Bummer!

[komondor]

So I pick up the leather sheath for my BJLE at the post office today and head out to the camp/woods. I'm at the brook and sit down on a rock, and I feel the diagonal carry sheath hit the rock when I sit down. I think that, in the back of my head, that must have scuffed up the tip of the sheath.

I get to the house, and take the knife off, and look at the sheath. It is scuffed on the tip, and at the bottom of the sheath face where the tip of the knife resides, is a small dent/rip into the leather. I think, Oh crap...brand new sheath and I've marred it up already.

So I take the knife out and examine the tip and sure enough it is bent (about 1/32").

All because I sat down and I was totally not used to the knife/sheath set up and how it situated itself on my body. I'm beginning to think that a knife this long is not too practical for EDC.

Either that or I'm just a dumb-ass.

 

[leatherman]

Confusing, that really shouldn't have happened in a decently made sheath. I cant count how many times I have dropped a sheathed knife right on the tip, hard, damage to the sheath? Yea, but damage to the knife? No.

I'll help if I can, please PM me with some info.

 

[GregS]

Boss Jacks are big knives, carrying one daily would wear on me. I'd probably grow to hate it eventually.

Sorry to hear about the damage, that doesn't sound normal for a quality sheath.

 

[petah]

So the knife tip is bent? That's not normal....

 

[jdigi101]

Kydex.

 

[Ian Allomes]

Sorry to hear about the sheath damage,I'm confused as to how you bent the tip of your knife? Like Dwayne, I've dropped knives over the years without ever sustaining damage to them, marked the sheaths on a couple.

I have one that's dog chewed that I wasn't too happy about at the time either.

 

[shunsui]

Thanks for the head's up. I'll keep an eye out for that sort of thing.

 

[R0CKETMAN]

Yep, kydex and it never would have happened. Leather will always scuff, but a sheath which allows the tip to be bent in that manner is unacceptable.

 

[drbarnes]

If only the knife had some sort of warranty...

 

[CPC]

If only the knife had some sort of warranty...

Exactly what I was thinking.

Chris.

 

[mymindisamob]

That is a bummer. Not all leather sheaths are made as tough as we need. A good, heavy duty leather sheath would not let this happen and as others have stated, kydex is good for rough use, but still can damage on impact. Good on you for edc'ing the BJ. Send it back to Busse and I'll bet they get it all straightened out.

 

[thefifth]

Pics please

 

[Bigfattyt]

Bummer! I have caught the sheath on a belt knife mant times. Never cut the sheath through and damaged the knife.

 

[Nealgl1985]

That really surprises me since all the videos from noss. He hammers the tips of infi into rock with no damage. I'm sure everyone has seen them. Good luck and I'm sure busse will take care of you.

 

[InquisitorLord]

Really? I want a pic of that....
I would think that something else would have given out before the INFI, a belt loop, some stitching, flesh/bone...
Something sounds....

 

[dericdesmond]

it'll straighten out

 

[komondor]

Photos for all ye naysayers. By the way, I don't hold Busse accountable for this damage. A knife of the thickness of the BJLE is not going to be able to go tip first down into a rock with 250 lbs. behind it, and come out unscathed. It's INFI, not adamantium. I will send it back to Busse for them to straighten out. But they can charge me their normal fee for something like this, since it is of no fault of the product.

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[fugawee]

Bent?
The tip or the spine?
I dont see it in those pic's,but
If that is the case,I would
contact Amy or someone at Busse and see
if there is anything they can do.

 

[leatherman]

A good example of why a sheathmaker should always put his hard use leather work through torture testing and use the proper thickness of leather for the job. Sorry if it sounds harsh. The LAST thing I want a knife to do is go through the tip of a sheath.

 

[richstag]

I don't see that as a big deal, but it would be a little upsetting either way. Aside from having it fixed or fixing it yourself I would definitely look into a new sheath. I know you shouldn't sit on knives but its not like you did it on purpose. Even sticking with leather, the ones I have by a custom maker are bomb proof. They are not only designed to be strong and functional but also to move with you. At least that is my experience with Chuddybearleather. I would imagine the other makers do the same as they are passionate about their work and have very solid reputations.

Kevin