No progress on the knife today.
Instead, mowing the yard & running errands.
(Besides, the scrimshaw has me spooked!!)
But I worked out the silverware belt clip in my dreams last night!
So, I made it this evening.
This is the back, which will be glued & sewn tight against the back of the sheath.
I silver-braised part of the fork handle back on for extra support inside the sheath patch.
(Probably do it again with a complete fork so it won't be as thick in the sandwich.)
Front side, showing sorta how it will look.
(Thinking about doing some file work like I put on the complete fork on it to before I put it on.)
I made the clip extra long, (3 1/4"), to fit a pistol belt.
It will also allow a left side Cross-Draw angle tilt on a regular pants belt.
Parts are screwed to the leather with 6-32 Stainless Steel flat-head screws.
MISTAKE #4: Should have drilled and counter-sink the holes before bending the fork double!
No room to drill them!!
Had to heat the fork red hot and bend it to the left to drill the right hole.
Then heat it red hot again and bend it to the right to drill the left hole.
Then heat it red hot again and bend it back in the middle!! :banghead:
rc