BK10 Wooden sheath

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alephlex

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Hi guys,

Did my first wood and leather sheath for a BK10 --check it out.
http://www.fotothing.com/alephlex/
Sorry about the external link -- I don't know other ways of posting the photos.

Next thing I'm going to do is to get the scales redone in the same wood. What do you think?
 
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I''ve got to be honest, when I read the thread title I visited because of the OMG factor. I'm impressed, though! That looks pretty neat. Very nice finishing work on the wood. What kind of wood did you use? How is the leather attached to the back of the scabbard.

Inserting pics: Go to the web site linked. Click on one of the small images to make it front/center large. Place the pointer over the picture and mouse right-click. A popup menu will appear... select Properties. A box will appear with image attributes. Highlight the HTTP address in the attribute titled "Address." After highlighted, either hit CTRL+C to copy or rightclick then COPY. In your thread post click the little icon that looks like the sun onver a mountain range. A popup will appear asking for an address. CTRL+V or rightclick + PASTE in this window to paste the address you copied earlier.

You now have an image in your post that is hosted from another site.

(I'm betting "scabbard" is the correct term for a wooden "sheath." Maybe not, but it just sounds right.)
 
Hi Paddling_Man,

Oh gosh, I hadn't realised it was such a OMG-inspiring title/post! I've only recently started posting frequently and I think I'm making some mistakes along the way.

I suppose when you think of a BK10, wood normally doesn't come to mind immediately. But then this was part of a bigger project to see if I could transform the look of the BK10 completely to make it more 'traditional' and less tactical. I will be changing the scales to the same wood next.

Thank you for your kind words regardless and for kindly posting the pics for me. The instructions are great -- at least now I know how to do photos in the future.

To answer your questions:
The leather holder is currently fixed to the scabbard with epoxy but I got a suggestion from another forum member to use short screws and/or staples to get a more secure bond. I will be doing that soon as that's a really good idea.

The wood used is an Asian hardwood known as Merbau. It's common primarily in South East Asia but is increasing being used in Australia now for decking and such. It has very unusual grain. It was finished with danish oil polished in with a 400 grit wet and dry.

Thanks again.
 
I like it. Have you seen my leather sheath for my BK10?

I would use contact cement to glue the leather to the wood. Or, do something like this using a frog with a built in stop.

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Hi Aproy, Really lovely work on the kukri and also the bk10 -- I hadn't seen your leather sheath before but was tempted by your post to go searching. Found it and really liked it. Beautiful handiwork.

I don't know much about frogs which is why I hadn't attempted anything along those lines. I'll need to research them now that you mention them. I've seen bayonet frogs -- is your system similar? Do you by any chance have any pictures of the back of your kukri? I'd love to see that as well.

Thanks for the encouragement.
 
Man I've searched my pics and just don't have one of the back of a frog. But here is how it is built. I cut a T shaped piece of leather. The long "vertical part is the belt loop. It is folded over, contact cemented in place, and stitched together to form the belt loop. Then the "horizontal" part wraps around the scabbard and rides under a stop of some sort. The stop can be a raised area in the wood, or a piece of thick leather you glue around the mouth of the scabbard to prevent the frog slipping up and the scabbard falling through.
 
Hi Aproy,

Thanks for trying to search out the photos. I get what you are saying about the frog now -- that stopper piece of leather etc is the crucial thing to prevent the stabbard from sliding through the leather loop. At the moment I've manage to get a staple gun from my neighbour have whacked a few staples into the sheath as Esav suggested. When those wear out, I'll do a 1/2 inch broad shallow carved groove into the sheath, get some artificial sinew or something and run inside that grove and into holes in the existing leather so that I'll work like a frog.

Great suggestion. And did I mention that I really like your kukri scabbard?! :o)
 
Lemme know if you have any more questions. I don't see those staples ever wearing out. My experience with contact cement and leather is goooooood stuff.
 
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