leather sheath for bowi

[luckylee]

i was commissioned to make a leather sheath for very own biker, of this parish, now this is a little special as this was passed down to hime by his father who sadly passed away, he cut his finger on this knife when he was a little boy, and has a lot of sentimental value to him, so i wanted toi make something a little special for him, we bounced a few ideas over for quite a while and i tried to steer him down this rout as its a lovely knife, and in the end he gave me free rain on this, and i love it when a customer gives me that sometimes.
he also sent me the existing sheath with this, and asked for me to incorporate it in the new sheath, as then the old sheath that it has lived in all these years would always be with the knife.
so what i done i put an inlay of the sheath i with the new one, and made a frog out of the rest to complement the sheath, now on this particular knife the handle shape is very different to most and a sheath makers knight mate as it very uniform and quite fat, there is no guard, so i could not put a retention strap across the front and he did not want a strap that wrapped around the middle of the handle, so with this in mind of i went to the drawing board, to see what i could come up with, i made the retention strap for it, so that it is elasticated and just slips over the top, which works like a dream and something very different that i had not seen before.
i also made him a little toggle for the frog out of some giraff bone.
i hope you like it.

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bowie leather case with frog and giraffe bone toggle i made. by lucky_lee, on Flickr

[HillBill]

Very very nice Lee.

I'm sure Aaron will be very happy with that baby.

[luckylee]

Very very nice Lee.

I'm sure Aaron will be very happy with that baby.

thanks bud i hope so.

[Barn Owl]

Aye, cracker as usual.
the knife is a beaut' too.

[Biker]

I'm speechless.

I would have seen this last night but I went out instead with a mate to see a band and knowing this would be posted Thursday night resisted looking online until this morning, savouring the anticipation

I've been sat here looking back over the pix and seeing little details and really really like it bud. Love it in fact, can't wait to get my hands on it!

That has got to be the best return of £14.50 EVER! Thank you.

Can't believe I finally have a LuckyLee sheath!

For you knife techys out there that knife's a Solingen Monarch, as Lee said I can remember cutting my finger on this when I was about 7 or so (I'm now 50) and I shouldn't have been messing about with that as it was one of those strictly out of bounds areas of my childhood, but for some reason Dad had left it within reach and like any inquisitive child I had to look... with my hands. Ineviatbly I cut myself but not badly, just enough to draw blood, however, I think this was one of the few times I didn't run to Mum for a plaster, the guilt was too much.

Anyway time passed on and Dad sadly died at the age of 45 back in '84 and I inherited the knife back then, but let it untouched stll with the patina on the blade and the dodgy pommel that worked loose all the time. A couple of year ago I took on the project to make it smarten it up and sharpen up the blade.

Pretty soon it was all nicely done but the sheath really let it down. The natrual thing to do was have Lee make something suitably WOW for it. And Lee, you've done that with rare skill!

Thank you so much! Really pleased with it and my Dad would be well chuffed too.

Right, gonna go back and have another look now.

[Woodcutter2]

Class bit of work made all the better for the history behind the project, I really like the detail shaping to the reveal panel and belt loop.

Love to see Lee's work first hand when you get it back mate

[blacktimberwolf]

Nearly in tears here Lee, that is beautiful..........All your sheaths have something special but I think that's your best yet.....a stroke of genius inlaying a part of the old sheath, absolutely amazing & that laced frog(?) gives it a little steampunky-ness, which I'm sure Biker will like.
Nice one biker, great idea wanting part of the knife's old sheath to be used in the new...

[Biker]

Class bit of work made all the better for the history behind the project, I really like the detail shaping to the reveal panel and belt loop.

Love to see Lee's work first hand when you get it back mate

It's getting sent to my parents place in the UK first for eventual collection. Won't risk it going adrift in transit to here. But yeah no probs. I'll be over with it sometime soon and proudly show that off.

[Biker]

gives it a little steampunky-ness, which I'm sure Biker will like.
Nice one biker, great idea wanting part of the knife's old sheath to be used in the new...

