[Ben Anbeek]

Hi.

i'm new to the Industry Professionals.
and i want to show you some things i make.
so here is my first DIY project


ben

[Isaac H.]

Very informative photos.I am also working on a scabbard right now,so it was fun to compare techniques.I'm using poplar for mine,what wood are you working with in the photos?I am also fascinated by your steel I-beam workbench.That's a cool idea,did you make it yourself?Your website was nice .Do you just make scabbards,or do you make other stuff as well ? (for "the upper class",of course )

[Ben Anbeek]

Hi Isaac

The core is also poplar.

I made the I-beam bench it's one of my favorite tools.
It wont shift while plaining large poles.

i also make poleaxes and lucernhamers and planning on daggers and swords.

ben

[Ben Anbeek]

just finished the sewing of the scabbard.
it's sewed with a saddler's stitch starting about 5 cm from the point sewing it up to the throat.
then sew back the last 5cm to the point.
then cut down the seam just above the sewing line.
and iron it down with a hot ironing tool.
then burned my mark in it.

ben

[Randy W]

very nice work on your site ... simple and crisp

[Dan R]

Hi Ben, I am fairly new to making scabbards but I haven't seen documentation for that sewing method on a sword scabbard before (I know it is used on knife sheaths). I was wondering if you had any docuementation as it its use on scabbards?

Thanks,

Dan

[Ben Anbeek]

This is how all the medieval scabbards are sown up I have seen en have read about in the netherlands.
I have never seen one with a cross stitch on the back.
So this is how I make them.

[Ben Anbeek]

Brazing of the upper chape

I think the pictures are self explaining.

If you have questions pleas feel free to ask.

[Ben Anbeek]

and the last foto's of the brazing

[Ben Anbeek]

Hi made some procress today and here are the pictures of making the point.

[Ben Anbeek]

progress so far.

made the middle shape same as the upper one.

and a start at the point.

[Leo Todeschini]

That is all looking like it is going to come together really well.

Good work and thanks for letting us look over your shoulder whilst you work.

Tod

[Ben Anbeek]

made the scallop for the point
it still needs some filing and polishing

[Julien M]

How the hell did I miss that post. It's great work, and thanks for sharing such a detailed work in progress on making scabbard metal bits.

J

[Ben Anbeek]

thanks for the kind words.

i don't think i ever posted pictures of the finished piece.

[Robin Smith]

Oh this is great! I love how it starts out very humble, but the finished piece is magnificent. Very cool... I especially like the chape.

[Jean-Carle Hudon]

Thank you for that Mr Arbeek. Seeing the whole process like this helps to remind us to keep the final result in view as we go through all the preliminary steps. When you first posted the beginning of the work on the chapes, I must admit that I would not have predicted the final result, but you obviously knew where you were going all along. Nice work.

[Jean Thibodeau]

Very nice work and look forward to seeing some other of your other work like the poleaxes and lucerne hammers.

An in progress series of pics like this is very instructive and educational and one of the types of Topics I like best.

[Ben Anbeek]

Thanks for the kind words guy's

and Jean here is another sword and scabbard i finished last week

http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...c7277e3cfd

[Charles Neeley]

Perfect timing,
I'm about to start a new sheath for a long knife, this pictorial is giving me great suggestions, well done!