Restoration & Knife Sheath: Vintage Puma White Hunter Leather Work ASMR

I recently acquired this vintage German-made Puma "White Hunter" knife in a trade. It was a little beat up, so I gave it a light restoration (I could have taken it to my grinder, but didn't want to lose the blade markings.) Then I made a new leather sheath for it. Any questions about what I'm doing in the video please ask in the comments section and I'll do my best to respond.
My laser is the xTool D1. This is a good budget-friendly machine for leathercraft.
Stamps I used on this sheath:
SOZO LX2 Geometrics Diamond Lined Pattern Stamp
Barry King - #2 Barker / Veiner Stamp
Although they didn't sponsor this video, below are the links to save my viewers a few bucks on purchasing the D1 direct from xTool (use code XTCUT80). This also helps support the channel by earning a (very) small commission:
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[@Wardog-rf1tx]

This was the first sheath knife I bought when I joined the British Army in 1974, I still own it to this day. .nothing special about the sheath it 😂was all about the knife when I saw it in the store in Scotland. Bought many others over the decades but this one was special to me.💂‍♂️🪖⛑️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@If_the_shoe_fits530]

How? When it’s literally a custom sheath he designed…

[@franktechmaniac7488]

With all the fancy equipment I would also manufacture a sheath like the one the knife came with from the factory. 10623a0941.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/2622cbc427eb9eba0cb238c3b362f64b/200389289-5748457486/whfirst_02.jpg

[@j_crump6300]

@@If_the_shoe_fits530”sheath knife” I think he means fixed blade, not the sheath itself

[@johnnorman1793]

Man you are one hell of a craftsman. Your sheaths are a work of art, the best i've ever seen. I wish i had your skills, and patience.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

THANKS!

[@wayfaringrider972]

That sheath is a piece of art!

[@stanleycarlock5624]

I have never seen someone use a laser to transfer a design onto a piece of leather. Man, that was brilliant! Excellent restoration and creation...beautiful result!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you very much!

[@silverbullet7434]

I think the puma knife is about the most beautiful knife ever made..

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@DavyLaStrange]

Another amazing build, goes great with morning coffee! Thanks for sharing.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

[@СалимМирзакеримов]

Ни хрена не понял причём здесь утренний кофе . работа заняла явно не один день

[@DetlefUedelhoven]

I buy my Wiht Hunter in '73, but with wood handle. During Covid I refresh the blade and changed the handle in horn. Wonderfull

[@firethedems]

Beautiful work. You are a true artist.

[@johnconklin5180]

That is truly a work of art. As a collector I’d love having that in my collection for sure. Thank you for sharing the video.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@petermckenzie7331]

Brilliant what a great craftsman

[@littlef9304]

Another cool project. I like how you made the bonded edge and folded the liner over the top concealing the stitch. Nice clean look. I’ll have to keep that technique in mind for a future Project. Thanks, I always learn so much watching your videos.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

I love comments like this! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.

[@RobertSherman-h9d]

Mr . I could watch you stitch and sew 🪡 for Hours !!! I know it’s not as easy as you make it look !! Beautiful work

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Wow, thank you

[@landygocong3323]

Love watching such a skilled person work.

[@stillnessbetween5103]

Wow! I've had a Puma White Hunter since I was a kid, some 55 years ago! Your video has given me some good ideas on how to upgrade the sheath. The sheath is the original and is getting very brittle and quite dirty. I have used the knife in the field for a long time and the bone handle has a few chunks out of it. Thanks for the video!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

No problem! Thanks for watching.

[@jayzuena]

Beautiful work. Love the style of that one. 👌

[@paullambert4445]

What a beautiful knife and sheath. I do leather work, but that is beyond my skill level. Thanks 🔪🎸

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@robinblackmoor8732]

No kidding. I watched it, and even if I had all the tools and everything, I could not recreate what was done. A real master at work in this video. Thanks to KZbin a person can learn how to do many, many things, but I am not doing this anytime soon. WOW!

