Advice For Fixing My Sheath

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Dave568

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I received a new Becker BK10 crewman today. Nice knife, but the sheath is lacking. The blade rattles around in the kydex insert. It is incredibly loose, and I want to fix it. I took the kydex insert out of the nylon sheath, but I have no idea how to mold the kydex around the knife now. Does anyone know how I can do that?

Thanks for any help.
 
Normark does. Hot water heat and press I think, but he is the kydex guru.

Codger
 
I read about forming the kydex in another thread and at least one person used a hot air gun and one even used a hair dryer.
 
Hey GUys...
Codger...
Thanks for the HeadZup...

Hot water could be used in a pinch,, however a heatgun should be used in this case...

Unfortunately there isn't alot of things you can do to an insert..
Usually thse sheaths can be fairly sloppy...

Really the only thing that you can do is heat the back of the insert with a gun,, and squeeze it together a little...
Heat the side that deosn't have the seam,, or you risk the whole thing opening up..

you'll have to experiment a little...
You also don't need to do the entire length,,,just heat a spot in the middle and make a Indent into the plastiv..
Try that until you've got the fit you want...

Any questions,, please feel free to drop me a note..

Have fun

ttyle

Eric
 
I agree. I think that sheath is dangerous even if you fix the fit. If you slip the blade behind the insert, accidentally, it could easily cut through that nylon, and whatever else is behind there. I made a new one for myself out of leather. I'm starting a thread about the project. But here is a pic anyway.

 
Thanks dude. I got the Mikarta scales in today. The dang thing looks so good with them on I'm considering not striping the blade...
 
Hey Guys...

Aproy...
Yaa that is a nice sheath for sure..Good job....

As for the Becker..

I think if you glue the insert in properly, you won't have a problem with the blade going in behind it...
If you want,, you could even flare the back side out a little so the knife is ramped into the insert and the likelihood of it slipping in behind would be less likely to happen...

ttyle

Eric....
O/ST
 
Eric, had to tell you this: At a garage sale last weekend, I found an excellent Ghromann Russell number one, protected by one of your excellent sheaths, for fifteen bucks. No doubt in my mind at all that you did make the sheath. Unreal. Person just didn't know what they had. As usual, wonderful workmanship, perfect fit.
Phil
 
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