Anyone using kydex?

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I've been making kydex sheaths a bit more lately and I'm always looking for ways to make them more compact.

I was recently shown an amtac northman with their pocket sheath.
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The eyelets look like they're about 1/8" and allow the edges of a pocket sheath to be much closer to the blade.

I've searched high and low for #4 eyelets and I found huge packages(2500) listed on Amazon but no tools and no smaller packages of eyelets.

Has anyone seen these available anywhere?
 
One of my gripes with a lot of kydex sheaths is how wide they are. 1/4" eyelets and then will trim the kydex 1/4" away from them. Even the pic you show could have another 1/8" taken off all the way around.

For your original question, can't help you with #4 eyelets. I found some one time, but just barely long enough for two layers of .06, and nothing longer.
 
lukusamongus said:
One of my gripes with a lot of kydex sheaths is how wide they are. 1/4" eyelets and then will trim the kydex 1/4" away from them. Even the pic you show could have another 1/8" taken off all the way around.

For your original question, can't help you with #4 eyelets. I found some one time, but just barely long enough for two layers of .06, and nothing longer.
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I agree. Even on larger knives, I try to keep them as compact as possible.
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With #8 eyelets it seems like 1/2" or so from the knife is about as tight as I can go.
 
Just to update, stimpson sells eyelets and setting tools, numbered in 1/32" increments starting at #2.

The sheath in the op uses 3/32", or #3 eyelets.
 
My Cold Steel "Master Hunter" was shipped with a Kydex sheath, but I am looking for a leather one as well. So far, no luck. If anyone knows where I could get a leather sheath for this knife at a reasonable price, I would very much appreciate it if they would let me know. Thanks.
 
BootKnifeFan said:
My Cold Steel "Master Hunter" was shipped with a Kydex sheath, but I am looking for a leather one as well. So far, no luck. If anyone knows where I could get a leather sheath for this knife at a reasonable price, I would very much appreciate it if they would let me know. Thanks.
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I've had my Cold Steel Master Hunter for many years, maybe 35 or so. It came with a cordura sheath. I've often considered making a leather sheath but the cordura one functions so well I just haven't bothered. Maybe this winter.
 
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