pleased with the current result, even the wonky stitching but I think I would like to 1) darken the colour so it doesn't show the dirt as much 2) soften the leather very slightly and 3) protect it a bit from the weather so that the leather doesn't get damaged. I hope the photos upload as this is my first post! What would you recommend to finish the job off?
I have also tried my hand at a bit of scandi style knife making. the top one was the first I made for myself using a helle harding blade. This middle one I made for my dad's 60th birthday from a smaller blade to a very similar style. Both sheaths are from a hickory sledge hammer handle that snapped during some mis-use! The lower is of the same blade as the middle and with a sheath from moose leather and a root burl a friend gave me. Very pleased with how the last one turned out as it is my main user (mostly in the house, garden and garage rather than real bushy tasks).