[@johnworlein8581]

Bought that WorkSharp blade sharpener a couple months ago and like it a lot, I'm getting too old to haul out all the stones, sink block and everything. It does a decent edge in various angles and is very easy to use, I especially like the magnetic connections.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

For sure! And for the price, it's hard to beat.

[@charlestatem3099]

Absolute perfection.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnlaycock583]

stuningly beautiful Craftsmanship!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@dleandro]

Excellent work. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevemackelprang8472]

Really nice work on both the knife and the sheath!!!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dynamytguy]

A little late getting to watch this one. It was worth the wait. You always pay so much attention to detail. Great video.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marioblanco9830]

Excelente trabajo de restauracion en el cuchillo y un trabajo perfecto con la funda...el "Puma White Hunter" fuè el primer cuchillo del cual me enamorè....felicitaciones y gracias.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@alexkunzelman5825]

Cleaned up nicely that did and love the sheath goes well with the knife excellent job

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@MyRanger12]

Absolutely beautiful

[@philipperohart9301]

your video is perfect, a pleasure to watch; the sheat is a masterpiece. thanks for the show

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@บัวสีโรเจอร์-ศ9ฝ]

Great job on the knife. As for the leatherwork, even better.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@iamnoone.]

Another great project build

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks again!

[@joeladams4779]

Absolutely beautiful. Work. What a craftsmen.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@tphvictims5101]

Hand tooled leather lined custom sheath. Holy Mackerel 👌🏻

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@edgell3]

An excellent and inspiring video. As usual 😀😎

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnnieforbes1618]

Amazing sheath!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for visiting!

[@TimBrooks-rs8te]

The older ones are the best knives ever made in my opinion.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeffallen3382]

Perfect timing. I just got on and thus pops up.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

first reply! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffallen3382]

@@RoadAgentLeather it said the video was up for 20 seconds when I clicked on it. Awesome looking knife & sheath!

[@marcoramirez2895]

Now that's a Knife!

[@kcg3927]

Beautiful work as always! 👍👍

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks again!

[@rapalaron6348]

Great knifes deserves a great sheath 👍👌

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonykirkham4087]

Fantastic work,great video

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you very much!

[@tammycox9789]

Love your videos they are so relaxing. I like watching you make different things. Everything you make is so good.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@sloth_e]

Youve got a cool variety of tools to do a cool variety of hobbies. Im very envious. 🤙

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks 👍 I've collected a lot of specialty tools over the years. Mostly for woodworking and scale models.

[@flyflung]

Cool sheath, thanks for the video.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

beautiful sheath

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@oldtimerden]

Well Okay; I'm starting to envy you dude. Nice work.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@twpatten4418]

Awesome work!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks a lot!

[@chowboychet8698]

That is really nice. The quality of your work is superb. And I want that laser cutting tool.

[@johnjude2685]

Very desired knife. My friend had one and far better than the Knight brand. If you're ever able to hear one being sharpening you too! Interested

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@thumpershd]

Nice, really nice!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for the visit. And thanks for subscribing!

[@bluesky5542]

Absolut good work. Very nice I love it.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you very much!

[@Tammy-un3ql]

Beautiful work👌👌👍👍

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@alaskagary240]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrMeddle2243]

beautiful work, I always look forward to your videos

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you very much! And thanks for subscribing!

[@CC-hl5zj]

Looks great as always!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@philipbuggejohnsen7932]

Impressive video thank you.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

Nice work!! I have almost that exact same knife that a good friend gave me, only a little bit smaller.

[@johnhull2941]

very nice very nice indeed

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you kindly

[@TimBrooks-rs8te]

Like the one you are working on.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@donavantew8278]

Awesome

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@thaslionel9150]

Super travail très élégant

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@Rust_valley_adventures]

Amazing !

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@janvanoverdijk8116]

Damn , wat een vakman ... super mooie sheath en mes ... i love it !!! Grtz. Janneman uit Holland ...