Like it? I LOVE IT!!!

Thelaced frg was my idea, figuring that could me made out of the original sheath. Lee's inspired idea of the insert came 100% from him. We did thrash out some ideas back and forth and I can't fault Lee for his enthusiasm or passion, he really does love his work and you can see that in the workmanship of anything he does. The Frog didn't look as though it'd happen but I had a PM late on Wednesday night say it could be a possibility, so imagine my grin at seeing it in the pix above.

Thanks for your comments Blacktimberwolf, choked me up a bit to see this too given the history of it. I'm just so glad I got something of my Father's that ticks all the boxes for me, rather than a pair of his old socks or something. . I recently aquired his old wallet too and that's become a user. Maybe this sounds a bit unhealthy turning things my Dad once owned as some sort of personal shrine. Trust me it's not, but rather than them sitting in some drawer someplace the wallet is seeing use again and that knife has a very VERY posh overcoat, with something of the old one still with it.

[Woodcutter2]

It's getting sent to my parents place in the UK first for eventual collection. Won't risk it going adrift in transit to here. But yeah no probs. I'll be over with it sometime soon and proudly show that off.

If your parents are in Whitstable/Canterbury buddy I'm there 10th July back first thing on the 11th if you need specialist courier services? Promise I wont peek or touch the wrapping

[Biker]

If your parents are in Whitstable/Canterbury buddy I'm there 10th July back first thing on the 11th if you need specialist courier services? Promise I wont peek or touch the wrapping

That would be great!!!! I'll give you a bell a bit later or over the weekend. They're on the Ashford road just before you get to Chartham, opposite Wyvale garden entre.

In fact would you like some company on the trip?

[luckylee]

I'm glad you like it mate.
Made my morning that bud.

[Woodcutter2]

That would be great!!!! I'll give you a bell a bit later or over the weekend. They're on the Ashford road just before you get to Chartham, opposite Wyvale garden entre.

In fact would you like some company on the trip?

That'll work out just fine mate they are on the way to my old workshop in Old Wives Lees a mile from Chartham where the joinery boys that took it over have some stuff for me, e-mail me with some details.

[Biker]

I'm glad you like it mate.
Made my morning that bud.

Try to imagine what it made mine then.

Just sent the link to it to my mother and she replied via email and tried to post a reply here, obviously she's not a member here so couldn't. Anyway she loved it and thinks you're very talented. I told her before you took lessons from me you weren't that good, but I'm proud to see such an attentive student doing so well.

[Biker]

Back here again for yet another look at the pix. Only about the 15th time since logging in here. Sheesh! I really must get a life! Anyone know where I can buy one?

[Dannytsg]

That is some really good work there! Thanks for sharing.

[JAG009]

Very very nice indeed Lee the finnish on that sheath is top notch ...... biker am jealous very nice combo... knife and sheath



Jason

[British Red]

Thats really very special - I like that a lot

[Dougster]

Nice innovative design Lee.

[sasquatch]

Great to see something so cherished given a new lease of life. Great ideas and execution, thanks for sharing!

[luckylee]

thanks for all the nice comments guys they really are appreciated.

[Biker]

thanks for all the nice comments guys they really are appreciated.

I did say thank you for this didn't I?

Shameless bump for the afternoon shift cos' this one's MINE!!!! Muhahahahahahaha!

[lannyman8]

Lee, that is your best work to date I think, thats totally, totally, AWESOME!!!!!

[mountainm]

This shows the benefit of giving a craftsman free reign - nicely done.

[Biker]

Lee, that is your best work to date I think, thats totally, totally, AWESOME!!!!!

Thanks Lannyman8 That's praise indeed and I agree, because it's destined for ME!

Not being one to gloat (well not too much anyway) but I just wanted to bump this thread up to remind eveyone just what a lucky chap I am. (insert sound of a contented sigh)

Thanks again Lee. I think this is about the 25th time I've looked at the pix today

[John Fenna]

That is realy special!
Love it al!

[Dreadhead]

superb design on that one Lee really stands out as special