First Sheath.

Munky88 · Nov 9, 2009

The shape and rivit holes look a little goofy. but they're how they are for a reason. The blunt nose is so it stands up straight in your pocket, the front rivet is on the balance point for neck carry, and the 2 on the side are for molle clips.

For day hike carry.

Very pleased with myself and looking for attention. Retention is perfect for drawing and inserting.

smustian · Nov 9, 2009

Looks very practical to me. Great Job!!

shotgunner11 · Nov 9, 2009

Good Job!

If you saw some of the first kydex sheaths I made...... you'd giggle.

matthewdanger · Nov 9, 2009

Nice work! That thumb ramp/texture on the "spine" looks neat. Can you tell us more about it and take some pics?

adaman04 · Nov 9, 2009

Looks good munky, nice work. I've gotten really fond of the rivet and paracord attachment on my RC-4. I don't know where they got the idea, but it works!

Munky88 · Nov 9, 2009

matthewdanger said:
Nice work! That thumb ramp/texture on the "spine" looks neat. Can you tell us more about it and take some pics?

Sure. Technically this is my second sheath, the first was for a larger knife i had made, but I made the sheath too tight. I put the jimping on the back of that knife to try and make it easier to draw. Once I got a drill press to get the rivits on the sheath became impossibly tight, so I heated it up and reused the kydex for the izula. which is why the color match isnt perfect. I liked how the jimping looked so I did it again on the izula.

you can see I also rounded the top of that sheath to make a thumb ramp. That works great, butthe tip of your thumb gets sore after awhile. The pad of your thumb is much more durable, so the jimping is nice. I just put the sheath in a vice and used a chainsaw file.

I also filed a ramp on the inside to make it easiery to re sheath, without impairing retention.

was thinking about making a few of these and selling them on the forum, but don't know what I need to do that yet. Knife maker, or gold member and sell it in the exchange?
also don't want to poach on Shotgunner. mostly because he presumably has a shotgun.

hoopster · Nov 9, 2009

Munky88 said:
was thinking about making a few of these and selling them on the forum, but don't know what I need to do that yet. Knife maker, or gold member and sell it in the exchange?
also don't want to poach on Shotgunner. mostly because he presumably has a shotgun.

Same here, you could just go to that auction site. Nice sheath BTW. That looks like thick kydex, is it .090?

matthewdanger · Nov 9, 2009

Munky88 said:
Sure. Technically this is my second sheath, the first was for a larger knife i had made, but I made the sheath too tight. I put the jimping on the back of that knife to try and make it easier to draw. Once I got a drill press to get the rivits on the sheath became impossibly tight, so I heated it up and reused the kydex for the izula. which is why the color match isnt perfect. I liked how the jimping looked so I did it again on the izula.

you can see I also rounded the top of that sheath to make a thumb ramp. That works great, butthe tip of your thumb gets sore after awhile. The pad of your thumb is much more durable, so the jimping is nice. I just put the sheath in a vice and used a chainsaw file.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1338/dscf0088.jpg

I also filed a ramp on the inside to make it easiery to re sheath, without impairing retention.

was thinking about making a few of these and selling them on the forum, but don't know what I need to do that yet. Knife maker, or gold member and sell it in the exchange?
also don't want to poach on Shotgunner. mostly because he presumably has a shotgun.

That thumb ramp is a very cool idea. Nice work.

333rm · Nov 9, 2009

Great looking sheath. I really like where you put the holes and why. The thumb ramp is nice too. If you decide to sell some, I'd really like to buy one!

Munky88 · Nov 9, 2009

hoopster said:
Same here, you could just go to that auction site. Nice sheath BTW. That looks like thick kydex, is it .090?

you're right. It's .93

As I mentioned it was for a larger knife that I messed up, and had already drilled holes so I was past the point of no return. I wanted to salvage the material so i just made it into a smaller sheath.

The rest of the kydex I have is all .80

Next I want to make a rectangular sheath so It can fit an innertube and be made into a neck survival kit like Pict did:

http://www.bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2773

hoopster · Nov 9, 2009

Munky88 said:
you're right. It's .93

As I mentioned it was for a larger knife that I messed up, and had already drilled holes so I was past the point of no return. I wanted to salvage the material so i just made it into a smaller sheath.

The rest of the kydex I have is all .80

Next I want to make a rectangular sheath so It can fit an innertube and be made into a neck survival kit like Pict did:

http://www.bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2773

That one should be indestructible

.080 is what I've been using also. I think for the Izula you could even get away with the thinner stuff. My FIST glock holster is their ultra thin version. I figure if it can hold a Glock it should suffice for an Izula. Have fun playing with kydex. I've been making sheaths for things that don't even need sheaths.