long blade carry

[VictGerbSogCamill]

I heated it in the oven on about 250. I've seen it done on gas grills to.

So the pvc sheath you made was baked at 250...chop chop I guess made one by boiling water..

I am going to try and make one, very cool idea. You heated the pvc in the oven ? How long..What grade of pvc..I take it after you pull the pipe out you stick the machete in and press it flat quickly ? do you lube the blade in grease or anything ? last but not least does it smell up the oven ? We just got a new one and the wife would not be happy, if the oven smelled like SHRINKY DINKS ( plastic toy of the 70's)

 

[PayetteRucker]

I'm lookin for somethin more primative than the junglas to match the leather kit-I want this thing to be head to toe primative. I have the Wildertools Bushkeeper slotted for the chest-mounted big knife. My mountainsmith maverick is about the best design I've seen as far as profile-to-volume ratio, but I'm just hoping this makes things better. We'll see. If it doesn't work out It'll make for good leatherwork practice and I'll keep it for use as a spare bugout bag. Washington overall is a pretty ideal place to live for outdoor sports, even though Yakima itself may be a dump. You probably wouldn't have to move very far to find easy access to unregulated public land. And for the record, packing up your stuff and moving is a hell of a lot easier than spending your life wishing you were somewhere else or working around traveling long distances to cool spots.

 

[fishshooter]

So the pvc sheath you made was baked at 250...chop chop I guess made one by boiling water..

I am going to try and make one, very cool idea. You heated the pvc in the oven ? How long..What grade of pvc..I take it after you pull the pipe out you stick the machete in and press it flat quickly ? do you lube the blade in grease or anything ? last but not least does it smell up the oven ? We just got a new one and the wife would not be happy, if the oven smelled like SHRINKY DINKS ( plastic toy of the 70's)

It was drain pipe, not schedule 40. I don't recall how long, just kept an eye on it till it started to collapse. I had a press set up using two flat pieces of foam. I didn't put any sort of lube on the blade. It did smell the oven up a bit. I did it while the wife was gone, and self cleaned the oven and it was fine. If I do it again I'll may try boiling it like chop chop. I had done a little kydex stuff in the oven before, so I guess I was tuned into using it.

I would not use a brand new oven!! Not that it would mess anything up, as long as you don't let it melt. I just know how women and their new appliances are!! :thumbup:

 

[wildmike]

Payette Good chice on the wildertools bushlore. I was lookin at one of Rick's Bushmoros a while back. I went with my G.L. Drew less than ugly bowie instead. But Rick does some great work.

The Mountainsmith's are about the best lumbar design's going. If you were to make an H type suspender you could easily make it for the attachment of the bedroll etc. However that would give you two over the shoulder straps like a set of pack straps or harness.

Washington used ot be an outdoorsmans paradise. However the state regulatory folks have about ruined it, and are doing their best to make it even worse. Unless of course you have the money for a truckload of special permits etc.

Yakima is such a hole due to crime and corruption. Worst city it's size for crime in the whole nation. Only places that beat it are in the third world.

 

[VictGerbSogCamill]

It was drain pipe, not schedule 40. I don't recall how long, just kept an eye on it till it started to collapse. I had a press set up using two flat pieces of foam. I didn't put any sort of lube on the blade. It did smell the oven up a bit. I did it while the wife was gone, and self cleaned the oven and it was fine. If I do it again I'll may try boiling it like chop chop. I had done a little kydex stuff in the oven before, so I guess I was tuned into using it.

I would not use a brand new oven!! Not that it would mess anything up, as long as you don't let it melt. I just know how women and their new appliances are!! :thumbup:

Thanks, I appreciate the info. :thumbup: Will post pics when I'm done, sometime this week hopefully. It's for a cheap Tractor Supply machete, but the sheath it came with was really cheap.

 

[PayetteRucker]

Payette Good chice on the wildertools bushlore. I was lookin at one of Rick's Bushmoros a while back. I went with my G.L. Drew less than ugly bowie instead. But Rick does some great work.

The Mountainsmith's are about the best lumbar design's going. If you were to make an H type suspender you could easily make it for the attachment of the bedroll etc. However that would give you two over the shoulder straps like a set of pack straps or harness.

Washington used ot be an outdoorsmans paradise. However the state regulatory folks have about ruined it, and are doing their best to make it even worse. Unless of course you have the money for a truckload of special permits etc.

Yakima is such a hole due to crime and corruption. Worst city it's size for crime in the whole nation. Only places that beat it are in the third world.

