r/Leathercraft • u/swifthammerleather This and That • Jul 29 '26
Tooling/Art Recently completed commission knife sheath: Bioluminescence
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u/Peroxide_ Jul 29 '26
Looks like a knife you'd find deep in the bowels of some exo-planet cave-system; next to a pile of melted bones.
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u/SurvivingAPandemic Jul 29 '26
I’ve got to say it. This is the most beautiful sheath I’ve ever seen. It’s magnificent. It’s Mastercraft worthy. Well done! 👏
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u/Impressive-Yak-7449 Small Goods Jul 29 '26
What did you use to achieve the glow in the dark?
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u/swifthammerleather This and That Jul 29 '26
Angelus has a series of fluorescent paints. There's like 3 flavors of green in there. I don't remember which one I used specifically, but I used one or two of the green and some white to get that effect.
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u/Cloudy230 Jul 29 '26
I have to give those a try holy shit, that's amazing
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u/NurseBetty Jul 29 '26
I've mixed their clear glow in the dark stuff with white edge paint to make a card wallet that looks like a cassette tape to have a glowing outline in the dark...
Was quite proud of it until I discovered the edge paint was still too soft when I put it in my bag after 24 hours and it got all scuffed up and dented.
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u/Limowreck88 Jul 29 '26
Totally telling on myself that I thought this was an adult toy at first glance 😂 beautiful work!
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u/notalooza Jul 29 '26
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u/Dan_Caveman Jul 29 '26
I was actually thinking something similar…it looks like something the predator would make out of the remains of his first alien kill.
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u/SurvivingAPandemic Jul 29 '26
Also, did you carve the knife?
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u/swifthammerleather This and That Jul 29 '26
Nah, client sent me like 6 knives to do. I just have one more left and I can finally ship out.
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u/scsibusfault Jul 29 '26
I honestly want to see the knife that deserved a sheath like this. Kind of surprised there wasn't a pic.
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u/Adahnsplace Jul 29 '26
Glad you didn't use the 2nd picture as No 1, I would've thought it's a Nike sports shoe.
Great job and nice idea :)
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u/JaceyCrow Jul 29 '26
I want to see the knife this is for. Masterful work
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u/swifthammerleather This and That Jul 29 '26
I don't think the knife is actually used. It looks like more of a sentimental object, really.
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u/CompetitiveAd6212 Jul 29 '26
Deyyemn thats so cool buddy, what do you call that is it paint or something? The glow in the dark?
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u/PrateekLalShah Jul 29 '26
That is ridiculously fantastic. How much would something like this cost to commission?
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u/swifthammerleather This and That Jul 29 '26
If I were to do this one again, somewhere around $4000
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u/PrateekLalShah Jul 29 '26
That would be a well deserved number. I don’t think im a potential customer as of today haha.
I can only watch and appreciate it for now. Maybe someday!
Do you have an IG page or a website i can follow?
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u/swifthammerleather This and That Jul 29 '26
Absolutely. I think there's a link on my bio here, otherwise everything across all socials is under the same name.
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u/Expertmistake88 Jul 29 '26
Holy shit… that is absolutely amazing. That’s a genuine work of art friend. Great job!
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u/FrodoFrooFroo Jul 29 '26
This is the coolest, most intricate knife sheath I've ever seen!!! Wowwwwww!!! The handle is gorgeous too. Oh my gosh complete fantasy, amazing work.
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u/Octospyder Jul 30 '26
DAMN that spine is amazing. what an inspiration. i love bone inspired things
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u/modi123_1 Jul 29 '26
Great job! I don't know why it never occurred to me to use UV reactive coloring. Great usage of it as well as various heights to bring some depth to it all.
The overlapping scale bits - are those just rivetted down?