I have always liked the meander or serpentine pattern stamps like the D444 craftool stamp. Have you ever tried using Fiebings pro dye used to be sold as professional oil dye? I find it to be easier to get even and like the colors more. It also seems to have a lot less rub off and is less likely to surface bronze.
@@bransonsgeneralstore I don’t have that stamp but always buying new ones so maybe soon. I’ve had good experience with the regular (alcohol) fiebings but never tried the oil. Maybe I’ll pick some up. Thanks for watching!
I started using a rotary cutter to cut my leather out. It’s like a pizza cutter for leather and thick material. Mine was a cheap one from Amazon but it comes with several replacement blades. I’ve probably made 8 or 10 sheaths and still using the 1st blade. It was $13 and made cutting go so much cleaner and quicker. Another tip I got from someone is to take a small spent drill bit, like 3/32 or 1/16 and ground a point on the shank end. Chuck it upside down in the drill press and use the point to make your stitch holes. Makes clean burnished holes doing it that way.
@@jbaileyknives7282 thanks Johnny! Do you have a link to that rotary cutter? I’d be interested in seeing that. I’ve seen people use a nail in a drill press for stitch holes too, but the 1/16 drill has always worked perfectly for me.
@Tyrell Knifeworks i couldn’t get it to share but go to Amazon and search rotary cutter for leather and it brings up a bunch of different ones. The one I got was orange and says Rotary Cutter on the side of it. It’s $9.99 now with 10 replacement blades.
This is an excellent video man. Detail is awesome. I always learn something watching your videos. I love this pattern too, keeping the smooth leather on the front of the belt loop. 🙌
Mr. Tyrell your are a Master. I appreciate your work, tips and everything but most of all that You share your experience with us. Greetings from Ciudad de México México.
Thank you so much I've been making knives for a year now and I've always wanted to make sheaths for my knives but it never really worked I really like your videos and I learn a lot
Hallo from Vienna Austria 🇦🇹! I‘m a Leathercraft artist too! I have a GOOD TRick or Tipp for you! For tooling use a Marmor or grant stone & use a Rawleather hammer there DON‘t damage your tools like a normal hammer!!!
Always enjoy seeing how others do it. Many ways to "skin the cat". The only way I can get a decent dye job is to airbrush, which also gives me some control over the color saturation. Thanks for sharing.
Nice video, and nice sheath too! I've seen another trick for the saddle-stitch somewhere else, can't remember where. What the person did was, instead of pulling the first side through completely, he was leaving a loop hanging back, threaded the opposite needle in, spun the loop around the needle, then pulled everything tight. The idea was that instead of just crossing each other, the threads were in effect forming a knot inside each and every hole. The idea is that if the stitch was damaged due to an accident or wear and tear, the knots stuck inside the leather would help prevent it from unraveling further, until it could be repaired.
Yes I’ve heard that approach. Honestly, the holes are small enough that it’s hard to even get two threads through and it pulls tight each time and doesn’t back out. Going through the other thread is a pain and not worth the effort it takes for these. I’ve never had an issue with the way I do it. I’m sure there are lots of ways but this works for me. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😜
Nice sheath. I usually don‘t do a lot of stamping on my knife sheaths but this pattern is really nice. Basically I do my „taco“ style sheaths the same way but please allow me to do some comments. I like the way how you integrated the end of the belt loop that reinforces the edge of the mouth. I will try that myself. I stopped drilling the holes but rather use an awl to poke the holes. You might need to make the welt a little thinner though. A stich line where the holes are made with an awl will never ever get loose even if the thread gets cut somewhere. Why? A drilled hole has has material removed, you have a hole. An awl cuts the leather and pushes it aside, once you are done with stiching and when you hammer down the stich line the leather moves back and firms around the thread. Saddlers do it like this for centuries. Ok it is more difficult when you sew thicker leather. A saddle stich is actually more than stiching with two needles from both sides. It is important that you overlap the threads when you sew, that creates a half hitch in the hole and makes the stich even more secure. I will not try to explain this, there are some very good videos on YT (look at the channels of Leodis leather or Nigel Armitage). I find it easier to have the seam up and stich towards me, OK I made myself a stiching pony for this. I subscibed to your cahnnek now.
Can I ask what materials you used for the handle of the knife? As a young guy just starting in knife making I love watching your videos and getting more ideas.
If you look back a few videos from this one, you’ll see the build video of the blade. I’m pretty sure this one was Gancalo Alves wood. Thanks for watching, Michael.
Beautiful! Thank you for explaining things so concisely. Do you know if Amazon sells a leather working starter kit? And is there a entry-level brand that you recommend? Thx!
Hello nice job... I learned a lot and I'm interested on buy an honeycomb stamp like yours... Please would you let me know the factory address? Best regards
I’m afraid I don’t remember where I got that one. If you check my Amazon store link in the leather working section you’ll see links to other cool stamps though. www.amazon.com/shop/tyrellknifeworks. Thanks for watching
If you mean to drill the holes for sewing, it’s 1/16” which is 1.6mm. Note, I just a 1/16” nail in the drill press now instead of a bit. Checkout my recent sheath video. 👍. Thanks for watching.
Nice, thank you. One thing though, it caused me pain to see you hit those beautiful stamps with a metal hammer. Don't use metal on metal, you are destroying them. Use a maul and they will last longer. Sheath looks nice!
@@TyrellKnifeworks where can I get AEBL steel in my city? while the knife craftsmen here are still learning not yet fully proficient, ... if I may know how much is the price of the material measuring 20 cm long, 5 cm wide and 1 cm thick ???
However my enquiries are not without information as well. I have some very very interesting ideas of things that could be done. Things that I don't really think I've been thought of too much. I won't go into it but I am looking for bladesmiths with adequate technique and skill to formulate an idea of the new age of Damascus. I know it sounds grandiose, and is easily a delusion of grandeur. But I have some ideas, and based on my knowledge of how steel works I think they are not far from possibility. You have my email