Discontented Raptor

Saw this scene on today's walkabout:

My youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/watchthisonemore/featured

Two New Videos added to the Suburban Bushcrafter Channel

Getting an ember with a dead Zippo:

A backpack review:

Two Sheath Options for One Knife

This custom skinner blade by Gray Wolf Knives belongs to a friend of mine, who wanted me to make him a simple fold-over sheath "with some place to put a pair of rubber gloves." The knife is the perfect size for a horizontal cross-draw, so I had to go ahead and make him one of each. The pouches, which contain mini-altoids tins, are removable.

The Woodsman School Pt. 1

This is the vintage butcher knife given to me by Derek Faria when I was at The Woodsman School for his advanced class. The sheath pictured is one I made for Derek, using this blade, a 7-inch ForgeCraft Carbon model, as a template. He says his knife is identical. The blade pictured was in rough condition when he gave it to me, but now it is honed to a razor's edge with the dried paint drops removed, and it is ready for a new life in bushcraft.

MoraKniv Classic No. 2 Sheath

I recently built this simple pouch sheath for my beloved MoraKniv Classic No. 2 knife. It has completely burnished and finished edges and a sewn-on belt loop that fits any belt up to two-inches. The sheath is a very tight fit for the knife, with good friction retention.  If you are interested in such a sheath, please send me a note....I might be persuaded to make a few more! I could also add a removable dangler if you wanted one.

For more of my leatherwork: NutHouse Custom Leather

Customized Ontario ASEK With Custom BushCraft Sheath

 I have begun to learn about leather craft...especially to make custom sheaths for my knives, and maybe for some other people's knives, if they so desire. I have also begun modifying some of the knives that I have obtained, to make them more unique, and to better suit my personal use in bushcraft. Below is a recent project that has really worked out:

 What you see here are the makings of a horizontal crossdraw sheath for the Ontario ASEK Pilot's Survival Knife, that I have modified to be better suited for bushcraft.....that's coffee in the cup, not leather dye!

Here is the finished sheath, with a fire steel in the loop I added:

...and in case you are wondering, here is a picture of the intended carry configuration for this set-up:

The sheath is completely hand-made by me from vegetable tanned 9-ounce tooling leather. I'm not sure of how many sheaths I have made by now in the short period that I have been working on the skill, but each project is an improvement over the one before. I am pretty proud of this one!

Because of how the knife is built, I had to make the welt of the sheath tapered so it would leave a large-enough opening for the knife to go into the sheath easily.

As far as the knife itself goes, I basically cut off the longer-than-necessary pieces of the bolster, then repainted it. I convexed the 1095 steel cutting edge with a belt sander, then put it through a regiment of wet-or-dry sand paper, and the knife is razor sharp now. For the handle, which came as basically raw, unfinished leather, I dyed it dark brown with Fiebing's Prosessional oil dye, then warmed it up a bit and sealed it with a liberal coat of Johnson's Paste Wax. I am extremely happy with the knife, and I will be using it in the field for some of my bushcrafting adventures for sure!

Below is one of my Youtube videos about unusual knives for bushcraft, including this Ontario blade.

Thanks for watching!