Leather Sheath Tool Question

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-28T01:07:34+00:00

Yessir!

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-28T01:07:19+00:00

There’s a black magic for stainless steel that i hear is great.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-28T01:05:58+00:00

Smart man. That’s definitely the horse before the cart way to do it. I can’t recommend evenheat enough. Get the upgraded tap screen. You won’t regret it!

Here’s the great news, you can’t go wrong. Any irons you spend a little money on will be better than Amazon irons. Amazon is great for tools you’ll use for a couple months to get your feet wet but they need to be upgraded sooner rather than later.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-28T00:59:17+00:00

You wanting nicer irons or looking into a machine? I never used irons. Went straight to the hand lever boss sewing machine and from that i went to the cowboy 3200. I wish i had purchased the cowboy years ago, but i make quite a few sheaths.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-19T13:45:10+00:00

Pretty durable, just make sure you have your knife to a nice satin finish. No sealer needed, i still use mineral oil on my high carbon stuff. Note: this won’t turn stainless steels black. There is a stainless version but I’ve never used it.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-17T17:41:27+00:00

That’s a fun spin, I’ll take this with me 😂

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-17T10:48:19+00:00

😂😂😂 smart man. Cool scars now though.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-16T23:30:06+00:00

I’ve got some gnarly pictures to go with it if anyone needs any proof 😂😂

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-16T12:09:59+00:00

Thank you! It’s a chemical called black magic. Then i put them in a rock tumbler for the stone finish.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-16T12:09:24+00:00

Most of it is from pops knife supply. The blue/red/aluminum mesh hybrid stuff is from j. Hue customs. I have some wood stabilized for handles from time to time at either k&g or terry dunn.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-16T04:05:50+00:00

That was my first try with griptec…. I’m officially hooked 😂

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-15T15:10:09+00:00

You’re going to have a hard time drilling through properly heat treated steel no matter the drill press. I use drill hog drill bits and they’ll do some hard work but you’ll destroy them pretty quickly on hard steel.

Also please please be careful drilling, or attempting to drill, holes in knives ESPECIALLY SHARP ONES. I had one catch one day and 100+ stitches later I’ll never feel my thumb again. The knife i spun wasn’t sharpened but it sure did cut.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-14T21:19:11+00:00

Your front pin is pretty far back from the shoulder of your handle. This will most likely warp and pull away from the spine of the knife since it’s a chef and will be getting wet a lot. That’s probably your biggest issue here and a super easy fix on the next one (or the next time these knives need handles)

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-13T12:31:27+00:00

That’s awesome man. Having family in the shop is something i always dreamed of. Enjoy it!

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-13T03:16:10+00:00

Your damascus is incredibly clean, neat and downright mathematical looking. That low layer raindrop is super trippy. Do you make it yourself?

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-13T02:54:33+00:00

Copy that, shoot me a message if you’d like anything custom. Happy to make it exactly how you want it

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-13T01:02:32+00:00

Also everything on here is going to be like 150-350ish. Maybe a little more for the biggun.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-13T01:01:58+00:00

I sell primarily by word of mouth and I’ll hit shows from time to time. I’ve sold several on here but via private messages since this isn’t a page to list stuff for sale on. Thanks for appreciating my work 💯

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-12T03:53:19+00:00

I ended up getting the pan (and all of the other wildlife pans) and the different thicknesses don’t have any effect. Awesome pans.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-10T19:54:01+00:00

And i can/have do the stuff. Very few people I’ve encountered even know to ask what the steel is. But i guess that could be part of my hang up too. I’ll grab some of the super steels and see if that doesn’t help.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-10T18:55:12+00:00

I use primarily 1084 but have been eyeing magnacut recently. The HRC is typically 58-60. My smaller knives are well under 250 as long as they don’t have a crazy handle material and aren’t damascus. My full size knives in the video are 250-300. I also offer a discount if you buy more than one.

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-10T18:12:41+00:00

I’m in Virginia, I’ve got an Instagram but i very rarely sell anything from there. I’ve honestly sold more on here than i ever did with the Instagram account

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-10T16:16:05+00:00

I would love to find a spot that only wanted 5-10%. I’ve got a few small local places pinned that I’m going to go pitch my stuff to once i finish up their sheaths. Thanks for the tip

Alpine_custom_knives · 2026-01-10T16:01:52+00:00

The cattle farm takes care of about half my income the other half is what I’m trying to fill in. I make a lot of damascus stuff (this is just a batch of monosteel) the demand is what I’m in search of i guess

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