Cold Steel 80 TFT

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Sorry the image is so large. Cheap scanner software, and I'm not up to speed on Adobe PhotoShop -- yet! :D

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Cold Steel, 80 TFT
10.75" X 1.25" X 0.215" carbon steel, black "crinkle" powder coated. Heavy. Serves as a tactical, throwing knife, or utility.

No sheath. I made this one from 2" rock climbing webbing, hand stitched with a Sewing Awl (brand name). I folded the webbing to provide finished edges on the tag ends of the webbing. Folding also provides stiffness and strength/durability to the sheath. The belt loop is three folds, two sewn together at the back of the loop. sheath is four folds full-length with five folds down 3" from the hilt. Webbing is folded, one-piece.

Grip came "plain wrapped" in parachute cord. I re-wrapped "Samurai" style with parachute cord. I have a CRKT "KISS" with a wrapped grip. Wrapped grips are rugged, and easy to replace when they get damaged. Most knives that I DON'T use get stored from fear of damaging the grips.

$20 at the local gun show. I like knives that I get to customize myself. Neat little project!
 
That is a great setup you have there. I like the samurai-style wrap a lot. Nice sheath work too. Do you use the blade a sa utility piece, or as a thrower? Both?

Great work.
 
Nice work. The stitching looks good and even. How snugly does the knife fit in there?

This would make a great combo with the CS Bushman, a cheap way to outfit yourself with useful knives.
 
If you look closely at the sheath you'll see the outline of the blade point in the webbing. Also the knots on the wrap leave indentations in the webbing on the belt loop. After stitching the sheath, it took some flexing of the webbing to get the blade to "seat" in the sheath.

The knife falls out if the sheath is inverted and shaken. Not shaken and the knife stays in the sheath. Hardly any wiggle room. I don't worry about losing blades from having them fall out of their sheath. The blade is nearly twice as long as the grip and sits deeply/snugly in the sheath.


Rock climbing webbing is available in various widths and different braid/weave patterns and textures. Lots of colors, but not much cammo.

Having seen examples of this wrap style, I figured it out formyself. It's very simple. This cord seats on the grip and smooths out when whack it into place with a rubber mallet. Nylon stretches a bit and can be wrapped very tightly.

Elsewhere on this site there are links to variations in grip wraps. More fun than the ol' Macrame! -- or knot tying classes with the Girl Scouts. :eek:

I got this knife yesterday at a gun show. I just accumulate knives. It's for utility, but I can see giving throwing a try.
 
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