Scandi Neck Sheath for a Karelia Custom Knives Puukko

Here's another project I just finished up for Michael at Karelia Custom Knives. He made a really nice stacked birch bark handled Puukko and wanted a Scandi style neck sheath for it.

I took some styling queues from Skookum sheaths and added a hand braided leather thong for neck wear. Then gave it a two tone finish, with Saddle Tan and Show Brown dye. As always, it's finished with a beeswax mixture.

Buffalo Leather Sheath for Felco Pruning Shears

Here's a little something different than your normal knife sheath. I had a customer request a sheath for his Swiss made Felco shears and this is what I came up with. 

This one is made from 8-9 oz Buffalo bend leather, with a veg tanned leather logo piece at the bottom.

Kephart and Leather for Christmas

I have been wanting to upgrade my girlfriends Mora knife for some time now and figured this Christmas would be a good opportunity. The knife is a classic Ecko Forge that has been re-purposed into a Kephart style woods knife. The handles are dyed bone, which is kind of a mix between blue and purple. Luckily I had just acquired some Buffalo bend leather and have been dying to make something unique with it. After much deliberation, I came up with this two tone design and incorporated my Black Forest logo. I think it turned out pretty good!

Black Forest Field Bag #3

 This is the evolution of  my Black Forest Field Bag Design. It has come a long way since the first iteration several months ago. This one has a larger side pocket that can hold a 32 oz. Nalgene bottle. It also has a hand sewn leather Black Forest logo, finished in Mahogany.  The other big change is the custom strap setup. I used heavy duty 10K Polyester webbing(10,000 lb break strength) and you can adjust the strap length via an Omega USA carabiner. Then I added some elastic webbing on the back for carrying an axe/hatchet.

Khaki Green 1000D Cordura
ITW Nexus hardware
10K Polyester Webbing
Made in USA(with US components)

Leather Compass Pouch

Here is the finished product for the Commenga Compass pouch I've been making. I used a fossil to tool the leather and I'm rather pleased with how it came out. It was my first time attempting to do a tooled pattern, so I was a little nervous! I decided not to burnish the edges, cause I was liking the raw vintage look. I did sew the straps on the back slightly off centered, but it's only cosmetic, still functions as intended. I also added a brass d-ring so it can be worn around the neck as well.

WIP: Leather Pouch for a Comenga Military Compass

I am in the process of designing a leather pouch for my compass. I found a plastic case that was around the same dimensions as the compass and used it for the forming process. Here are some pics of the process so far.

I took a fossil and used it to add tool marks to the leather. This might turn out good or look horrible, still not sure yet!

Black Forest Patch Panels

Black Forest Patch Panels

I was in need of a solution to display some of my morale patch collection and this is what I came up with. I used 1000D Khaki Green Cordura and heavy duty 4" Velcro strips. Then I added brass eyelets to the corners for hanging it up. These are available for sale for $25 Shipped.