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Title: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: JC on May 01, 2008, 08:10:00 AM

During one of my countless searches for new knife designs and ideas, I ran across this neat sheath. Anyone know what it's made of?

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/knives/sssanmai4_big.jpg)

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: vermonster13 on May 01, 2008, 08:52:00 AM

Looks like leather someone molded into a gator pattern.

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: varmint on May 01, 2008, 10:04:00 AM

Not sure,but I'd like to see the knife too.

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: robtattoo on May 01, 2008, 10:08:00 AM

I'd have to guess molded leather. It doesn't look quite like any reptile scale patterns I've ever seen.

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: JEFF B on May 01, 2008, 03:23:00 PM

yup im with rob on that one

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: BMOELLER on May 01, 2008, 09:32:00 PM

Carp

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: First White Falcon on May 01, 2008, 09:40:00 PM

Looks like my Boa, boots!!

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: JC on May 02, 2008, 07:21:00 AM

I thought it looked like carp too...but I've never seen finished carp have such dramatic texture. I would think leather would be awfully hard to tool that randomly and with so many contours/depths...could be wrong.

I've sent an email to the maker to see if he'll tell me. I'll let you guys know if I find out. Whatever it is, it's cool looking stuff.

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: CD ram on May 02, 2008, 11:20:00 AM

First, I thought ostrich leg skin ... but the scales looks like fish skin ... maybe "Niles's bass" (not sure of the name in american ???) "perche du Nil" in french.

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: Izzy on May 02, 2008, 11:28:00 AM

pangolin

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: joebuck on May 04, 2008, 08:53:00 AM

Gater penile skin

Title: Re: Anyone know what sheath material this is?
Post by: Leo L. on May 04, 2008, 09:02:00 AM

I'm pretty sure it's just tooled leather.