Withdrawn Leather saya

[adam_Cullen]

Hello, I have a Yoshikane 170mm bunka that needs a saya.. but the spine thickness and the height make it difficult to buy a wooden saya.. so I was hoping someone here had one or knew a maker who could take the measurements and make one for me. Either way, I am in the market.

Length: 170mm
Width of spine above heel: 3.9mm
Width of spine at middle: 2.2mm
Width of spine close to tip: 1.3mm
Blade height: 51mm

Let me know if you have something that fits or if you know of a maker!

 

[Chang]

@Ryan Adkins

 

[Alder26]

Would also be Super interested in leather sayas too if anybody has tips on who does good work

 

[Chang]

The homie Sean I believe does do leather sayas. I have only gotten wooden ones from him, but they have been TOP notch and his communication is unmatched. I forgot what his handle is on here, but you can hit him up on porter_customs on IG.

 

[cawilson6072]

I am currently working with Stéphane Weber ([email protected], also on Instagram). He is a pastry chef instructor at CIA and does beautiful leather work of this type. He has also been amazing to communicate with by email, does not require the knife shipped (he makes a plastic mockup of your knife based on a tracing), and his turnaround is excellent for custom work (weeks not months in my case). I got his contact from the Heiji Direct thread where there is some of his work for a forum member photgraphed.

 

[cawilson6072]

I also have a couple of these...

Etsy - MaterArtium

Nathan was excellent in communication and quick as one could hope. There are not a lot of stock options, but it is quite economical IMO. I have two of these on two of my most used knives and would go back here again for sure.

Chris

 

[adam_Cullen]

@cawilson6072 , thank you for the assistance. I found a saya that could work for my bunka, but I will definitely look at these options for my next 240mm gyuto. I appreciate the help!