Rawhide Neck Sheaths

John Cohea was a frontier style knifemaker and leather worker from Nettleton, Mississippi. In this video, John demonstrates how to make two rawhide neck sheaths. The first sheath is more of a traditional neck sheath where the knife extracts from the bottom. The second neck sheath is a conversion type of sheath that can be worn on either the neck or a belt.

Some of the techniques that John demonstrates are:

• Making a copper concho
• Making a copper lanyard bail
• Making a copper back panel
• Making a braided neck lanyard
• Making a hook and loop clasp for the lanyard
• and other decorating tips

(Running Time: 2 Hours 39 Minutes)

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