Do you use your own sheaths ?

harronek

harronek

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I had a few minutes spare time at work today and I realised that the two sheaths I use the most ( everyday at work ) are just a couple of cheap ones I bought years ago and have been used for a number of different knives and multitools . I have made quite a few folder sheaths over the last year , most of which have been gifted to friends and relations . Although I do have a couple that I have kept they are for knives that I don't tend to carry very often and are sort of " Sunday Best " sheaths .
I'm interested in knowing what other makers use .
Do you use your own creations or just basic mass produced stuff that gets the job done .

Here are my two everyday users . Even though the quality isn't the best , they get the job done everyday without fuss .
The first one carries my CRK Seb , and the second one is my Leatherman Surge .

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Note. - it's really hard to take a picture of yourself wearing a sheath :)


Ken
 
I use mine :)
 
Yup. They are my only sheaths that are even remotely decent. The others are flimsy nylon junk. Two are gtg, wearing a bushcraft dangler sheath is kinda funny around town, but I've never cared what people thought. ;)
 
Do I use my own made sheaths? Of course! Its the best way to test out new designs and in some cases do some torture testing. When I replaced the motor in my truck I was wearing one of two sheaths, grinding them on the driveway, soaking in oil and gas, and sweat. I'm still wearing them. :)
 
I'd love to see some pictures of your personal sheaths , the more used the better :) .
As I said in my first post it just dawned on me that for a large part of my week I don't actually use my own creations .
I get so much enjoyment out of gifting them that I have very little of my own work.
The next couple I make are for me alone and will be worn and used by me alone .

Ken
 
Absolutely use my own sheaths!! Started out (way back when) with sheaths for whitewater rescue because i am a kayaker.and there was never anything available that could be accessed in a hurry and still have excellent retention. Developed all my other designs because i needed sheaths for quick access and/or concealability and there also was nothing available at the time that suited my needs.
 
A little while back I posted a question in the Knifemakers forum asking if they bought other custom or production knives and was surprised to find that most of them do. I guess once you get to a point where you can make for yourself whatever you want, there's still a desire to obtain others works. The only reason why I really want some others sheaths (particularly Paul, Dwayne and my friend Dave's) is because I'd like to see how the pros do it, and get an idea of where my expectations are for my own work. It sucks not knowing how good or bad your work is.

Anyway, I carry these every day. Depending on if I'll be in an area with a lot of nervous people I have another belt sheath that is small and close to the belt. More inconspicuous.

For my Fiddleback Kephart

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For the wharncliffe that I made

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Btw, you're right, it is difficult to snap your own pics! :)
 
Ken Filson is a high end manufacturer and retailer of quality outdoor clothing, belts, oilskins etc here in the US, similar to R.M. Williams there in Aus. Except they don't make saddles like Williams. I like your Williams hobble belt there. That concept never caught on here but I always thought it was cool. Course you hobble your horse and then your pants fall down and you're hobbled too! May be that's why it didn't catch on. All my horses are hobble broke, but the hobbles live on the saddle if they ain't on the pony. Williams Saddle Dressing is one of the best leather conditioners on the planet. All I use on my saddles. I've got lots of sheath pics in use but I'm not a pic poster. Maybe if Strig don't mind I could email him a couple and he could stick em up for ya.
 
The brown belt in the above pics, besides having a folder pouch built in, is designed to be used as a pair of hobbles. The belt is taken off and looped around one front foot, (just above the pastern) of the horse. It is then fed through one brass ring, out the other brass ring and then buckled around the other front foot, thus hobbling the horse. Horsey handcuffs they are sometimes called. They are used to limit the movement of a well trained horse. Email sent Strig.
 
Dave, those pictures of you and the horse make me wish I could have about 20 of my eighty one years back. I sure miss being horseback. That little horizontal sheath works really well aboard a horse!…..and I had to look twice to see the boot sheath.

Paul
 
Every pic I've seen from him looks better than mine be it cam or cell phone. You should see his sons property. Ridiculously nice.

I still want to make the small of back sheath that Dave does, but it looks a little advanced for me at this stage.

Great thread. :)
 
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