Little Bil ton arrived.
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They are neat little critters, alright.
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Sweet little khukuris, not big enough to chop anything larger than a carrot or cucumber, but all in all, very neat and capable little knives. I gave mine a heavy duty frog which incorporates a mini chakma ground from a file. Keeping my hands busy helps deal with the fidgets. Once we get the green light I'll have another outlet for my energy.
Sarge
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I love mine. I had started carrying it in my inside coat pocket because I like it so well. The chape would soon have worn a hole in the pocket, so yesterday afternoon, I made an attempt at making a kydex sheath for it. It's 3 1/2" by 7", rectangular in shape, and fits the pocket well. The quality is only fair, as it was my first. But it works. 
I would rather have leather, but that's a skill I haven't picked up yet.
Steve
I would rather have leather, but that's a skill I haven't picked up yet. Steve
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Originally posted by ferguson
I made an attempt at making a kydex sheath for it. It's 3 1/2" by 7", rectangular in shape, and fits the pocket well. The quality is only fair, as it was my first. But it works.
I would rather have leather, but that's a skill I haven't picked up yet.
Steve
Steve leather just has to be easier than the kydex IMO. There's nothing in laying out a pattern on cardboard and transfering it to leather to make a traditional sheath.
The ribbed cardboard is approximately the same thickness as the leather and that aids in determining how many welt pieces you're gonna need for the spine side.
Generally you only need one welt for the edge side to prevent the edge from cutting the thread.
It's very helpful if you have a Dremel or similar tool, drill press would be perfect, to drill the small holes for the sewing
thread.
Use the double needle technique and you have the strongest joint possible with needle and thread.
It's helpful to glue the welts in with rubber or contact cement prior to drilling and sewing.
The double needle technique is just what it sounds like. A needle is put on each end of the thread and then pulled through the same hole from opposite directions.
This not only locks the thread in place, but makes it stronger since one thread can be cut and there's still one to keep things
together.
This technique is also very easy to repair if need be.
As skills increase you can get just as fancy and elaborate as you want.
