DIY kydex sheath and more.

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Hello I have seen some DIY Kydex sheath in this forum.
#1.Can someone show a tutorial with pictures?
My main problem is to get the shape of the knife into the Kydex sheet.
Heating how much, over the knive, how to avoid damage it...?.
#2.BK&T10 is available,dimensions and weight?
Thanks.
 
i don't make sheaths but have seen this talked about alot in Shop Talk.
try this post again in the Shop Talk forum




dave
 
Originally posted by faca
Hello I have seen some DIY Kydex sheath in this forum.
#1.Can someone show a tutorial with pictures?
My main problem is to get the shape of the knife into the Kydex sheet.
Heating how much, over the knive, how to avoid damage it...?.
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There used to be a good tutorial with pics a little while ago, but I looked for it the other day and all the pics had been taken off of it--I should've saved it.

Dave's right, though--ShopTalk ought to get you a lot of answers.

As for getting the shape of the knife, I bought some foam from Texas Knife Supply that's used for shaping kydex, although there's a lot of people who've just gone out and found other material that works well. You can heat the kydex at around 325 degrees in the oven for about 4-6 minutes to get it pliable, but when I left it longer (i.e. when I forgot about it), it would fold over on itself and mold itself together.
 
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