In that case Idaho is the place to be, you still get the awesome northwest culture but a vast majority of our land is public and unregulated. As long as you're responsible about what you're doing people aren't going to bother you. It's not as green as WA but we sure do have some sweet elevation change.

 

[wildmike]

I've been over there Payette. Friendliest folks I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

Been in Cascade and am hopin soon to head over to Sandpoint area. This area of Washington is even drier than you get over there. Much friendlier state for hunting, fishing and trapping.

 

[PayetteRucker]

that whole valley is pretty awesome, Cascade, Donelly, McCall. Elk and deer up the wazoo, the Payette River, lots of awesome snowmobiling, kayaking, hiking etc. Haven't been as far north as Sandpoint yet.

 

[wildmike]

So Payette, from what you say your wantin to go primative in the gear on this kit.

I'm gettin rid of most all my commercial production knives and goig all to handforged (excepting folders). I just got myself on Tad Lynch's lst for one of his Turkey Mountain's in 52100. I am going modern material for the handle though, just for the sake of durability.

My G.L. Drew has Desert Ironwood scales. He also forged me a really nice 5" blade.

 

[PayetteRucker]

Yeap the only knife I have towards the kit right now is a Koyote leuku which will make a fine belt knife, though the Bushkeeper, a Rosarms Fry 2 and the 10 inch machete are on the want list. I'd kill for a Jimi Wade necker right now but I doubt that's going to happen so I'll probably have ML knives build me a similar styled one. I've got an HB Forge shawnee throwing hawk that I'll wear on the belt, and a Collins Boy's axe that I stripped too. Already have the bedroll pieced together, and I'll start work on the Nessmuk style canvas tent soon. I have a wyoming saw with an awesome rustic looking leather sheath that will go well with the kit as well. Bits and pieces are starting to come together, I need to hit Tandy and get some more leatherworking stuff yet but all the templates are drawn.

 

[MustardMan]

I do my own kydex, heated in the oven and pressed in a DIY press made from walmart foam sleeping pads. I generally do them taco style, with a line of rivets all the way down, and all of them spaced to fit tek locks. Generally I don't even bother with the tek locks, though, and just use paracord to lash them directly to a pack. I am never using them outside of camp, so they are usually lashed wherever is convenient on a given pack, without much concern about ease of access.

 

[PayetteRucker]

Sounds relatively easy mustard. I'm not a huge fan of kydex personally but it gets the job done and I'm sure people would use it.

 

[wildmike]

I have a Koyote leuku 5"er as well. Christoff does good work.

 

[333rm]

I kinda went through the same thing when I got my bug out bag set up, trying to figure out where to carry my machete and long blades. After some trial and error I've deciced on carrying my long blades mounted on my Kifaru XRay in kydex sheaths mounted via molle. That way I can carry a regular size blade on me for general use and have the long ones out of the way, but easily accessable. I prefer kydex for sheaths for durability and the multiple mounting options you can get out of one sheath. I got my ESEE Lite Machete a couple weeks ago and am going to have a kydex sheath made up for it so I can mount it on my pack. Also when my ESEE Junglas in anytime it comes with a great kydex setup ready to mount to the other side of my pack.

 

[actionshooter38]

I've always carried my machete on the belt. Works for me.

 

[chopchop]

So the pvc sheath you made was baked at 250...chop chop I guess made one by boiling water..

I am going to try and make one, very cool idea. You heated the pvc in the oven ? How long..What grade of pvc..I take it after you pull the pipe out you stick the machete in and press it flat quickly ? do you lube the blade in grease or anything ? last but not least does it smell up the oven ? We just got a new one and the wife would not be happy, if the oven smelled like SHRINKY DINKS ( plastic toy of the 70's)

The way I did it...

I boiled water in a tall pot, then put in a scrap section of pvc. To be honest, I don't remember what schedule it is. It's a little over 1/16" thick. As it heats up, the pvc gets visibly wobbly... you can tell that it's soft. I took it out of the pot, put the knife in it, and put the whole package between 2 scrap pieces of 2x8 on the kitchen floor. The first time, I stood on it, but that didn't work too great, as it didn't fit the knife like I wanted. (I was going for a kind of deep scandi top)

So, I put the pvc back in the boiling water, grabbed a few quikgrip clamps, & did it again. I got a good fit on the blade, then put just the top part of the flattened sheath back in the boiling water and held it there til it softened. I took it out, put the knife back in and formed it around the hilt with my hands. (I was wearing leather gloves). It only took about 5 or 10 seconds to cool enough for the pvc to set up.

It has pretty good retention. It rattles if I shake it hard, but it won't come out if I shake it upside down or bump the sides of the sheath.