Mad Toad Leathercraft & Knives #20

The blade is a Lauri rhombic 95 HD  (Finland).  The handle is part green ash wood from my neighborhood and part stacked birch bark I harvested here in Minnesota.  The ferrule and bolster are stone-washed nickel silver.  

The sheath is made of Finnish veg. tanned steer hide and is hand stitched.  There is a wooden core inside the lower part of the sheath, and the knife must be inserted with the cutting edge oriented correctly.  The opening of the sheath is egg shaped, as is the cross section of the knife handle.   A small arrow on the back side of the sheath serves as a reminder of the direction for the cutting edge.  Reversing the direction of orientation and inserting the knife forcefully will damage the sheath!  Be mindful of this!  

To properly remove the knife from the sheath, pull about an inch of slack on the braided leather cord on each side as shown on one of the photos. Then remove the knife from the sheath.  If the cords become difficult to pull, a little leather dressing (chap stick works real well here!)  will allow them to slide through the holes nicely.  To reinsert the knife, reverse the procedure, always keeping the cutting  edge properly oriented and away from the leather surface. 

Blade Length: 3 5/8"

Overall length: 8 1/4"