021 Show Info – Sarah and Jason
Show Topic: Sarah from Soul Bound Leather and Jason Moulenbelt from Diomedies Industries
Overview: Our first show with 4 people! We talk with Sarah from Soul Bound Leather and Jason from Diomedies Industries. Both are unbelievable leather workers and have very cool individual styles. Sarah has been concentrating on doing very intricate carved leather pancake sheaths and Jason mainly concentrates on clean line fold over sheaths. They have done a ton to help promote the leather craft and teach people how to get started along the way. Jason’s original “How To” Blade Forums posts and YouTube Series was how Kyle learned to work leather. They both do a quick tip Tuesday dropping some excellent knowledge on the tools they use and processes they use on leather. This show gives some cool background on these two makers on how they ended up being where they are and how they were influenced to do what they do. This one is show is full of great tips and products to use. So make sure you have a notebook handy or save some pages in your browser while you listen.
Sponsors
- Dragonfly Blade Works
- Very unique handle pin out with small ⅛” pins on the top with one larger one usually at the bottom belly of the blade.
- Dogwood Custom Knives
- KH Daily Knives
Dealers
- Olde Towne Cutlery
- Knife Center
- The Knife House
- Dogwood Custom Knives
Stay in Touch with the Podcast / Hosts
- Knife Perspective Podcast
- Website: www.knifeperspective.com
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- You can find the podcast on: iTunes / Spotify / Google Podcast / Stitcher / TuneIn Radio
- Dogwood Custom Knives
- Website: www.DogwoodCustomKnives.com
- DogwoodCustomKnives on Facebook, Instagram
- Email: [email protected]
- KHDaily Knives
- Website: www.KHDailyKnives.com
- KHDailyKnives on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
- Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Shout Outs / Gear Talk
- Dan bought a new Even Heat kiln KO 27
- https://www.evenheat-kiln.com/ko-knife-oven-specs
- With tap controller and solid state relay
- New book – Metallurgy for the non-metallurgist 2nd edition by Arthur C. Reardon
- Tabletop Champions
- Rogers Kustom Knives
Fundraiser Announcement!
- 50.50 Forge
- Lost 2 joints of his right hand index finger
- Makes some awesome damascus
- Tickets can be purchased at https://www.knifeperspective.com/product/50-50forge/
- KH Daily Knives – 7” Santoku in 154CM with Deep Sea Shokwood Handles and Thorn Filework
- Dogwood Custom Knives – Vulpine Fang in CPM154 Campfire Plantstone
- Dragonfly Blade Works – Sidecar in Aeb-l and Bocote
- G.L. Hansen and Sons – Micarta Blocks
- JW Stabilized Woods – Stabilized Handle Blocks
Interview
Early Years / Family
- Where did you grow up
- What was your first knife
- What was your first leather product
- How are you able to balance work, family, leather design, podcast
- Would you like to tell everyone about your podcast
Education
- Apprenticeship, self taught, classes
- Is there anything you would do differently
- What should people expect if they wanted to apprenticeship,
- How long to get basic skills
- Tool cost
- What was the first leather items you made and when
Leather work
- More than sheaths (although that is the highest calling a leather worker can be) aprons, bags what other work do y’all do
- What would you say defines your style
- what types of leather do you like to work with
- pros and cons of different leathers
- Types,
- Tanning
- Weights bush crafters seem to like 7-12 Oz hunters seem to like 4-8 oz because of weight
- pros and cons of different leathers
- Other things to think about
- Saddle stitch Vs machine stitch (locking stitch)
- Pros and cons
- When to use it when to not
- How to care for a basic Veggie tan leather products
- What thread do you prefer for outdoors items
- What are some your must have tools
- How much stuff is it practical to hang on a sheath
- What are some of your favorite projects to work on
- What are some of your least favorite projects
Misc / End of show
- Where do you think the industry both knife and leather are going as a whole is going
- What effect do you think laser “cnc” will have on the industry
- What is next for Y’all
- What advice would you give to a hobbyists getting started
- Advice hobbyists wanting to move to full time
About your companies
- Where can people find your work
- Will you take custom orders or do you just work for dashing and devastatingly handsome knife makers
Where to find more about
- Sarah / Soul Bound Leather
- Jason Moulenbelt / Diomedes Industries
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