Mr. Legendary Leather: Feb 10, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011

THE FINISHED PRODUCT . . .

For those of you who have been waiting to see which method Mr. Legendary Leather chose to finish his sheath for the spring-buck bone handled knife . . . here it is! He chose to use wax thread to sew the back and front panels together. A bit less fancy than adding rivets or tacks, however I believe this gives the sheath a nice refined finish and doesn't distract from the beautiful carving he worked so hard to achieve.

Now for the bad news. If you were hoping to buy this sheath and claim it as your own . . . Mr. Legendary Leather has chosen to keep it and display it among his other "bovine hide" creations. However, there's always special orders that he is happy to accomodate!

The hand carving compliments the handle of this knife nicely.

PROFILE

A Graphic Designer by trade . . . a cowboy artisan at heart, Mr. Legenday Leather developed an interest in leather-crafting back in his Boy Scout days. Around the same time, he also acquired what would eventually develop into an overwhelming interest in knives. As he grew older, he unknowingly "married" his two interests together and would occassionally craft a knife sheath to satisfy the "leather craving" within, sometimes with years in between crafted projects.

In his 40's, Mr. Legendary Leather added rifle and pistol shooting to his hobbies, while his curiosities about the old west developed into a passion for more knowledge about the "cowboy". Once again, "marrying" his interests, he discovered the "Single Action Shooting Society" (SASS) which is an international organization that was created to preserve and promote the sport of cowboy action shooting. SASS members share a common interest in preserving the history of the Old West and competitive shooting; "Each participant is required to adopt a shooting alias appropriate to a character or profession of the late 19th century, a Hollywood western star, or an appropriate character from fiction. Their costume is then developed accordingly. Many event participants gain more enjoyment from the costuming aspect of the sport than from the shooting competition, itself." . . . the key word in this quote being "costuming" . . .

In his enthusiasm to develop the ultimate cowboy costume, Mr. Legendary Leather called upon all of his resources and interests, which encompassed everything that would be needed to satisfy yet another "calling". The variety in his leather-crafted projects is a testament to his growth in crafting the bovine hide. With each new creation, he carefully refines and hones his skills.

The imagination holds endless possibilities . . . and Mr. Legendary Leather eagerly seeks the "dusty old trail" he will travel to create every one of them!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

THE FINISHED PRODUCT . . .

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