My first kydex sheath

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Since I got my WSK from Dan, I've seen the great advantage of kydex for a large knife. It takes a whole lot of leather to do a big knife sheath, and it becomes quite heavy. The kydex sheath is light, secure, and safe too. Anyway I got some to do a sheath for my BK7, thanks again Bladite.

Heres the result.
 
It came out better than expected. The rivets look a little wuugly, and there is a gap in the seam at one point.
 
LOL. It just sounds stupid to say out loud.

A toaster oven, a bandsaw, a hand drill, a screwdriver, and a ball peen hammer with a rivet setter set.
 
aproy1101 said:
A toaster oven, a bandsaw, a hand drill, a screwdriver, and a ball peen hammer with a rivet setter set.
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Wow, reminds me of my wedding night..... :)

Seriously, Andy, very nice work. I may have to get something like that for a few of mine.

Eric
 
Eric006 said:
Wow, reminds me of my wedding night..... :)

Seriously, Andy, very nice work. I may have to get something like that for a few of mine.

Eric
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ROTFLMAO!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

PM me if you want one. I don't have my website up yet.
 
Kydex is not the prettiest material out there...but you can't argue with the weight savings. ;)


Looking good, Andy!! :thumbup:
 
Really, its not that good. It was so damn easy to do it was sick. Everything is patterned after dans WSK sheath as far as the mouth is concerned. I sure appreciate the words guys. Its a fun material to use because the sheath materializes in a very short time. Its like poof. Sheath done.
 
Yo Andy,
How about a pic of the back?? I wanna see how ya got it mounted...That seems to be the problem I am having in getting mine going

Thanks
 
Man that stuff molds like it was vacumn sealed . So thats your first try ? You are already doing it like a pro . How is the fit ?


I like my kydex sheath on my necker and appreciate its functionality . I can have it in my front pocket and thumb flick the sheath off . Like Sarge says "all you gotta do is slouch with your hands in your pocket and suddenly you have a knife in your hands ."

Honestly I am going to make an outer sheath for my necker kydex out of rawhide and dry/shrink that into place with maybe a pocket for a firesteel and whatnot .
 
Really nice Andy! I see you got the aftermarket micarta scales for your BK7. I have the desert tan one and they look just as nice if not more so on that. Kydex is a big improvement over the standard Becker sheath w/ insert.

Norm
 
aproy1101 said:
LOL. It just sounds stupid to say out loud.

A toaster oven, a bandsaw, a hand drill, a screwdriver, and a ball peen hammer with a rivet setter set.
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Not stupid at all! I just finished a khuk scabard.

I used my stove, 2 towels, needle files, rivets, scissors and a bic lighter.:D

Oh, and cardboard for the blade shape.

But how did you get it sooo flat? Mine is a lil bit warped along the edges.
 
Ya know kydex has its own kind of beauty . Its sleekness and texture are pleasing . Riding on the hip or in a pocket there is no unsightly bulge to ruin the lines of dress clothes . Its strong stuff . If the sheath was the right shape it would make a good jabbing weapon . I don,t know if it could parry a blade though I suspect it would do well .

While it may not suit the nature of a classic hunting knife it does go well with modern functional blades . I do wonder how A Fairbairn Sykes (sp) commando dagger would look with it . Matte black on matte black . It may take some designing to get them to work together well . I think it would be worth the effort .
 
Azsoldier said:
Not stupid at all! I just finished a khuk scabard.

I used my stove, 2 towels, needle files, rivets, scissors and a bic lighter.:D

Oh, and cardboard for the blade shape.

But how did you get it sooo flat? Mine is a lil bit warped along the edges.
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This was my first try. I got lucky I had good threads to read here. I've got a pic of the back and a pick of my 'press' below. The press is a piede of cardboard with foam glued to it that had been packing material for some kinda electronics here at work. He he. Ready made. I assume thats why it came out flat. I would think towels are the source of your problem, but what the hell do I know. Took the kydex out of the toaster, put it on the foam, folded it over the knife, then put a heavy steel tilting machine table on it for a while. I had to heat it for a second with the heat gun to straighten out some minor things. The fit is nice and tight. No movement, but no so tight you can't get it out. A few of the rivets are not perfect. I'll get better. I may invest in the press rivet spreaders. The spacing of the rivets was dictated by the belt attachment thingie.
 
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