BK2 scout carry style question from a new guy

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Thanks for the offer man, and like I said before, I'm planning on sticking around, even if at times I won't be posting much (during the school year I'm really strapped for time). And also, for all my lurking, I never really looked into how to become a BH, and get my number. I guess I'll have to go dig up the requirements to figure out how its done. Also, if you or anyone else can come up with a sweet way of mounting a multitool onto the stock sheath when in scout carry mode, that would be excellent (especially one where the sheath can be removed easily, because I use that multitool more frequently than the BK2 at this point). I won't be able to work on that part much for the next day or so (wedding to go to... I hear BK2's aren't well received in gatherings like that ;)), but when I get back, I'll post up what I've done.

And like I said before, the Tek Lok just isn't in the cards right now, but I'll keep it in mind for later on.

And when I get my replacement sheath in from KA-BAR, I'll create a separate thread on making that one into a drop leg sheath with some sort of pouch on it.

Thanks guys!
 
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Another option (welcome aboard, btw!) is to wear it cross draw in front. I do that with my BK2 and though the handle does hang a bit past the horizontal, it's no biggie. Very comfortable and convenient this way.

Here you may be able to see it in the shadow of my wool covered belly.

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I had a problem with another heavy knife I wanted to carry in that style ,my fix was to attach the tip of the sheath to my belt at a slightly lower point to help with "sag".I used some scrap webbing but anything will work if you can figure out how to attach it, chicago screws work for everything (they also call them "sex bolts").
 
thebrain said:
I had a problem with another heavy knife I wanted to carry in that style ,my fix was to attach the tip of the sheath to my belt at a slightly lower point to help with "sag".I used some scrap webbing but anything will work if you can figure out how to attach it, chicago screws work for everything (they also call them "sex bolts").
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Do you have any photos of this mod? I think I understand what you are saying, but I don't know if I quite get the bit about how you got the tip to stay below the rest of the belt. Did you literally screw the webbing into the sheath, and then again into the belt? That sounds hard to remove...

Thanks for the input though, as this is kin of what I was working on earlier today, just minus the screws.
 
ok man, here is my 5 minutes attempt to lash my leatherman sheath, using only the belt loop since thats what you said your gerbers got, and paracord. it worked for me but i also dont have a scout setup already so i dont know which holes are available on yours and which arent. i didnt "clean" it up since i wanted to take it apart and keep the cord, but with a little trimming it would look good and it held in place with hardly any shifting.
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whereismyclock said:
my 2 sometimes falls out of it's kydex. Do you guys have any sort of secondary retention?
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I've got a 2nd Gen BK2, and I have done nothing the sheath other than take the webbing off. That being said, I don't have any fear that it will ever come out on its own. In fact, it is held so securely that my wife almost couldn't get the knife out of the sheath. I'm not sure if my sheath is normal or not, but I don't see how the knife could come out on its own right now.

Also, clich that looks great. Sadly, those mounting holes are taken pretty well already by the wrap thats keeping the sheath on my belt. However, the 4 at the tip are pretty much completely open, and I think I will try something similar with my gerber right there. And actually, mounting it farther back like that would help counterbalance it more. We'll just have to see if the added weight (about 6-7oz if I remember right) makes my pants start to slide off.
 
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The best solution I have found was to wrap paracord through eight holes, making four loops, and then securing it with a cord lock. It doesn't dip on my when I do that. Here's a pic:

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Hope that helps!
 
Clitch??? WTF happened to ChickenWalker? thats how I pronounced it in my head anyhow. ;) I like Clich It's easier to say...and think ;) Sorry Logan carry on. :)
 
willworship said:
The best solution I have found was to wrap paracord through eight holes, making four loops, and then securing it with a cord lock. It doesn't dip on my when I do that. Here's a pic:

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Hope that helps!
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Wow man, that BK2 looks boss! love the jimping. How did you achieve that finish? I'd love to try it on my 7.
 
Yeah, me likes the look of that 2 also! I recall seeing it in another thread & I asked the same question. Soak in apple cider vinegar after stripping. What I plan on doing to my 2 soon.
Also looks like a convex. I dont have confidence to do jimping just yet.
 
I removed the stock belt loop piece completely and run a tek-lok directly bolted to the sheath. It works great in warm weather wearing a t-shirt. The handle may be too close to the body when wearing extra layers. I'm still trying to work it out.
 
EseeDownUnder said:
Yeah, me likes the look of that 2 also! I recall seeing it in another thread & I asked the same question. Soak in apple cider vinegar after stripping. What I plan on doing to my 2 soon.
Also looks like a convex. I dont have confidence to do jimping just yet.
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Bingo on all counts.
 
Ok, so I'm back from the wedding, and don't have to be into work until later today (working nights this week), so I finally got some time to play around with this some more.

I added a loop on the very last two holes at the end of the sheath (yes, the ones that are too small for a belt to go through), but made the loop large enough for my belt to fit through just barely. It looks weird like this unless it is mounted on a belt, but it actually works quite well. In addition to this, I tied off one end of the paracord, and tightened everything up with my needlenose pliers. It honestly works quite well now.

I think that adding the last loop to the tip was the biggest help, as it spread the load over a larger area.

Here are some pics of what I did.

Here is a close up of the just the tip of the sheath.
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And here is what it looks like on a belt.
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And finally, what it looks like from the top. You can see how widely spread the loops are, and how I use the beltloop in the middle for more support as well.
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I think all I have left right now is to figure out how I want to tie this thing off, and to see if I can figure out a way to get my gerber on there in a way that is easy on and easy off. For that... I'm thinking some sort of loops, with the wrench for the handles holding it together. Not sure yet, I'll keep working on it.

So what do you guys think? Not to bad for my first ever paracord wrap if I can say that.

Thanks for the help guys, it has really helped.
 
Your fix is pretty much the same as mine just you used paracord and made it more simple, I should have just said try to attach the tip of the sheath to spread the weight of the knife and to support the heavy end better. Looks great just spend some time holding the sheath and your gerber and see what comes to you ,you seem like you are pretty good at thinking these things out .
 
ocnLogan said:
And here is what it looks like on a belt.
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Very nice! I like the weave you did with the paracord!
I've been dabbling with paracord now and again but havent gotten around to showing it off though.
Good job!
 
Looks good. IDk if anyone mentioned this, but what about Molle straps? But I guess it's more fun making it with cord.
 
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