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@280AI]

Gold Star Buddy Flawless.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@SamakUp]

Very impressive

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@larrycumba2741]

Always a pleasure. Do you think the Resolene when airbrushing? What do you use to clean the airbrush after use? I only use mine for dye work and clean with alcohol. Would like to try some of the top coats with it. Why did you use it this time instead of a wipe on method?

[@edgell3]

I also use Resolene through an airbrush. In fact I have a dedicated airbrush and bottle for the process. Resolene is a water based product. Dilute the Resolene 50/50 with water and adjust the airbrush pressure to produce a fine even mist. Apply two or more coats as desired, allow to dry between coats. Five to ten minutes should do. Clean with an 80/20 ratio of denatured alcohol with water. You may want to breakdown the airbrush and give it through cleaning as you feel necessary. Hope this helps.😎

[@RoadAgentLeather]

What he said. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@danielstanley8998]

Very nice work

[@dickeywalt]

Excellent video and leatherwork as usual. Those pin/holders that you used in the stitch holes to keep the work aligned seemed very helpful. Do you have a link to them or mind sharing where you got them?.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Those are WUTA's positioning needles. You can buy them direct from their website or from Amazon. wutaleather.com/products/leather-suture-positioning-needle?_pos=1&_sid=0403c4af1&_ss=r&variant=40211687637125

[@sebf2226]

Nice sheath !👍

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@sebf2226]

Thanks for posting😉 I like your work👍

[@mehmetekinci3149]

Love it.

[@jacks.7373]

Sick project. I've got a few questions: - In some of your other projects, you use an aussie conditioner while here you use resolene. What determines when you seal it and when you only condition it? - How is your experience with the wuta tools? they are pretty cheap on the website, but I'm a little skeptical about the quality - what are the pads you use for dying? Thanks

[@advokatMohotaev-48.]

Отлично!! Просто супер. Вторая жизнь!!!

[@Definite-maybe]

Nice, Clecos for leather

[@oriolesfan2463]

Another amazing job! I also have the D1 (a 10 watt version). What is yours? I’ve wondered if a laser power upgrade would be worth the money for leatherwork.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for subscribing! This is the 20-watt version. The 10-watt should do everything you need it to do; it just takes more passes / slower speeds.

[@tfildaed]

Another great design. Nice to get a peek at your pencil design process. What is the tool you're using to grab the saddle stitch needle? It looks like the jaws are smooth. Thank you.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks! Those are brass-lined parallel pliers. I bought them from Micro-Mark. But you can find them on Amazon too.

[@johnhoward3516]

Very nice work , is that diamond stamp from Barry king ? Like that one a lot! Always enjoy watching your videos for some insights and how you go about making yours thanks for sharing your skills, reddoc custom leathers Chicago.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching! The stamps I use are in the video description.

[@MASI_forging]

Nice video 😋😋

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you 😋

[@matthewb8229]

I have that same Work Sharp tool. I'm still figuring out how much pressure to use when sharpening with the coarsest stone.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

It's a great tool. For the price, it's hard to beat.

[@mustafamertoglu8631]

very good

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrShamus07]

If you can cut through a cigarette paper with no drag, then it's sharp. Keep on polishing the edge, and you'll get there. Nice job on the sheath and restoration, though.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks! As you can see in the beginning, the blade was pretty beat up. I have no idea what someone in the past was hacking at (I'm guessing it was made in the 1950s by the markings). It was butter-knife dull. I was trying not to completely re-profile the edge by taking off too much.

[@Lhawk2107]

👍

[@goobergriffith8489]

I had one of these wish I would have never sold it mine was a little on the hunting dagger style blade handle a case was the same

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@abofaysalabofaysal389]

❤❤❤

[@seacitadel]

Do you dilute the dye that you have in that big jug, or is it pure? I have tried diluting mine (fiebings pro) with alcohol but i find it soaks into the leather too easily and is harder to control.

[@youflyifix]

Very nice once again. What settings do you use on your Xtools for cutting the leather?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Check out my previous videos where I review the laser. I think I showed some screen shots of my settings.

