Tanto Blade Knife/Exotic Skin Sheath

[K-Man]

Just finished up a knife sheath for a customer for his tanto blade knife that he sent to me. It's covered with stingray, which is a very hard bubbly type skin - very durable. Here's a couple of pics:







I have access to a large variety of skins, some being more durable than others. Oftentimes there are a variety of colors available, too.

 

[hso]

Much too nice a sheath for the knife.

 

[Valkman]

Oh man that's nice! I like stingray skin!

I just traded for a 13" fighter from a knifemaker in Denmark, and he used Stellars sea-cow for the handle and then covered the sheath in boar skin. It's very nice!

 

[K-Man]

Those are both awesome looking, Valkman. I'd not heard of anyone using boar skin before. I'll have to check with the guy I get my skins from and see if he has any.

 

[akluvr]

Nice work all the way around, gentlemen.

 

[armedcitizen]

I've never seen a polka-dotted boar before.

 

[akluvr]

You need to improve the quality of your drinks then, armedcitizen

 

[shrpshn]

K Man - You do good work.........

 

[K-Man]

Thank you all for the kind words. I enjoy making a variety of things.

 

[dev_null]

As the owner of the knife in question, and now the proud owner of the sheath K-Man made for it, I have to agree that the sheath is nicer than the blade. He did a beautiful job, "above and beyond" what I was expecting. The piece is not only beautiful, it is flawlessly constructed and fits the knife perfectly. All this for much, much less than many people charge for such a piece.

I have no hesitation recommending him to you for your custom leatherwork needs.

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[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Hey - That's a cool sheath K-Man!

I can't see the boar skin pic though! Can it be reposted?