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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: KentuckyWolf on June 20, 2010, 10:23:00 PM

Title: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: KentuckyWolf on June 20, 2010, 10:23:00 PM

I want to make a reproduction Bear Bowhunter Kit of sorts. Does anyone have plans for the sheath? Or at least pictures enough to figure it out.

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: skullworks on June 21, 2010, 06:48:00 PM

Here are some off the web. It actually shows these are from old Tradgang threads.

 (http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c154/Skullworks02/KNIVES/BH-KITS.jpg)
 (http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c154/Skullworks02/KNIVES/000_0251.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: KentuckyWolf on June 21, 2010, 07:09:00 PM

Any pics of the back side? Trying to figure out how much of that is one piece of leather, where all the seams are, and if there is a welt?

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: skullworks on June 21, 2010, 07:18:00 PM

These are the only ones I found.

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: kbaknife on June 21, 2010, 07:58:00 PM

Those are just flat-out cool!

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: prarieboy on June 21, 2010, 08:12:00 PM

Hey Wolf from My limited leather expirience I would ASSume the back to be one piece for strength and stability.

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: skullworks on June 21, 2010, 09:03:00 PM

Another...

 (http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c154/Skullworks02/KNIVES/BH-KIT.jpg)

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: razorback on June 22, 2010, 06:46:00 AM

By looking at those pictures I would say 4 pieces of leather. Single back piece, folded at the top and run down, maybe all the way to give double back layer. keeper strap sewn into fold of Back. Then front piece, pre molded and sewn into place. Stone keeper added whensewing gets to that point. All leather looks fairly thin to me and the tops of the front piece and stone holder look to be folded over for smooth edge. File edge looks like it has some sort of fold too, looking at the bottom corner.
JMHO

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: Stickbow98 on June 22, 2010, 11:36:00 AM

The back of the Bowhunter's kit sheath has a pocket to carry an extra string...

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/stickbow98/Harrys1ReproKnifeKit3back.jpg)

>>--Ron--<>

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: KentuckyWolf on June 22, 2010, 03:58:00 PM

That's awesome. I would not have known that. It explains the extra seam near the file (extra...if the main body of the sheath was one piece).

Title: Re: Bear Bowhunter Kit
Post by: razorback on June 22, 2010, 04:46:00 PM

That really is one slick outfit. I may have to put something together like that for myself. If you get it worked out don't forget to do a Build-Along.  :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl: