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Changing up a Sheath Design

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Adding a little revision to one of my most popular designs. More buttons, some shock cord for the retention strap, and dumping the paracord lanyard for a shockcord and tabbed one instead. Guess you can call this version 1.3. Whatcha think??

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Don't mind the slabs. BK6 killed a set of tommys wood slabs on the 2 from a weird rebound swing so I order some new micarta from saint and the very first thing I do is spill dye all over them. Back to saint we go again. The awesomeness just never stops around here.
 
Are you doing that to all the sheaths or just the 2? Id be interested in something like that for a bk5 once my knife funds go up.
 
Hmm to be honest I liked your old style, the added straps add bulk to sheath and I liked the streamlined, low-profile designs you had before.
 
Thanks guys, glad you like it. I do not make them reversible, That usually involves nuts and bolts, people over tightening stuff and having to make the overall design bigger than it needs to be to accommodate the hardware.
I will be moving all of these ideas into the rest of the sheaths that allow for it. The 11,14 and Izula sheaths will have to be looked at since the retention strap is not long enough for the shock cord to have the desired effect.
Probably going to switch firesteels from the T handled Gobs to the straights with lanyard holes. In a changy kinda mood. Changing the pouches on the drop sheaths too.
 
Blimey! It'll be twice the weight of the knife by now ;)

Looks really smart dude, the finish esp looks top notch.
 
So.......... Close out sale on the old design?!?!? :D

I keed I keed

I like it. Is the shock cord on the retention strap functional or aesthetic only?
 
SoldMyHat said:
So.......... Close out sale on the old design?!?!? :D

I keed I keed

I like it. Is the shock cord on the retention strap functional or aesthetic only?
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It is functional, works great.

Close out would imply having an inventory which will happen when I am richer and I can hire someone who knows more about cows than "There the ones that go moo, right?"
 
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