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Lord Dane:

--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-05-25, 13:16:34 ---Wow, that is a beautiful piece, Brian...I can't wait to see the end result.  Where'd you get it, if you don't mind me asking?

--- End quote ---

"End" result as in scabbard "tip"?? No puns intended, right?? lol :)

Sir William:
Umm...no, not as I intended when I wrote that.

Sir Brian:
UPDATE:

I am now on my third attempt at the wood core.

The first one did not have enough bend to accommodate the blade’s diamond geometry.

The second attempt involved much more prep by sanding out a channel along the centerline of the core where the blade would slide. This seemed to be successful however for some inexplicable reason during the final drying stages the wood warped out of true and would not allow the blade to seat fully.

Now I am working on a third attempt with probably even more preparatory work. – Sigh really starting to appreciate why the high cost for custom scabbards!  :-\

Sir Edward:

Yeah, this is why I don't mind paying someone who knows what they're doing. But it's also a learning process. If you make scabbards every week, I'm sure it gets a lot easier.

Sir William:
It is a lucrative venture, once you get your technique down pat, or so I'm told.  Judging by the price of even entry level scabbards- very lucrative.  Also time consuming...

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