Bill you and some of the other regulars may remember that my sirupati "204" had a very tight sheath as delivered. This was about this time last year.
After soaking and stretching, it fit pretty well, and I used the knife several times during the summer. But for about six weeks now it's been hanging on the wall in my den, and the heating season has begun here in Maine. Last night, I went to draw it and thought I had lost all my strength. The wood and leather has dried out in the warmth and low humidity of my heated den, and has a fervent grip on the blade. I have 'greased her up good', and moved it a bit further from the warmth, but I guess this is to be expected. For those who don't have access to our old archives and may have 'dry sheath', an hour in a bucket of water followed by a stretching with a couple of tapered wedges (you can get these at a lumber yard, they are thin shingles sold to shim door and window frames) will solve the problem.
Ken
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The sword cannot cut itself, the eye cannot see itself.
After soaking and stretching, it fit pretty well, and I used the knife several times during the summer. But for about six weeks now it's been hanging on the wall in my den, and the heating season has begun here in Maine. Last night, I went to draw it and thought I had lost all my strength. The wood and leather has dried out in the warmth and low humidity of my heated den, and has a fervent grip on the blade. I have 'greased her up good', and moved it a bit further from the warmth, but I guess this is to be expected. For those who don't have access to our old archives and may have 'dry sheath', an hour in a bucket of water followed by a stretching with a couple of tapered wedges (you can get these at a lumber yard, they are thin shingles sold to shim door and window frames) will solve the problem.
Ken
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The sword cannot cut itself, the eye cannot see itself.