Instead of yardwork, I did a Quick and Easy 11/14 sheath mod PHOTO HEAVY

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Ok, so I was in the garage messing around…actually I supposed to be doing some yard work, but…..knives and tinkering is more fun. Anyway, I saw this old Blackhawk duty belt that I got issued but never wore. It’s several years old, but brand spanking new. I was gonna toss it but as I looked at it, I noticed it was really overbuilt in the area around the buckle. I mean really really stiff, I said to myself, I could do something with this damn thing.

I have been steadily unhappy with the stock sheath because it’s starting to get loose and it’s dulling the 14 something fierce.

Ding, Ding!! Lightbulb!!! Why not build another sheath for the 11 or the 14. Well, after some cutting here and there the idea really started to take shape. I just jammed the blade down in between some of the layers and wah-la; I had the making of a pretty good field expedient pocket sheath.


I didn’t really have to do much to this. However, to reinforce the inside bottom portion where the point is, I decided to jam a thin strip of leather down there to keep the point from jamming through the end.


Well, then I remembered I had an old sheath from a Benchmade that got stole from me a long time back, and I remembered it had a nice belt rig to it, so I got that out separated the pocket portion from the back, which I noticed was just as stiff at the belt piece, and wah-la, I had the makings of a belt attachment system. Now, how to attach it? Ah-ha, Velcro to the rescue. So, when I was done I had a pretty good modular sheath system. No sewing, drilling, pressing, folding…yada yada yada.





Then I got this crazy idea to finish stripping the 14. Well, then I thought…I’m gonna put the zytel back on and I was concerned about rust, so….haha….I got another crazy idea to paint the handle OD green. LOL




Anyway, that was about 2 hours of work...what took the longest was figuring out the process...actually doing the mods took a total of about 20 minutes.
 
Very cool. Love the mods that just take shape as they go....

Painted under the scales of my 14 after I found some rust after about 6 months of stripped use or so... I just put painters tape around the zytel... removed the zytel, then sprayed, so unless you took the scales off you would never know the difference.

Nice job... :thumbup:
 
I like it man. I think you have your priorities in order, yard work can wait!
 
Unfortunately, this is why I can't throw anything away - never know when it will become useful! I love this - 2 he's of garage engineering and 0$ spent - priceless! Plus, damn fine work.
 
Kabarcamper said:
Pretty sweet, how's the retention on the 14 rig?
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Its actually damn good. The 11 is better though. My kid had to jerk on the 11 and nearly flung it across the room. LOL. Neither one needs a strap or anything but I might try to rig on up later, and also a neck cord (maybe)
 
granitestateofmind said:
Unfortunately, this is why I can't throw anything away - never know when it will become useful! I love this - 2 he's of garage engineering and 0$ spent - priceless! Plus, damn fine work.
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Thanks. I like the 0$ spent as well. I'm on a really tight budget these days.
 
Where in Oregon are you at? Feel free to send it to me in an email if you dont want to post it here.
 
LOL, I have to redo it. The paint stuck but there was an area on the ring that the paint wasn't quite as dry as I thought and I got a fingerprint in it. I know a guy that does cerakote and I was thinking of just doing that. He'd probably do it cheap, considering.
 
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