Kydex definition question

[evlDan]

I've been working on making Kydex sheaths for about a month using .093 Kydex and have a few questions.

First question- the definition on my pressings is fair but nothing amazing but the retention is still great. Besides cosmetics (since this is just a hobby), does definition really matter?

Second question- I've been making sheaths for some ResC handled Scrapyard knives (a kind of rubber) and I find myself having to roll the edges of the Kydex so it doesn't bite the handle on insertion. Is there a consistent way to do this? Right now I'm just heating the edge with a gun and rolling the edge by hand then holding it until it cools. This does work but it doesn't leave professional results mainly because of me. I assume it might be an art form and the hand rolling is something that needs to be practiced.

 

[Kiah]

I've been working on making Kydex sheaths for about a month using .093 Kydex and have a few questions.

First question- the definition on my pressings is fair but nothing amazing but the retention is still great. Besides cosmetics (since this is just a hobby), does definition really matter?

Not really.

Second question- I've been making sheaths for some ResC handled Scrapyard knives (a kind of rubber) and I find myself having to roll the edges of the Kydex so it doesn't bite the handle on insertion. Is there a consistent way to do this? Right now I'm just heating the edge with a gun and rolling the edge by hand then holding it until it cools. This does work but it doesn't leave professional results mainly because of me. I assume it might be an art form and the hand rolling is something that needs to be practiced.

You can tape something to (or wrap something around) the handle when molding. Too bulky and it might press weird though. Practice helps with the heat gun. You wanna keep the heat moving and get it just warm enough to be pliable.

Last question- I've made one opened back sheath and I want to know if there is a good way to judge how far up the top eyelets can be set? I assume it had to do with how the knife pivots out of the back but I just placed them near the tip of the knife to avoid problems.

1" C-clamp. Lets you test eyelet placement without mucking anything up. Just watch the pressure so you don't make a dent.

 

[evlDan]

Thanks for the response I'm still not sure why people always seem to be chasing definition. I will definitely use that c-clamp method in the future.