Nice work Dave..

Having my coffee infusion on back patio while it's still 72

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Nice bud..

Morning....

Good morning Roy and all you other bow addicts!! 

Good morning, Guys. It was 57 here this morning.

Good morning guys. Thanks for the comments.
I'll be getting some more leather working practice. I have a few more knives that need sheathes. And I need a sling for Thumper.
Dave.

Thats the first time I've seen the horizontal concept.   I suppose it needs to be a tight fit?

It does need to be tight. I wet formed it to the knife, but it's not tight enough to stop the knife from sliding out. Still, not too bad for my first one.
Dave.

Quote from: wood carver 2 on August 07, 2021, 08:35:11 PM
I made my first knife sheath.

Quote from: Pat B on August 07, 2021, 09:51:46 PM
  Nice! I like a horizontal knife sheath. More comfortable to wear and keeps the knife out of the way til needed.

The sheath looks good and that looks like a handy little EDC knife. Where do you wear it on your belt? In front like appendix carry, on the side, around back or cross draw?


Mark

I haven't worn the new sheath yet. I just made it yesterday. I'm going to try it on my left and right hips to see what's better.
This great little knife had an ugly sheath. When I bought it,the sheath was missing, so the salesman gave me another one. It usually rode in my pocket.
Dave.

Mark, I wear mine on the side, either a little to the front or a little to the back. All depends on other items carried at the same times. Like my side stalker quiver it can be worn along my side or slung back behind me to get it out of the way.
The horizontal sheaths I use the knife "snaps" into place and are held tight enough to remove the knife easily but the knife won't fall out under normal use.

Not today but yesterday...a few weeks ago Roy sent me a dozen beautiful Sitka shafts for the TG White Elephant. I started working 6 of them the other day. Something strange happened and I think Roy has jinxed them. No matter what color I made the crown they all turned pink.    I just know Roy put some Juju on them. Anyway I think I'll just go with this color instead of fighting the supernatural. 


Thanks anyway, Roy. These are some really nice shafts.   

I pretreated them with a secret pink agent:)

Glad you like them Pat and you will look good wif pink crested arrows..

Match my complexion.   

It's been nice and cool here in Mississippi but it's starting to get back hot again.
Looking forward to seeing the arrows finish Pat

Quote from: wood carver 2 on August 08, 2021, 10:59:19 AM
It does need to be tight. I wet formed it to the knife, but it's not tight enough to stop the knife from sliding out. Still, not too bad for my first one.
Dave.

You could use a snap cover like the typical sheath.  I made a vertical form fit without a cover that's so tight it needs a leather loop to pull it out.

60 here this morning.  Closing in on 92 now.  :(

Did a bit of testing on my new TD limbs. They seemed louder to me.

Was gonna hunt with them but they are 73 db  and the originals are 68 db with meter 2' from the bow.

BTW Rolling Stones on with average volume was 74-75 db .

New ones are 9 fps faster and 2 lb lighter.

While I had the old limbs on I shot it a few times from 20 yds, dead on, better than I'd shot the new ones.

Soooo... old limbs are gonna hunt this year, accurate and quiet trumps speed every time...

Got these fletched up today, shaped on the feather burner and sinew wrapped the forward end of the feathers. I still have to sinew wrap the self nocks and seal both wraps once the sinew dries. I'm kinda liking the pink color with the turkey feather fletch. Not bad!