Maybe I'll send my knives to you for sheath work............

Ed

Very nice sheath.

Anthony

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Ed

What color of dye did you use?

Nice job!

Looks good! Where did you get the croc leather from?

Thanks Russell and Frank!

I used Fiebing's British Tan, one of my favorites. When I dye my sheaths, I clean them first with Isopropyl alcohol and then soak them pretty good. Then I let it dry overnight, wipe off any dried excess, and wipe down the sheath with Fiebing's Bag-Kote.

I got the Crocodile leather from Genuine Ostrich Hides. If he still has any you can probably get a good deal on them (I bought two). That particular piece is from the side of the crocodile, and I decided to orient it vertically because I thought it flowed with the sheath better. I could tell that the crocodile leather was chemical tanned, so there's a very thin piece of veg tanned leather under the crocodile to protect the knife from any possible side effects of the chemicals.

Ed C.