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ERNIE Leather is STABILIZED LEATHER
Home-Brewed...First and Finest in the WORLD !!
The Stabilized Leather is for use on a Through Tang Knife with a pommel.
The Stabilized Leather can also be easily used as spacers on a full tang knife.
Spacer use is also a great way to naturally enhance the knife handle .
Stabilizing leather is not the same process as stabilizing wood or
any other material. Stabilizing leather process is Home Brewed...here.
ADVANTAGES
1. Makes the task of cutting and drilling, punching, gluing leather discs unnecessary.
2. Provides a service that takes a high polish in your preferred leather dye color.
3 Protects your tang from rust and corrosion.
4. Does not absorb moisture.
5. Does not break down...over time.
6. Can be cut or ground to the fit and the shape you want for your handle.
For more information email your questions. shrpknife@aol.com
These knives were made by Steven R. Johnson using the stabilized Leather as spacers
With His permission. This is Steven's opinion on using the stabilized leather
Steven R. Johnson, Knifemaker
Web Site: http://www.srjknives.com
The above knife is a small "Bill Scagel" style hunter knife handmade by
Gil Hibben, MS
He used the stabilized leather in the "Opposite direction with the rings/grain facing up and down
from the guard to the pommel and He said it looks like wood
and He is really pleased with it".
Quote and pictures from Mrs. Gil Hibben
This Knife was handmade by John Travers, Scotland, Unite Kingdom
"I’ve just finished a skinning knife, for a customer, using your stabilized leather as a spacer.
I’m impressed with the finish, dyed with Fiebing’s oil dye & then polished.
It is also very easy to work with & not messy like other stabilized products
that produce a fine powder when finishing.
This is a bonus as we all hate dust! I’ve used a small block between
fibre washers & brass with desert ironwood for the rest.
I hope you like the finished result as much as I do & I’m sure my customer
will be very pleased! I will certainly recommend your product to my friends
in the knife-making community.
Feel free to use the pic’s if you deem them suitable!"
FOR SALE
Stabilized Leather block on the left
is 1 3/8" thick x 1.5" wide x 4.0" long
$ 36.00, with FREE shipping .... Priority Mail ....USA.
Place order via email.
Stabilized leather INK PEN or Pencil casing on the right .
The casing is 1 inch in diameter and 5 inches long and can be
cut and shaped to any shape desired.
It has a 3/8 inch brass tube.
SOLD....
STABILZED LEATHER
All of the above leather is stabilized leather for your knives.
The cylinders on the right are 7/8 oz. vegetable tanned leather. The sizes are:
Cylinders are 2.00" in diameter X 4.00" length with a .500" hole.
Upcoming cylinders will have an option with a stabilized Oak wood dowel for the center.
The stabilized leather block in the left picture is 7/8 oz. vegetable-tanned leather
The size measurements are 1.65" H X 4.00"Length X 3.0" D.
All stabilized Leather is Hand Made
for use on a Through-Tang Knife with a pommel. This block
can be cut and sized for spacers on the knife handle.
You can use any fine tooth saw
Stabilized Vegetable-Tanned Leather will accept dye and will burnish/polish excellently.
I use Fiebing's dye (water)....use your choice of color or oil based dye.
MORE Stabilized Leather....on the way !!
Contact Ernie for more information. shrpknife@aol.com
PRICE
(Varies with shape and size )
For price information email Contact Ernie
Block on the upper left ....
SOLD...Knifemaker in Australia
FREE SHIPPING....Priority Mail...USA
Each cylinder in the upper right picture
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For Payment , please contact Ernie via email , shrpknife@aol.com
Price includes
FREE USPS Priority mail in USA.
To place an order contact Ernie for information through email.
Different sizes are available.
Stay in touch by email.
Contact Ernie via email: shrpknife@aol.com
down the cylinder with a 3/8" coarse round file to allow inserting the tang
and position the leather where you want it.
Rectangle block is 3.5" length X 1.250" Width X .850" Thick.
can be installed through the .500" hole. The empty space is filled with a glue that
The leather could be ground so the leather was 90 degrees different ....you choice
The edge is sharp....OUCH !!
The picture below it is a Round knife that will have stabilized leather slab handle scales.
Handle matches the use of the Round knife....cuts leather
The leather is attached any way you want...... usually 2 ton Epoxy adhesive.
Tested Stabilized Leather Below
This next test piece of Stabilized
Natural Vegetable Tanned Leather is 1/2 inch thick.
The file work is made with a round file in a rope pattern.
No dye has been added.
It has just been buffed.
For the test Leather handle material pieces of
vegetable tanned leather, from Weaver Leather were used.
The pieces were 1.5" X 2.0".
After the stabilization it was sanded down to 400 grit.
Then dyed it with Fiebing's Professional oil dye.
Next added some Fiebing's Bag-Kote and polished it with a
soft buffing wheel.
The large bottom block is the same leather but is larger....1.750" X 2.750" X 5.00".
I made this leather block to be used as a stabilized leather knife handle.
It will be shaped the same way as you would use for a wood knife handle.
The very small piece on top is stabilized leather perhaps for use as a fob.
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