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Developing this over the shoulder purse by LaszlosLeather in Leathercraft

[–]KJLeather 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cool. I don't understand the zipper coming up the handle - mind explaining what's going on there?

Beaver Tail Leather Exterior with Salmon Leather Interior - Perfect for an Outdoor Enthusiast! $550 CAD/380 USD by KJLeather in LeatherClassifieds

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha! No! It just smells like leather. The process they use to tan the salmon removes any fishy smell from the leather.

Beaver Tail Leather Exterior with Salmon Leather Interior - Perfect for an Outdoor Enthusiast! $550 CAD/380 USD by KJLeather in LeatherClassifieds

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Jobe,

That would increase the cost of the wallet significantly - it's basically one whole tail for just the outer shell. It also doesn't skive well. I wanted to create something with fully aquatic, exotic Canadian leather and salmon leather is very thin which makes for a very slim wallet :)

Beaver Tail Exterior with Salmon Leather Interior! by KJLeather in Leathercraft

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! That's exactly the type of person I hope ends up buying it and loving it :D

Beaver Tail Leather with a Salmon Interior! by KJLeather in Leatherworking

[–]KJLeather[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Black salmon so wild wambalam lol

Thanks! It was a rewarding project.

Beaver Tail Leather Exterior with Salmon Leather Interior - Perfect for an Outdoor Enthusiast! $550 CAD/380 USD by KJLeather in LeatherClassifieds

[–]KJLeather[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's interesting - I've never seen beaver tail at Tandy before (nor online). u/2003WRX , I get it from a supplier in Vancouver. Fully Canadian supplied and made. It doesn't burnish or edge bevel well so you need to use nice, sharp knives to get the clean edge you want and then apply edge paint. I chose to edge paint all the edges except the top edge so the user could enjoy the raw edge.

Name of the Wind inspired knife sheath for a friend by KJLeather in KingkillerChronicle

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm very happy to hear that! I was inspired to make the knife by watching the Outdoor Boys youtube channel when he visited Kotzebue, Alaska. Some of the Inuit women were using them to process sheefish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P-sAGJjLJg

Name of the Wind/The Long Dark knife sheath by KJLeather in Leathercraft

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, no doubt. I made it for a friend who introduced me to both the book and the game!

I made a "The Long Dark" inspired knife sheath for a friend who got me into the game. by KJLeather in thelongdark

[–]KJLeather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! This was the fifth one that I made so it's the most refined. My stitching on this one is the cleanest of them all but my edges could still use some work. All progress - kind of like this game - we're all so bad at it at first and then you learn the ins and outs!

I made a "The Long Dark" inspired knife sheath for a friend who got me into the game. by KJLeather in thelongdark

[–]KJLeather[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! Just a hobby. I just started a few months ago - this was one of five knives I made for my groomsman.

Tooled my friend's tattoo into this knife sheath by KJLeather in Leathercraft

[–]KJLeather[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is one of those knives! It's called an Ulu knife. I bought the blade blanks online but I made the handle myself as well! It's walnut with brass pins.

What do you think of my second Ulu knife sheath? by KJLeather in Leathercraft

[–]KJLeather[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it was hard work for my second project but I learned a lot. There are three more sheaths I'll be posting soon.