I picked up a USGI E-Tool not too long ago. I just had to have one.
I immediately took it out of it's USGI Cover (rubber) and slipped it
into a MOLLE II E-Tool Pouch and strapped it to the side of my Hellcat.
So, I had this E-Tool Cover that I couldn't bring myself to throw away.
I knew it'd come in handy some day. At the same time, after I rehabbed
my $14. Lowe's Hatchet, I needed a sheath for it. I keep it in my Hellcat's
frame, but don't like the exposed blade one bit for obvious reasons.
Then, it hit me...I'd recycle the E-Tool Cover and see what I could come up with.
As you'll see, I tried to use the Cover's odd shapes to best utilize it's material to fit
the shape of the hatchet's head and even managed to incorporate one of the snaps.
Yeah, it's ugly, yeah it's rough, but it's functional and I managed to make use
of something that was just going to take up space and never be used again.
I formed it with a lighter, needlenose pliers, sandpaper and my Dremel Tool.
A 1/8" Ranger Band around the "back" of the cover snugs it up nicely, but
it's not needed.
I immediately took it out of it's USGI Cover (rubber) and slipped it
into a MOLLE II E-Tool Pouch and strapped it to the side of my Hellcat.
So, I had this E-Tool Cover that I couldn't bring myself to throw away.
I knew it'd come in handy some day. At the same time, after I rehabbed
my $14. Lowe's Hatchet, I needed a sheath for it. I keep it in my Hellcat's
frame, but don't like the exposed blade one bit for obvious reasons.
Then, it hit me...I'd recycle the E-Tool Cover and see what I could come up with.
As you'll see, I tried to use the Cover's odd shapes to best utilize it's material to fit
the shape of the hatchet's head and even managed to incorporate one of the snaps.
Yeah, it's ugly, yeah it's rough, but it's functional and I managed to make use
of something that was just going to take up space and never be used again.
I formed it with a lighter, needlenose pliers, sandpaper and my Dremel Tool.
A 1/8" Ranger Band around the "back" of the cover snugs it up nicely, but
it's not needed.
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