Lets see your CPK in Leather!

[duramax]

Looks good to me nice job !!

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Well, my first try at sheath making was a VERY HUMBLING experience. I’ve got a great deal to learn and probably need a few more tools. Very challenging, yet relaxing.

My hat is off to you true craftsmen out there that produce such amazing sheaths. The pics , videos, and conversations that you’ve provided on the forum are invaluable to NOOBS like me.

This sheath ain’t pretty. It’s riddled with mistakes and it took me a rediculously long time to make. That being said, it’s sturdy and has great retention. Hopefully it will serve my kid well next summer, while woodland fighting.View attachment 2114374View attachment 2114382

That’s a great job being that’s your first one. Lots of little add on features and your own personal custom touch too. More than adequate for the Kephart, good choice to start with also.

 

[Sagandavis]

Another shoutout to duramax and his fine work. If you need quick and frequent access to your knife you won’t find a better field sheath (and knife for that matter fk2). Also stays out of the way of a pack. My favorite leather sheath I own.

 

[EMCEE]

Looks good to me nice job !!

Thank you Bill. Lot to learn.

 

[Lorien]

Looks good to me nice job !!

I agree

 

[Phill50]

Well, my first try at sheath making was a VERY HUMBLING experience. I’ve got a great deal to learn and probably need a few more tools. Very challenging, yet relaxing.

My hat is off to you true craftsmen out there that produce such amazing sheaths. The pics , videos, and conversations that you’ve provided on the forum are invaluable to NOOBS like me.

This sheath ain’t pretty. It’s riddled with mistakes and it took me a rediculously long time to make. That being said, it’s sturdy and has great retention. Hopefully it will serve my kid well next summer, while woodland fight

Nice work!

 

[EMCEE]

Nice work!

Thank you. I hope for the next one to be a “”lesson learned”.

 

[bubbaskyjacker]

 

[Mendoman]

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Nice sheath. And I love those scales. I wish they would bring those back as a current option.

 

[bubbaskyjacker]

Nice sheath. And I love those scales. I wish they would bring those back as a current option.

They have a thicker palm swell than the standard micarta, a really nice secure grip.

I was in the hunt for these for years.

 

[snuffle]

Lorien 's lovely UF2 sheath snuggling with a recently-arrived DEF2. (Marginally concerned about how the top edge interacts with the sheath, but it seems fairly reasonable at first glance.)

 

[Lorien]

Lorien 's lovely UF2 sheath snuggling with a recently-arrived DEF2. (Marginally concerned about how the top edge interacts with the sheath, but it seems fairly reasonable at first glance.)

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I'm so happy to see that knife in that sheath! I don't think you have anything to worry about wrt the top edge.

 

[Mendoman]

 

[Box_Opener]

I'm so happy to see that knife in that sheath! I don't think you have anything to worry about wrt the top edge.

Would you do a small run of these for the 2nd gen shiv when it arrives? I love this sheath and want one for my shiv.

 

[EMCEE]

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

I'm going to post this in the show your CPK in leather thread

 

[Lorien]

Would you do a small run of these for the 2nd gen shiv when it arrives? I love this sheath and want one for my shiv.

I could do a one off, if not a run. I'd need one in hand to do it though

 

[Box_Opener]

I could do a one off, if not a run. I'd need one in hand to do it though

If you need one to build the sheaths with I can ask The CPK crew to ship mine to you.

Edit: Or I could ship my 1st gen to you sooner. I don’t know how extensive the handle changes will be, though.

 

[SwarthyGnome]

If you need one to build the sheaths with I can ask The CPK crew to ship mine to you.

Edit: Or I could ship my 1st gen to you sooner. I don’t know how extensive the handle changes will be, though.

Interesting question. Hopefully Nathan the Machinist can chime in and clarify any changes to the fore-end of the handle.

 

[Lorien]

If you need one to build the sheaths with I can ask The CPK crew to ship mine to you.

Edit: Or I could ship my 1st gen to you sooner. I don’t know how extensive the handle changes will be, though.

I should probably put off taking anything new on until after Blade. There are a lot of knives I'm working on, including some POCs for Nathan, which I really should focus on. I also want to build another folder for the show, and that work is damn time and attention consuming for me.
I'm totally into it, though, and as CPKs go the shiv is absolutely iconic, so I'd want to do it justice with the leather work and not rush it. It took literally years of thinking about it before I decided where I wanted to go with the EDC sheath, and it shows- definitely some of my best work to date