"Custom" Pants for my BK2

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HoosierQ

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Forgive the outdated picture. You'll see my ESEE-5 in the sheath. The truth of the matter is that I miscalculated and the ESEE-5 never fit very well in this sheath...the sheath was too big and the knife rattled around in it. It fits my BK-2 perfectly although I will need to make the keeper strap a bit bigger. Anyway, this sheath is coming off of the shelf for my brand new BK2.

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Nice sheath. Would have been a bit more nice if we saw how the 2 fits. Hope it works well for you.
 
Tdhurl1103 said:
Nice sheath. Would have been a bit more nice if we saw how the 2 fits. Hope it works well for you.
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I am going to take some pictures with the 2. What happened was then a new one on me. The dimple pattern is a very nice effect. However, what it did was it spread my leather piece out. A LOT. It was almost 2 cm wider after tooling than when I started!!! So I scrapped the first piece and did it two or three times. So what I did was I started with a piece that was smaller than I needed and figured, as best I could, that it would expand. Well, it expanded just a little bit more than anticipated. I built the rest of the sheath around that and it is too wide for the ESEE-5.

I have since learned that this is a common problem with extensively tooled leather. What one does is apply a very thin layer of rubber cement to the back of the piece and then stick it to glass or some other non-porous material. Then one wets from the top and tools. Leave the piece stuck until completely dry. It keeps the piece from spreading and creates a very textured surface.
 
Oh, you made it yourself? Well, that's some good stuff man!
Now get that BK2 out and get us some pics haha!!
 
HoosierQ said:
I am going to take some pictures with the 2. What happened was then a new one on me. The dimple pattern is a very nice effect. However, what it did was it spread my leather piece out. A LOT. It was almost 2 cm wider after tooling than when I started!!! So I scrapped the first piece and did it two or three times. So what I did was I started with a piece that was smaller than I needed and figured, as best I could, that it would expand. Well, it expanded just a little bit more than anticipated. I built the rest of the sheath around that and it is too wide for the ESEE-5.

I have since learned that this is a common problem with extensively tooled leather. What one does is apply a very thin layer of rubber cement to the back of the piece and then stick it to glass or some other non-porous material. Then one wets from the top and tools. Leave the piece stuck until completely dry. It keeps the piece from spreading and creates a very textured surface.
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Very cool. I like it. A lot of work went into it with great results. Also, I didn't mean to sound condescending or snarky with my comment. I just forgot to add a smiley at the end. Post up some more pics once the 2 is in hand. [emoji3]
 
HoosierQ said:
Now pictures with the BK2 in it's new home.

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Now THAT'S what we're talkin' 'bout! Nicely done and an excellent save for the win. I like when something turns out different than I think it's going to, then actually turns out better for something I hadn't thought of when I made it!
 
If I counted it right there is 7 pieces of leather? Do you remember the thickness of those? Great job by the way. Bomb proof all the way.
 
Really like that sheath! Good design, awesome thickness.....and, it looks good wearing the bk2. Nicely done!
 
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