Cloth covers for sheaths

Thomas Linton

Thomas Linton

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Anyone out there made a cloth cover for a khukuri sheath? I would like to make one in a subdued color to use on one that I am "gifting." I would appreciate learning from anyone's experience.

Tom
 
I wrap the scabbards of the khukuries I carry outdoors with some wool blanket type material. This is then bound with some cotton twine. The whole assembly looks sort of wraps the main part of the scabbard with some padding with a little flap over the handle. The flap is tied down with a piece of extra shoelace.

I reckon that if I get lost in the woods I could use the wool as a scarf or wrapping and the cord can be used as candle wick or something. If nothing else, I'd be able to play cat's cradle and have a couple of funky wool napkins. :rolleyes:

I'd take a picture but it's not very well executed.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Tried a search but no luck

Anyone out there made a cloth cover for a khukuri sheath? I would like to make one in a subdued color to use on one that I am "gifting." I would appreciate learning from anyone's experience.

Tom
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Tom, Terry Sisco's wife Sandi makes cloth covers for khuks. You might email Terry and see if she still does it, will share tips, etc.:)
 
I made what I thought was a "neat" sheath the other day for my 12" Village AK. I took an old pair of jeans and covered the wood sheath with the cloth. Looks great and is pretty subdued too. It blends with my jeans so it's not too noticeable when hiking. Good when your around those anti knife folks.
 
I made a levi sheath for my 12 in AK. I checked the link, but only come up with red "x" s at the post. Steve Ferguson posted them for me. Turned out ok, and really wasn't difficult.

I left the hide cover on the wooden sheath, tacked one end of the material down, drew the denim cloth around, and sewed it from top to bottom, after folding down the very top to eliminate fraying. I pulled the frog up over the denim afterwards.

I trimmed the cloth as I went, then covered the stitches with a glue gun to protect the stitching.

It is very inconspicuous. I think of it as Wisconsin Camo.

Good fortune.


Kis
 
Thanks for the replies. This one needs to be more like a light tan. Here comes a trip to the fabric store.

Tom
 
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