[@William-cq2mn]

That is just beautiful. You don't mind me askin where are you located I have the same knife and would like for someone to restore it for me.

[@dokpaint1]

Can you find out what kind of foam is applied with a brush and why put the workpiece in a plastic bag?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

It's glycerin saddle soap. I use it for casing the leather. This preps it for tooling.

[@DavyLaStrange]

Just wondering, how long you usually case after putting the piece in the bag?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Hey! A few hours seems to work on a piece this size.

[@efrain0509]

Beautiful…. How much to own a knife and sheath like this?

[@littlef9304]

Question: at the 2:09 mark, you are using a u-shaped frame to hold Emory cloth, and shoe-shine style polish out the bolster. Do you know what the tool is called, or possible where to get one? That looks like a handy little tool for maneuvering around small oddly shaped parts. Beautiful work, as always.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

That's the "Flex-I-File" tool. I've had that for years, but I believe they still sell it.

[@littlef9304]

@@RoadAgentLeather Excellent, thank you sir. I'm on their website right now.

[@Mark.sSenger]

I'd like to know where you get your tools from and how can I get some? Nice job on your site 👍 👌

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Hi. I get a lot of tools from Tandy Leather. The rest I purchase from Amazon. A few I've received from channel sponsors. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesparker6383]

I have a Puma White Hunter and was wondering what a sheath like that would cost me?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I'm not able to take custom orders at this time.

[@maddawgnoll]

Does using the laser cutter cause the edges to be a bit crispy?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Like on the very edge where it's charred? Perhaps. But that black soot typically gets sanded off.

[@maddawgnoll]

@@RoadAgentLeather I figured it did a bit, but didn't know how deep it goes. I've done some experimenting with a torch and seeing if I could get an edge to slick better, and it's a very fine line. But I also have used the same technique to create a harder surface on the edge of an axe pouch (logging style). I don't think it really made a better product, but it's still holding up.

[@martymcpeak4748]

I have one identical to that one, But mine says Carl Schlieper on the blade instead of Puma. But it's a great knife and holds an edge well... Cheers

[@RoadAgentLeather]

thanks for watching!

[@renanmatos7]

Genial, perfeito!

[@raylovell4711]

Is it for sale ? As I would love to make an offer . Cheers Ray in Canada .

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Hi! This particular piece has already been sold.

[@flymanhorse]

Awesome job! But why did make the beltloop so long? Won't it dangle too low?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

thanks! If you look carefully, there's a rivet dividing the belt loop into two parts. You can wear it low-slung, or move it up to ride higher.

[@jenkins1979]

where can i find a polishing bow like the small one you used on knife? thank you

[@RoadAgentLeather]

That is the "Flex-i-File". You can purchase it from lots of places. I bought mine from Hobbytown years ago. but you can find it on Amazon too.

[@jenkins1979]

I love watching your videos,you do awesome leather work Why do you case leather with saddle soap solution? .thanks in advance

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks! It's a technique I learned a long time ago. The soap helps lubricate the leather fibers. This makes for better stamp impressions. It also helps a swivel knife glide through the leather better (though I didn't use one in this video). It also slows the drying process some so you don't have to rewet as often.

[@jenkins1979]

@@RoadAgentLeather thank you

[@ВиталийДорощенко-ю5г]

Высший пилотаж , подскажите а где достать пассатижи как у вас , заранее благодарю👍

[@geraldstamour1312]

Knife & sheath both turned out hella dope, @RoadAgentLeather!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@JürgenNüsseler]

Isn't the blade hard chrome plated?Did you remove the plating by polishing?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

I read that. I'm not sure on this particular model. However, the alternative is to leave the blade horribly scratched up.

[@stuartlockwood9645]

To my knowledge puma blades were not plated, just highly polished, or at least the two I once owned were not plated. Hope this helps. Atb.

[@francisstigliano3975]

is it posible to get a puma white hunter . let me know.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

You can still find them on the used market. eBay is your best bet.