Posted by: rodbrown
Tom Leschorn sheathes - 01/28/23 10:42 AM
First off I admit I have not looked for this information, but maybe someone knows the answer.
Who did the embellishments on Tom Leschorn sheaths? Him, the sheath maker, out sourced or?
Thanks
Posted by: GCTom41
Re: Tom Leschorn sheathes - 01/28/23 01:34 PM
Rod,
Mine is a Maurice Johnson hand-tooled the sheath and Tom Leschorn re-finished it black.
Tom Flynn
Posted by: rodbrown
Re: Tom Leschorn sheathes - 01/28/23 02:40 PM
Thank you Tom. In your opinion, do you think this was the normal way Tom got and finished sheaths?
I am interested as his knives and sheaths are rare and the workmanship superb, but I know very little about his work.
Posted by: GCTom41
Re: Tom Leschorn sheathes - 01/28/23 02:51 PM
A recent Leschorn at the show in FL was a Maurice Johnson Sheath and was left without the black refinish and was tanned at the Johnson shop. A pair of Leschorn Smitty's I had were Johnson tight-stitched Roughback sheaths. Another knife that I have is a Baby Dot Sheath. Most I have seen were unadorned stock sheaths.
Tom Flynn
Posted by: crutchtip
Re: Tom Leschorn sheathes - 01/30/23 06:20 PM
Rod -
The thought is Maurice did the embellishment on the sheaths.
tom -
Johnson did not tan hides. He purchased his hides from Oak Leaf Leather, a tannery in St. Louis.