/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1524215
I make quality knives and my brother makes quality leather goods. It's difficult to explain to him the material properties I'm after in a sheath, plus the creative differences get in the way too. We've been talking about it for ages but never actually done anything yet.

>>1521259
Thanks. I make the blades out of high carbon steel (non-stainless) and sometimes add a hamon. The handles are made from various woods, composites and metals - some very stable, others not so much. For example this handle is very cheap: plain old aluminium and black PVC spacers and about $2 worth of wood. If I put it together properly it should look and do just fine, but the customer needs to understand how to maintain this kind of thing.
I don't have a website because I'm not into advertising to the general public. I get enough orders from knife fanatics to keep me going, and as I mentioned above, these people know know to use and look after their shit. It takes a lot of the hassle out of dealing with customers.