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I bought several inexpensive but nicely constructed knives from
Gary W. Graley
in the past few weeks, and I noticed that he designs and makes leather sheaths for knives. So with the last purchase I also commissioned him to make a couple of soft leather slips for two of my GEC folders.
One is a GEC #73 Trapper made with burgundy-dark brown Gator Bone covers (one of 32 made in 2008). The others are a GEC #15 Urban Jack, on in green jigged bone, and a #15 in green linen micarta (looks slightly brown on camera in my light).
All he needed was the measurements, and pictures of them next to a ruler in all 3 dimensions. They came out great. Gary makes them tight enough to hold the knife if dropped, but they can be squeezed out of the slip from the bottom one handed if necessary. Vigorous shaking can get them out as well, but it's fairly fast to get them out with two hands and squeezing them out too. They smell great, like brand new boots, and feel good in the hand. They're slim enough to carry a traditional knife beside a holstered j-frame in the right front pocket.
His work was super fast, and he didn't keep me waiting for more than a few days. We started initial discussions on halloween and the following Monday they were all here! I did not think this could be done without the knives in hand, and I'm pressed with his work. Highly recommend
Gary W. Graley
if you need a soft leather knife slip. He also does hard molded knife slips for belt wear, but you'd want to send your knife in for a snap-in fit if he doesn't have that model on hand.
The knives in question GEC #15, and #73.
The slips:
Gary W. Graley
in the past few weeks, and I noticed that he designs and makes leather sheaths for knives. So with the last purchase I also commissioned him to make a couple of soft leather slips for two of my GEC folders. One is a GEC #73 Trapper made with burgundy-dark brown Gator Bone covers (one of 32 made in 2008). The others are a GEC #15 Urban Jack, on in green jigged bone, and a #15 in green linen micarta (looks slightly brown on camera in my light).
All he needed was the measurements, and pictures of them next to a ruler in all 3 dimensions. They came out great. Gary makes them tight enough to hold the knife if dropped, but they can be squeezed out of the slip from the bottom one handed if necessary. Vigorous shaking can get them out as well, but it's fairly fast to get them out with two hands and squeezing them out too. They smell great, like brand new boots, and feel good in the hand. They're slim enough to carry a traditional knife beside a holstered j-frame in the right front pocket.
His work was super fast, and he didn't keep me waiting for more than a few days. We started initial discussions on halloween and the following Monday they were all here! I did not think this could be done without the knives in hand, and I'm pressed with his work. Highly recommend
Gary W. Graley
if you need a soft leather knife slip. He also does hard molded knife slips for belt wear, but you'd want to send your knife in for a snap-in fit if he doesn't have that model on hand.The knives in question GEC #15, and #73.
The slips:
