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I posted a while back about how you can simply insert a piece of cardboard into the stock Becker sheath to tighten things up. It works great, but I can see how inserts might not be for everyone. I had been trying for a while to take the advice of many here and removing the insert from my BK7, heating it up and reinserting after reforming it. My understanding is that the BK5, BK7 and BK9 sheaths are identical as far as the insert goes, so this should help out any with those knives.
I tried several times, but couldn't for the life of me get it out by just yanking. I inserted a putty knife on both sides to remove any glue, only to find there was none. I was starting to think there was glue on the bottom holding it in, in which case I wouldn't be able to remove it. After putting a chipstick inside, and working it all around, I realized that the insert had little flanges on it which kept it in. Simply knowing this made it a lot easier to work with. With my new S2, the insert finally came out. You can see the "wings" on the insert clearly.
Using a regular blowdryer on high, I slowly got the insert nice and warm. I them took some of my kids blocks and clamped them down at about the middle of the sheath. I didn't want to close up the mouth too much.
The mouth is still wide enough for insertion, but the middle is clamped and cooling tight.
The insert goes in easier than it comes out. I might take some sandpaper to the mouth and cleanup the previous marks from when I tried getting the inert out.
Can you stock sheath do this?
It even holds up to a really, really good shaking. It will come out if you really try, but for the most part, the retention is wonderful. If I were to use some bigger blocks, I could likely mash down the whole insert, but that risks widening it to the point of making it hard to go back in. I think this works fine.
I hope this helps others. I know it seems really simple to some, but I can't recall anywhere else where the insert has been shown and knowing this before hand would had really helped. I actually have grown to like the stock sheath and think it can be really serviceable.
I tried several times, but couldn't for the life of me get it out by just yanking. I inserted a putty knife on both sides to remove any glue, only to find there was none. I was starting to think there was glue on the bottom holding it in, in which case I wouldn't be able to remove it. After putting a chipstick inside, and working it all around, I realized that the insert had little flanges on it which kept it in. Simply knowing this made it a lot easier to work with. With my new S2, the insert finally came out. You can see the "wings" on the insert clearly.
Using a regular blowdryer on high, I slowly got the insert nice and warm. I them took some of my kids blocks and clamped them down at about the middle of the sheath. I didn't want to close up the mouth too much.
The mouth is still wide enough for insertion, but the middle is clamped and cooling tight.
The insert goes in easier than it comes out. I might take some sandpaper to the mouth and cleanup the previous marks from when I tried getting the inert out.
Can you stock sheath do this?
It even holds up to a really, really good shaking. It will come out if you really try, but for the most part, the retention is wonderful. If I were to use some bigger blocks, I could likely mash down the whole insert, but that risks widening it to the point of making it hard to go back in. I think this works fine.
I hope this helps others. I know it seems really simple to some, but I can't recall anywhere else where the insert has been shown and knowing this before hand would had really helped. I actually have grown to like the stock sheath and think it can be really serviceable.
