I have some artificial sinew I got from hobby lobby a few years ago and was thinking about using that. Any advice from folks with experience using it or maybe some other options for an Inexperienced wrapper?
It will look something like the one pictured.
This is a brokeback seax I finished recently. 1084 steel, antler handle with poured pewter bolster. Sheath is hand stitched vegtan with deer rawhide embellishment stitched with elk sinew. Forged ring on sheath so you can lash it to your belt. $250 shipped.
I was inspired by the other Sami sewing kits that I found on here and decided to make my own. I was forunate in that I had a white tail antler shed in the shop and it just happened to turn out that the base of the tine that I cut off made a perfect place to put a small indentation to use as a...
im gonna put a handle on it as soon as i get sinew:1: i have the natural deer hide glue and everything but i couldnt find any tendons layin around so ive gotta buy some:4: if youve got any stone blades it'd be cool to share some pics!
So, I've got this knife sheath, and about a month ago I noticed the threads on the leather seemed to be getting loose at some key stress points that held the knife in place, such as on the top corner, and where the gaurd was wet-formed halfway down. I took no immediate action, and now i have a...
Alright, I don't want to sound like a know it all when it comes to utilizing deer for purposes other than food, but I did a little reading and found that the deer has many uses. So, I went to town removing all the useful parts and preparing them for storage until I can figure out what I want to...