tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post6279943575335131741..comments2023-12-16T17:54:49.108-06:00Comments on American Grouch: Leather & Birch Bark Knife SheathCrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483329244995181935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post-55430603928027532902016-12-15T04:31:54.659-06:002016-12-15T04:31:54.659-06:00ThanksThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571828795230778384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post-81458187429972060102012-06-06T18:38:05.162-05:002012-06-06T18:38:05.162-05:00In this case not really.
I put a lot of pure bee...In this case not really. <br /><br />I put a lot of pure beeswax into it, then using friction made sure it was melted in and saturated with it but that treats the leather as well as the bark. <br /><br />It's really just two birch bark scales glued and stitched to leather slabs, it's really no different than a normal leather sheath, it just has some birch bark on it.Crohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483329244995181935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post-26907752622430769862012-06-06T13:37:06.556-05:002012-06-06T13:37:06.556-05:00Nice one!
Very different from the ones one usually...Nice one!<br />Very different from the ones one usually sees. How durable do you think the sheath will be?<br />Did you treat the bark in any other way or is it just the beeswax?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946366944260726006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post-70402761037763689782012-06-06T11:06:38.712-05:002012-06-06T11:06:38.712-05:00Hey OE, thanks for the complements. The belt loop ...Hey OE, thanks for the complements. The belt loop itself is a part of the entire sheath. I took a long piece and folded the top down to where it meets the bark and ran a stitch there, across and up, making a square. It's a single piece of leather through out.<br /><br />I stacked leather between the birch bark that was cut to the shape of the blade, glued and stitched it all together.Crohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483329244995181935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366762006352832473.post-91946646838801550112012-06-06T10:55:04.804-05:002012-06-06T10:55:04.804-05:00Very nice. A lot of character to that piece. Is ...Very nice. A lot of character to that piece. Is the belt loop bark as well or was this sewn on to a piece of leather? What a great compliment for that knife too.OutdoorEnvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128534880274766982noreply@blogger.com