attempting to make a kydex sheath?

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ryk

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hello, been a while since i last posted, been out of the loop a bit the past year or so.

anyways, im kinda needing some new sheathes for some of my knives, and i was considering trying to make some of my own out of kydex/concealex, and was looking for some input on how difficult this is, and whether i should bother investing any time or money in it.

also, if anyone has any links/addresses to online sites that go over the basic process of making a kydex sheath, that would be really helpfull.

i read the article in, i think it was tactical knives a while back, but ive lost the actuall article, and forgot most of the details

any and all help/advice/info would be greatly appreciated
thanx
 
exsanguinate>

thanx, i feel a little silly for forgetting the search feature, just read through a plethora of old postings, now ill have to see if i can locate a heatgun or maybe even a toaster oven? to heat the stuff with before i buy some.
 
Just throw it in the oven at 300 deg till soft. If you make a mistake in forming the case, just stick it back in the oven, the kydex will get soft and flatten out again.

BTW, it took 3 attempts for the sheath I made for my tanto shown on my web page.

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[This message has been edited by exsanguinate (edited 03-13-2001).]
 
I need all the help I can get, sooo...
I use both a heat gun and a toaster oven. The oven is used to heat the piece initially, the heat gun is good for touch up work.

A blow torch is a good stress reliever when things go really bad!!!

Allan
 
thanx for all the help, i read through pretty much all the old posts i could find, and im going to try making a press sorta thing, ive got some scrap plywood lying around, i figure ill glue/screw a few pieces together to get it pretty thick and sturdy, and i have a couple of the military sleeping pads in my locker, and ill use a couple of layers of them for the padding, i just have to get a toaster oven or a heat gun to heat the kydex with.

again, thanx for all the info and help
 
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I used my wife's hairdryer/blowdryer to heat up a Busse kydex scabbard that was loose and rattleing.
I know that it doen't get near as hot as a heat gun, but for minor adjustments it works fine.
But I dayum sure wouldn't hold this hairdryer up to any old paint for very long either.
The thing gets a whole lot hotter than I would have ever suspected and I would bet that it would take old paint off!!!
There should be a warning on it about the heat, but I guess they figure that if it feels to hot the ladies will either turn it down or quit.
But I know a few (ladies?) that probably wouldn't think about doing
either.
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