This might seem out of left field but I bought an Old Hickory Butcher Knife 7", and it came in a fitted plastic "blister" package.
When I opened the package, I was careful to cut at the bottom about 1.5" lower than the start of the handle. So right now, I have something that is approaching a sheath because there is a solid piece of plastic that is form-fitted to the knife and I can slip the knife in and out of the packaging like a sheath. The form-fit is such that the knife can only go as far as the handle, so that's great. But the other side is cardboard.
I feel like I could make a silly sheath out of this, if I could:
- find some thick plastic to use as a backing to replace the cardboard
- glue this securely to the packaging plastic
- cut the new plastic in such a way that I can thread a belt through. or get fancy and punch holes such that I can attach a spare Tek Lok
- figure out some way of retaining the knife, since it's not a tight fit
I know this is silly, especially for a $10 knife that I could buy a $5.00 sheath for on Amazon. So what? Anyone got any ideas?
When I opened the package, I was careful to cut at the bottom about 1.5" lower than the start of the handle. So right now, I have something that is approaching a sheath because there is a solid piece of plastic that is form-fitted to the knife and I can slip the knife in and out of the packaging like a sheath. The form-fit is such that the knife can only go as far as the handle, so that's great. But the other side is cardboard.
I feel like I could make a silly sheath out of this, if I could:
- find some thick plastic to use as a backing to replace the cardboard
- glue this securely to the packaging plastic
- cut the new plastic in such a way that I can thread a belt through. or get fancy and punch holes such that I can attach a spare Tek Lok
- figure out some way of retaining the knife, since it's not a tight fit
I know this is silly, especially for a $10 knife that I could buy a $5.00 sheath for on Amazon. So what? Anyone got any ideas?