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+ working mostly with horsehide if I need say 3oz leather that's not easy to come by. Its also is good for leveling leather when making something like a razor strop or exposing the "split" I.E. removing the grain. Saves money and makes for a better looking piece when doing inlay work (Paul...

Ok so its all torn down and fixed up. I even got a new custom blade made for her. Michael sent it to me with a 5000 grit finish on the edge, this is how that edge cuts. Boy o boy new blade makes a big difference. He did a great job fit and worked first time around (he has never made one before)...

Very nice work and I like your designs a lot

Wow thanks guys. As I sad I had to guess how to make a round knife sheath B/C I had not seen one till I watched Paul's newest DVD. To get compliments is...well amazing. Being new to leather work (2 years) and this my first try at this type of sheath. To answer the last question there are two...

Yes Paul diamond back, I like the way it looks with sheep horn ( the handle). Horse hise and deer skin lining ( inspired by you ) it was tricky to do the rollover on both the outside and inside ring. Earth magnet used to keep closed, you can see how in this pic Here us another I'm doing...

I started this one before I watched Paul's new DVD, so I had to guess how to make one. Here's what I came up with

OXALIC ACID AKA WOOD BLEACH will do the trick.

Welcome to the dog pen Paul, good to see you

Very nice, did you make the the hardware too?

Do a surch on " wet forming leather". Wrap the stone in plastic wrap first.

To shed a less experienced, hobbyist point of view. I think my 1st post ever here was just about the same as yours. The pro's here are telling you the truth, they told me to save my money and more importantly to practice my hand stitching me being very new to leather working at the time ( I'm...

Hay Paul I know how much you love that white nylon beveler that fits in a swivel knife. Did you know Bob Beard makes one just like it only his is made out of hardened polished tool steel? . :nothing:

I got a lot of new toys over the past few months, I'll show a few. The first is one that I think might be the excalibur of head knives. Custom 52100 blade forged to shape, with sheep horn handle and Mokume bluster's made by none other then Bill Burke.

Just to et you all know Paul Longs new DVD is out " tips from the master" it very good Before making it Chris sent out a email asking for suggestions of things to cover. It was very cool that Paul managed to get in all of my suggestions/ questions into the DVD. I was not expecting that, was...

Help yes, but if you could post a quick pick of how you approach the belt I.E. 1st contact that would help. Do you move eft to right, back and forth, or twist? Thank you Colin

I do a lot of my knives on a belt sander (modified for knife grinding) but have never done a round knife this way. Anyone here sharpen round/head knife this way? Seen any YouTube videos or any others? @Better yet a video of a knife maker makeing one? @

The difrance a good ( or even so so) sheath can make. I listed this knife 3 times on eBay with no reserve and no one bought the knife, not one bid. So using my new and undeveloped Paul long skills I learned from his vids I put this sheath together in only a few hours and what do you...

Looks cool, how's it work, how's it used?

Thanks, I think it was you that recommended keeping a eye out for one a few years back? snob pliers??? Got a pic?

Yes it's a old (100 ++ year) Chase pattern leather splitter. I don't remember who but some one on this board recommended I keep a eye out for one as it's a lot lighter then a landis and has a 12" cutting blade. I talked Michael Rader into makeing me a new blade for it out of 52100 steel. I'll...