An engineer mate asked if I could do a double knife sheath for a Svord and Gerber knife , this was what I came up with. The smaller knife on the front had a plastic liner in the pouch it came with so...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:12 PM
Bit of crap weather lately so decided I better finish the wife's Mother's day gift I said I'd make for her.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220517/3b5976fb6e2e99a1a707fde51795fd01.jpg Sent from...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:11 PM
Recently got asked to make a sheath for a shepherd who was having issues with his steel poking holes in the seat of his side by side, also rubbing against the seat has prematurely worn the side of...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:11 PM
chainsaw. Assuming it is vegtan leather(if it was cheap it may not be) try soaking it in warm water for a minute then jam the knife in,then leave it to dry. It should mold around the knife and hold...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:10 PM
I use a couple of punches I made, first one sets the washer on the rivet, once the rivet is trimmed to length and the second is used to expand the rivet and radius the end...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:09 PM
I just wanted to share a sheath I have finished off yesterday, made from 9oz 3.5mm vege tanned leather, finished with mink oil and tan-coat and looking forward to the natural leather developing a...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:09 PM
Don't know what happened there, uploaded text as well but disappeared. Anyhow I couldn't decide whether to revisit this thread but after three days of rain last week got a bit stir crazy and decided...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 09:00 PM
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Liked On: 27-08-2022, 08:59 PM
Firstly, we need to support professionals and small businesses making parts like this we need to value them and be prepared to pay well over what the factory spare might be. We need to keep them in...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 08:45 PM
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That happened to be the best place for a photo coincidentally haha and to clarify I haven't Hoareded I just bought bits at a time over a few years with known load data which helps. I like many...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 07:42 PM
In a lot of cases it is easier to adapt something that is close. For instance the Marlin mag, could you build up a CZ mag with epoxy and make that work? I do want to try a hybrid method for magazine...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 07:41 PM
At the end of the day I guess you need to weigh up the cost, spend more to get the part made or leave that once loved gun in the safe unusable? Or get a bit of kiwi ingenuity goin and have a crack...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 07:40 PM
Paper is in short supply might have to start using jib board :yaeh am not durnk:
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 07:04 PM
There are two problems with 3D printing of metal. The first (and it is common to all CNC machines) is the time involved in creating the drawings/tool paths to do even basic shapes compared to...
Liked On: 27-08-2022, 06:48 PM