How Tight on your Sheaths

I haven't talked to him since but the word is he's doing fine - still a cranky demanding ole.... :footinmou
 
I have seen him since his surgery. Still smiling away and same old Sandy :D
We even talked about you WildRose ;) I think I am doing pretty good on my fits but I wish I could sit in with one of you guys for a little while. NExt time I see Sandy (near fall) I'll have to take a work in progress to him. ANy hints on finding reading material that discusses fitting the welt and sheath tightness?

Thanks Fellas ;)
 
Brian - say howdy to Sandy for me next time you see him! and now I know why my ears were ringing that weekend :D

As to reading material on fitting a sheath - nope, nada, nothing that I know of - not to toot my own horn but I wrote a littel about it in my Mexloop Tutorial - you can get to it via Dan Gray's knivesby.com knifemaking page.
It's mainly a matter of skive and fit, skive and fit.
 
Ahh...here is a better questiobn for you.
How can I make the pouch sheath design from getting cut when resheathing? If you put the knife in a little twisted, the sides get cut. Any help in this matter?
Brian
 
blgoode said:
Ahh...here is a better questiobn for you.
How can I make the pouch sheath design from getting cut when resheathing? If you put the knife in a little twisted, the sides get cut. Any help in this matter?
Brian
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just don't do that... put it in straight :footinmou

really I'd say
guide it in carefully it's part of the game on pouch sheaths :)
we with sharp knives do it that way.. :D
 
What Dan said - there is now way to 100% protect a sheath from misuse or abuse - wait until some guys sends one back that he stuck a bloody, hair encrusted knife into after cleaning a dear and tells you it sucks and he wants it fixed - for free of course.... :barf:
 
humm...what would you do in that situation Wild??
I will replace my work if not made well but not from misuse. Thats been my guidelines thus far anyway ;)

I kind of figured that you just need to forwarn the new pouch sheath owner...thats what I have been doing anyway.
 
Brian - I too give advice and also my warranty does not allow for misuse.

But.....no matter what you get customers who don't read or whatever - in the case of a good customer who just made a boo boo then I offer to clean it or in the case of a total screw that was done without malice you might say I MAY offer a replacement at 50% of the original cost. It's good customer service and in 30 some years I've only had to do it a total of 5 times, and in every case the customer was very thankful and continued to buy from me as well as told their friends so in each case the offer more than paid for itself.

In the case of a totally demanding and exceedingly obnoxious customer, which thankfully I've had only a couple if the damage was due to outright misuse/negligence than I tell them go p1$$ up a rope and stand under it while it drip dries. ;) :rolleyes: ;)

Of course one thing that has helped immensely with knives is that I seal the interior to make it as water/crud resistant as possible - this allows the sheath to be cleaned in most cases.
 
I'm with Chuck on this one.I had a customer last year send a knife and sheath back after returning from a hunting trip.It was still covered with blood and he had loosened the belt loop a bit.It got hung up with something on the horse's saddle,didn't fail but still needed repair.This guy offered to pay but he was a good customer and had already bought 8 knives from me so I cleaned and resharpened the knife and made him a new sheath for field work and repair his old one for dress. It will pay for itself in goodwill and treating a good customer right. Dave :)

Ps I chatted with Sandy Morrissey this weekend and he is doing well just very busy.
 
Chuck,
What do you seal the inside with?

Thanks for the insight everyone! I too agree good treatment pays for itself ;)
 
DC KNIVES said:
I'm with Chuck on this one.I had a customer last year send a knife and sheath back after returning from a hunting trip.It was still covered with blood and he had loosened the belt loop a bit.It got hung up with something on the horse's saddle,didn't fail but still needed repair.This guy offered to pay but he was a good customer and had already bought 8 knives from me so I cleaned and resharpened the knife and made him a new sheath for field work and repair his old one for dress. It will pay for itself in goodwill and treating a good customer right. Dave :)
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it is about ten times easyer to keep a customer than gain a new one so treat them well. ;) the bad customer will be a burden to you
finding the line between them will get easyer with time.
 
Matter of fact---I AIN'T !!! Be 82 this coming April in '05---but who's counting? Sandy Morrissey (Godfather of Moo)
 
Dan hit the nail on the head when he said to put the knife straight into the sheath. That is basic sheathing 101! I have had to replace or repair very few sheaths over the years as 95% of my work is for the custom knife maker and not the individual purchaser. I find that most knifemakers will inform the purchaser of the necessity of carefully inserting the razor edged blade into the sheath or suffer the consequences. A properly designed sheath is no guarantee that some scissor-bill will not slice it to hell-n-gone. Murphy's law! I am not of the opinion that I or you should have to pay for another's carelessness but can understand that it is sometimes necessary to keep a good customer. Let us say that a lot depends on his attitude and willingness to admit to faulty handling of his blade and not harping on the "fault" of the sheath. I can be gracious when someone asks nicely but very intolerant of a "demand" situation! ---Sandy Morrissey---
 
Thanks Sandy. Liking that warmer weather huh? Think we'll get any winter storms?
 
helmar4578 said:
Dan hit the nail on the head when he said to put the knife straight into the sheath. That is basic sheathing 101! I have had to replace or repair very few sheaths over the years as 95% of my work is for the custom knife maker and not the individual purchaser. I find that most knifemakers will inform the purchaser of the necessity of carefully inserting the razor edged blade into the sheath or suffer the consequences. A properly designed sheath is no guarantee that some scissor-bill will not slice it to hell-n-gone. Murphy's law! I am not of the opinion that I or you should have to pay for another's carelessness but can understand that it is sometimes necessary to keep a good customer. Let us say that a lot depends on his attitude and willingness to admit to faulty handling of his blade and not harping on the "fault" of the sheath. I can be gracious when someone asks nicely but very intolerant of a "demand" situation! ---Sandy Morrissey---
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I remember back a long ,, a lady came in and picked up a knife / sheath combo for her hubby , she took it out of the pouch sheath to look at it
when she went to put it back in the point just barely caught the leather
about midway down it was sharp enough that she didn't have to push very hard and before I could say anything she'd pushed it through the back side
just like butter I used 10-12 oz leather and at that angle it when through a lot of leather.. the welt is what protects the edge once in place but being careful getting it there can't be a problem for novice handlers.
BTW she,,, thank God , didn't cut the hell out of her hand...it scared the hell out of me :eek:
I don't want a women getting cut from one of my knives,, guys should know better.. :footinmou :)
 
Sandy looked like a fine young man to me Dan :D Still ugly but full of life! :D :D
Just kidding Sandy...You know I love ya'.
 
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