Let's see your Becker survival sheaths!

I updated one of my Eskabar sheath setups. Decided I wanted one with a firesteel.

I've tried just a small, blank rod, firesteel, but found them to be kind of hard to hold on to. Firesteels with large handles don't lie flat on the sheath. The BSA Hotspark is about perfect, thin, but with enough handle to get a good grip.





Firesteel, pry bar, and some tinder straws on the back
 
Not too much in mine since it's a bit small to begin with, but I do have some tinder(dryer lint and vasaline rapped in foil), and a safety pin in a space under the belt clip.

 
jonc123 said:
Luckylad....

I think your sheaths look great. I took up leatherworking as you did. I needed custom sheaths for axes, Pulaskis and McLeods (fire fighting tools also used for trail building) instead of knives. I designed everything without using rivets and snaps (I used buckles). The most fun I had was making templates, as I had to make two of everything. My wife had a set of trail tools also. I spent a boatload of cash on the leather which cost a little extra as it was thick (from Tandy) then you got the needles, etc...Wallet much lighter!!

I didn't have a drillpress, I used a corded Black & Decker that my Dad gave me 40 years ago. My wife sat and would tell me, "right.....left....forward....backward....she was my level!

The first thing I noticed that everything you did is square. I really like it. Gives it a unique look that stands out. You might have done it for simplicity, but it looks good. Jack Daniels had the same ideas with the square bottles of Tennessee Whiskey.

I've seen some real old pieces of leather here in the Ozarks. Lots of times it looks like the leather is rotted away, but the stitching still holds. I have never had any of my stitching come apart...all my stuff is just a single row like yours. I have used this trail building equipment for years. Pass yours on to your kids. They will last a long time!!
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Jonc123, thanks! I'm humbled by some of the other work I've seen posted on here, but I appreciate the positive feedback. What do you use to make your templates??? Sheets of plexiglass? What's your process? I'm at a point where family and friends have asked for the same stuff - a template would be a HUGE timesaver for me.

As for the square design, part of it is simplicity (always a fan of that) and part of it just seemed like added stability for the dual carry. But again - humbled by some of the other stuff I've seen on here. :)
 
My BK 2 Sheath i recently finished was the first sheath I've ever made. I couldn't be happier with it. Its multi carry and totally universal. If i want it on my left side for carrying a firearm on my right, i just need to change around the orientation which is held together with stainless hardware. The retention strap is removable, and reversible too. These pics are set up for right hand dangler, or left hand scout. Two screws and its left hand dangler, right hand scout. The dangler is removable for that high ride also.


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more here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1061461-My-first-attempt-at-a-sheath!
 
That is a heck of a sheath for your first go at it! Looks very utilitarian, and very nicely done. Are the straps that hold it on in scout carry really tight? It looks very horizontal for a scout carried BK2 and most aren't able to hold that much weight using only the two straps like that. If so very nicely done indeed, you almost always see a distinct sagging towards the handle end with a scout style BK2. Where's your firesteel? :D

In any event, welcome to our corner of the asylum, most of us don't bite. Looking forward to seeing sheath number two.
 
Thanks Derek, They are not super tight, you can see in the dangler pic that they have a little space behind them.
 
Lethal, first off, sheath looks AWESOME. Especially for a first attempt. Better than I could ever do.


Second, are your toenails painted?!
 
Sweet sheath Lethal!
Id like something like that myself since I always carry a firearm as well and wearing a standard sheath on my belt usually poses a problem.
Job well done!
 
I wear mine with a .357 on my hip. I have my sheath low and more towards the front of my leg.
 
Tankerwolf said:
I like to keep my kits dynamic so after the "dusting off the skills" challenge I pretty much came to grips with the fact that I would die in the woods if I had to survive for a long period of time. So I adjusted my kit accordingly.

My new kit consists of a BFB of hard liquor, bungie strapped to a BK-7.

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It's a great setup and on day hikes with the retention of the BK-7 sheath and bungie cord you hardly even know it's there.
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Hahaha, survival hooch. Awesome.
 
You guys are so evil, tempting people with pics of supped up Beckers! Evil I tell you! :-D Those are some nice examples of hardware!!
 
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