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Recently, I was lucky enough to win one of the knives from the Walter Davis passaround/give-away, and was even more fortunate in that TF was to make me a new sheath for it. Anyway, I have had the knife and sheath for a few weeks now, and wanted to share my thoughts on the sheath ( as I already reviewed the knife back during the passaround.
The sheath is pretty much TF's standard model- deep pouch sheath with a detachable dangler and a firesteel loop. It's a great design and it is easy to understand why he makes so many like this.
I got to handle one of TF's first sheaths in the Fiddleback passaround. It was a fantastic piece of work, although I did have a few gripes with it. I was glad to see that all of those negatives were addressed on this sheath. My main issues with the early one was that it was on the cusp of being too tight, the belt loop (not the dangler, the loop on the back) was not as wide as I, personally, would have liked. On the sheath I just received with the Walter Davis knife, both of those issues were addresses. The knife comes out of the sheath without too much work, but it is not so loose that the knife will fall out when I turn the sheath upside-down and shake it. Also, the belt loop on this one is wide enough to accommodate my belts, although I seldom actually use that carry option, in favor of the dangler. The fit and finish on the first sheath I handled was great, but some-how he managed to improve it further, his stitching is perfectly spaced and even, and the edges are completely smoothed. Also, the addition of a logo on this pne is pretty neat. Now, some pics to show you want I am talking about:
I have some more Pictures that I will post in a bit, but right now my computer is getting angry with me.
Anyhow, in summation, I am thoroughly impressed with TFs sheath and the continuing improvement of his skills. Hope this has been helpful/entertaining to somebody.
Thanks,
Brendan
The sheath is pretty much TF's standard model- deep pouch sheath with a detachable dangler and a firesteel loop. It's a great design and it is easy to understand why he makes so many like this.
I got to handle one of TF's first sheaths in the Fiddleback passaround. It was a fantastic piece of work, although I did have a few gripes with it. I was glad to see that all of those negatives were addressed on this sheath. My main issues with the early one was that it was on the cusp of being too tight, the belt loop (not the dangler, the loop on the back) was not as wide as I, personally, would have liked. On the sheath I just received with the Walter Davis knife, both of those issues were addresses. The knife comes out of the sheath without too much work, but it is not so loose that the knife will fall out when I turn the sheath upside-down and shake it. Also, the belt loop on this one is wide enough to accommodate my belts, although I seldom actually use that carry option, in favor of the dangler. The fit and finish on the first sheath I handled was great, but some-how he managed to improve it further, his stitching is perfectly spaced and even, and the edges are completely smoothed. Also, the addition of a logo on this pne is pretty neat. Now, some pics to show you want I am talking about:
I have some more Pictures that I will post in a bit, but right now my computer is getting angry with me.
Anyhow, in summation, I am thoroughly impressed with TFs sheath and the continuing improvement of his skills. Hope this has been helpful/entertaining to somebody.
Thanks,
Brendan
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