Another leather project

Slimfinn · Dec 20, 2025

Did these to go with the daughters Christmas knives, i get them one every year(buck prince this year). Scaled down a pattern for the smaller knives I typically get them, next is a full size for my buck 112.

JD338 · Dec 20, 2025

Very nice Patrick!

JD338

NYDAN · Dec 20, 2025

Those look great, Patrick. Nice workmanship.

Slimfinn · Dec 20, 2025

Thanks guys! They are a pretty quick build

6mm Remington · Dec 21, 2025

Very nice looking sheaths that you put together for them. Practical and pretty at the same time.

6mm Remington · Dec 21, 2025

Slimmfinn you should look into getting your daughters each a Ruana knife for next year. Better purchase it now as Mike & Mark Hangus are looking to retire. This company has been family owned since it started in 1938 with Rudy Ruana (grandpa) making knives in the same shop still used today. Bearing Made Knives located in the same town as Ruana I hope will take over and make some of the Ruana models in the same fashion. Let's hope. Here are two that are pretty sweet and have 3 1/2" blades. Either one makes a nice every day carry blade, and a hunting knife of course. Not too big, not too small.
Ruana Steelhead

10B Skinner

sako2 · Dec 22, 2025

Beautiful work.

Slimfinn · Dec 22, 2025

6mm Remington said:
Slimmfinn you should look into getting your daughters each a Ruana knife for next year. Better purchase it now as Mike & Mark Hangus are looking to retire. This company has been family owned since it started in 1938 with Rudy Ruana (grandpa) making knives in the same shop still used today. Bearing Made Knives located in the same town as Ruana I hope will take over and make some of the Ruana models in the same fashion. Let's hope. Here are two that are pretty sweet and have 3 1/2" blades. Either one makes a nice every day carry blade, and a hunting knife of course. Not too big, not too small.
Ruana Steelhead
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10B Skinner
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Great looking blades, its looking like I may be too late, they aren't currently taking any orders

6mm Remington · Dec 24, 2025

Slimfinn said:
Great looking blades, its looking like I may be too late, they aren't currently taking any orders

If you would like to PM me I would run out to the shop and see what model's they might have available currently. I'd be happy to do it for you.
David

Slimfinn · Dec 29, 2025

I'll see if i get over to that part of the state this spring.

Slimfinn · Dec 29, 2025

I am working on a project or 2 for Gil, and well he got me thinking of what else could use for myself so started making a list, cartridge carriers popped up, my daughter thought it was "cute".
Was nice having a couple extra days off for Christmas, did a fair bit of prototyping.

Slimfinn · Saturday at 2:57 PM

For a guy at work who got a new Case over Christmas

JD338 · Saturday at 8:11 PM

Very nice Patrick.
You do nice work

JD338

Slimfinn · Sunday at 6:26 AM

JD338 said:
Very nice Patrick.
You do nice work

JD338

Thank you sir!

NYDAN · Monday at 1:04 PM

Nice work, Patrick.

3 Meter Para Bellum · Monday at 2:17 PM

I think every Case knife needs one of those.

Slimfinn · Monday at 7:47 PM

3 Meter Para Bellum said:
I think every Case knife needs one of those.

I agree! I cant wait to get their new Axe Handle pattern, love the look of it

Vince · 2026-01-13T03:06:33-0800

You are doing very good work and I love to see how you are evolving as a leather bender.

Leather Bender is what I call a craftsman that tools leather and you sir are doing very fine work.

Vince

Slimfinn · 2026-01-13T06:08:08-0800

Vince said:
You are doing very good work and I love to see how you are evolving as a leather bender.

Leather Bender is what I call a craftsman that tools leather and you sir are doing very fine work.

Vince

thanks Dan and Vince
I enjoy taking an idea and turning it into something someone wants, likes, and uses. He was pretty proud to show it off when I gave it to him Monday.
(Wait until Gil shows off what I've made for him, once I figure out the easiest way to get it north of the border)

6mm Remington · 2026-01-13T16:45:23-0800

Boy I'm beginning to think I need you to make me up one of those 4 ammo cartridge belt holsters for my 30-06 and would also work with my 6mm Remington. That would be pretty sweet to use if the bison start coming out of Yellowstone before February 15th so I can go down and try and find one. I've been going out every couple of weeks or so to shoot a few rounds out of my Ruger 1B in 30-06 that I'll be using on my hunt loaded with 165 gr. Nosler Accubonds. We need some weather and cold for that to happen though. This is a 3 shot group I shot at 100 yards today.