Leather/kydex combination sheaths?

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I was thinking about the recent posts about not storing knives in leather sheaths, and also about the advantages kydex/concealex has in retaining the blade. That gave rise to the idea of a kydex sheath which would have a leather sheath over it, for show. I think a really beautiful knife deserves to be in leather, especially on 'dress' occasions. Does this sound like the best of both worlds to anyone?

--JB

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JB,

It certainly does sound interesting. James Piorek has been doing leather covered kydex for years (and doing a superlative job). www.bladerigger.com

I've designed a "best/worst of both worlds" sheath I call the "hybrid" but I haven't found a leather worker willing to help me out with it (I'm not set up to do leather right now, but I think this idea will sell).

Matt

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Hello,

I am going to do a few Leather Bodied, kydex Belt loop sheath`s in the near future.

Kind of the Best of Both Worlds for some of my customers who just have to have Dead Animal skins surrounding there knife blades.

But i am going to add some feature of my own design to the Leather sheath bodies to make up for it`s Propensity for poking Tips through the Leather,,,,, 8-)

regards,,, Allen

 
With properly made leather sheaths, knives never ever poke points through the leather. And remember, until a few years ago every sheath ever made was wood or leather, and served well in quite a few adverse conditions, like wars. Fact is you shouldn't leave a knife in a wet sheath, be it leather or kydex. The principle advantage of Kydex is that it serves as a spring for retaining the knife. Many good leather sheaths do that was well. There are advantages to both.

For aesthetics though, it is certainly hard to beat a fine dead animal skin. I wear them on my feet everyday.

Personally, I think there's room for both and the idea of a hybrid is very appealing for all the above reasons.

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Jerry Hossom
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[This message has been edited by GaKnife (edited 04-06-2000).]

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I have made a "HYBRID" sheath with a leather body and kydex to hold the knife in position. It works very well and looks good too. I used it on a fighter and wanted extra holding power but not have the rubbing noise of kydex. We are limited only by our imagination in our endevors.
 
Ok, I kind of want to clarify what I was thinking of originally. Basically, I was thinking of a kydex sheath, with a dressed-up leather cover that could be attached over the kydex (and, come to think of it, making that removable would be nice for situations when wetness is a bigger problem). Now, of course, I have all sorts of other things to think about.

--JB

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