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I finally made it out to the woods for some spring turkey hunting. It was a great time. The woods was alive with all kinds of sounds, frogs, woodpeckers, squirrels, all kinds of birds but one, Tom wasn't talking! Well the season not over yet. This feather was all I seen of old Tom. I went to where I shot my buck this past November.This was a big oak tree that hide my large silhouette quite well. It all looks different in the spring. I sat and took a little break and thought about that hunt again and hoping a big Tom would walk by but, no such luck . I don't think this oak was around in 1761 but I would like to think it was.

This is a cut steel folding knife that a customer had sent to me from maker Ben Hoffman of Hoffman Reproductions. Ben is one of the best at what he does. The customer wanted a leather case to carry the folder in and requested the sun motif tooled on the case. This is the finished product.

Here are six leather cases that I made up to protect the burning glass from being broke or damaged. Four are neatly covered and two are made with open top.

A completed leather sheath made for a dirk style knife made by knife maker Tim Ridge of "SWAMP FOX KNIVES". The sheath is made from veg. tanned leather, the seam is welted and doubled stitched. It is dyed a dark brown and treated with a bee's wax mixture. The knife is well made with a sharp edge, the over all size is 10 1/4" with the blade being 6" If you would like to see more of Tim's work take a look at his web site,   http://www.swampfoxknives.com

The bag is made from 3/4 veg. tanned leather, and is 7 1/2" wide by 8 1/2" deep, welted seams and a added 1 1/4" gusset. The strap is 1" wide with a iron buckle, flap has a copper button closer. Also there is a large inside pocket 6" wide by 4 1/4" deep and per the customer it has been divided. A small patch/ utility knife has been add too. It is all hand sewn and dyed a dark brown, treat with neats foot oil and bee's wax.

Let us not forget!