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Lightweight Khukri Carry
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Originally posted by Ferrous Wheel
Kis is one of the good guys, I didn;t mean to imply he was bein' nasty or anything. Kis' humor does tend to be dry, perhaps a 6.5 outta 10 on the "Dry British Humor" scale.
Oh so that's what "dry humor" is, so then is "wet humor" were you laugh so hard you pee yerself?
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If you still want to go the cardboard route, I have a suggestion:
Reinforce it with aluminum duct tape (or even a soda can, cut appropriately) Available in your local hardware store for a couple bux, and easy to shape.
You might also be able to get creative with a plastic bottle (2L should accomodate a BAS or other small khuk. Cut it up to use as reinforcement, or maybe even a whole sheath. If you were super-fancy, you might even be able to heat mold it (I don't know what temp polyethylene bottles melt at - you might want to test before melting one all over your knife. I'd try boiling water first, then maybe use the oven. ) Think of it as ultra-cheap kydex.
Let us know what you come up with!
Reinforce it with aluminum duct tape (or even a soda can, cut appropriately) Available in your local hardware store for a couple bux, and easy to shape.
You might also be able to get creative with a plastic bottle (2L should accomodate a BAS or other small khuk. Cut it up to use as reinforcement, or maybe even a whole sheath. If you were super-fancy, you might even be able to heat mold it (I don't know what temp polyethylene bottles melt at - you might want to test before melting one all over your knife. I'd try boiling water first, then maybe use the oven. ) Think of it as ultra-cheap kydex.
Let us know what you come up with!
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good one, CD! I'll hafta use that one.
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I just now got your user name, Ferrous Wheel - Ferris Wheel, hahaahahaha. I'm a little slow, I had to ride the short bus to school.
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Originally posted by Tohatchi NM
If you still want to go the cardboard route, I have a suggestion:
(I don't know what temp polyethylene bottles melt at - you might want to test before melting one all over your knife.
If it was a clear bottle and melted maybe it would be a good rust inhibitor
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I suppose some of the new high-tech coatings are polymers - epoxy paint, teflon (BT2) etc. So a polyethylene bottle might not do so bad. Might have some adhesion issues on a mirror polish finish.