More Hybrid Sheathing from the Low Lands

[Martin Swinkels]

Hi Guys,

Some recent stuff I haven't showed here yet.
I hope you like it.

Most is in halftanned leather with a kydex liner.

First is the evolution of the Ratweiler pattern wrapped around a knife forged by Dutch bladesmith Toni Oostendorp (Eastvillage Knives), called the Krebbekx.

Next a lightweight for the Busse SJTAC..
Liner made of 2mm orange kydex:

Next one has a liner made of halftanned with a pouch of lappleather around. 100% Moo! Great thing about these leathers is they have a very durable kydexlike retention. The blade snaps into place..

 

[Martin Swinkels]

My 1st Kydex alone, for a CS Bushman. Fits a beltloop as well as a teklok. Very much carry options.

One for a Scrapyard Mud Puppy..
2mm kydex in Red..

BRKT Bravo -1

:thumbup:

 

[Martin Swinkels]

3.2 mm Kydex and 3 mm Halftanned leather.. This guy wanted heavy duty..

he also wanted letters...

holes match a teklok for backpack or horizontal carry

Sturdy, yet slim..

Liner is removable for ease of cleaning..

the stitching at the entrance is protected by this folded weld..

strap is removable/replacable, but not accidentely. You need to unscrew the stud coz it'll go that way only..

I hope you like them..

Thanks,
Martin

 

[fedaykincmndr]

Those are incredible! If I had extra money right now you'd be hearing from me TODAY! Really spectacular :thumbup:!

 

[matthewdanger]

Martin, your sheath work blows my mind. You are really blurring the lines between leather and kydex. Amazing!

 

[BenchmadeBoy]

Fantastic! I am not a huge fan of the look and feel of kydex. By combining it with leather, you've eliminated that! Superb work!

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

Fantastic! I am not a huge fan of the look and feel of kydex. By combining it with leather, you've eliminated that! Superb work!

Thats the thing, I normally dont like Kydex, but I like what kydex offers..safety and security..leather is warm and natural..combine the 2 and it gets really cool. Martin just does it really well.:thumbup:

 

[Snow]

Those are some fantastic looking sheaths.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Excellent work, Martin.

In this picture, has the thumb ramp been removed from the Bravo-1?

Doc

 

[macgregor22]

Those sheaths are awesome!
That knife up to is amazing.

 

[Unsub]

That CRKT First Strike sheath is amazing. It may not be bushcraft but it does have a real
convex edge with no secondary edge. I had one before I knew better but now I kind of regret selling it because it might have been cool if I had ground a regular curved edge on it.

 

[Martin Swinkels]

That CRKT First Strike sheath is amazing. It may not be bushcraft but it does have a real
convex edge with no secondary edge. I had one before I knew better but now I kind of regret selling it because it might have been cool if I had ground a regular curved edge on it.

After I restored the edge, which was very heavily rolled, it was a very wicked slicer indeed.

Excellent work, Martin.

In this picture, has the thumb ramp been removed from the Bravo-1?

Doc

I did flatten it out a tiny bit indeed.
But I also did grind away the kydex around the ramp to make the sheath a bit less wide.



Thanks again!

Martin

 

[trestle]

Beautiful work, Martin, you've been quite busy. I really like the square bottomed sheath with the removable liner

That Bark River rig looks awesome!

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Beautiful work, Martin, you've been quite busy. I really like the square bottomed sheath with the removable liner

That Bark River rig looks awesome!

I agree. I'm really starting to like the looks of square-bottomed sheaths. Also the bolt and nut securing the kydex is a great idea.

Doc

 

[Robert H]

Well done!

 

[Jim malone]

edited

 

[Martin Swinkels]

AVV VVK did you make that for a Flemish guy (Ijzertoren)?

Yup..
quite a bit of history ..

 

[mmmotorcycle]

Fantastic work! I wish all sheaths could be made this way! :thumbup:

 

[Rockywolf]

WOW! Fantastic work.