Necker sheath dulling demo by Virtuovice

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He posted a new video yesterday, and it demonstrates the dulling of the sheath.
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I have the same issues with my wife & daughters BK11. Get them shaving paper, they are not used-just carried. Then a month later they wont even cut paper. They resharpen easy enough though but it is anoying. What is the answer ????????????????????????????????????
 
Interesting video.

I haven't seen any changes in my 11 yet but I'll keep an eye on it.

Also this guy really really cares about his knives it seems. Takes ages to sharpen them doesn't he?
 
I have the same issues with my wife & daughters BK11. Get them shaving paper, they are not used-just carried. Then a month later they wont even cut paper. They resharpen easy enough though but it is anoying. What is the answer ????????????????????????????????????

It's an easy fix, just draw and re-sheath the knife over and over again till it cuts a nice groove in the sheath and you should be good to go.
 
I wonder if you could tape the edge with some packing tape, heat the sheath a little, and run in the blade.
Kind of stretch the sheath near the edge? I don't know. It works with the Spec-Ops slips, but the 14 sheath may be a different material.
 
How about Becker fixes this issue instead?

Thank you for your pointed candor.
I believe Ka-Bar is aware of the issue, but I don't think they're going to be recalling all the sheaths currently in the pipeline.
On a $35 knife, I doubt it would make financial sense to recall/replace everything. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
I was talking to people who currently might be experiencing sheath dulling and wanted to try some type of corrective.
Over time with use, it becomes less an issue.
 
I agree w/ Widerstand, purposely drag the blade until you get a good notch. In use, try to draw the knife keeping the spine parallel to the back of the sheath. It will keep the edge off the sheath. Just a thought
 
I had the same problem with my 2 bk11's. Bought a new kydex sheath out of frustration and the problem seems to be gone. For a long time I swore it wasn't my imagination that the sheath dulled the blade, but it seems pretty common nowadays.
 
Fold a piece of 220 sandpaper around a nail file and sand a groove where the edge contacts the sheath.
 
Saw this video in another thread on another site (where some guy bemoans ad infinitum his inability to sharpen his BK11). Am I the only one that intentionally draws his knife by pressing the spine back towards the back of the sheath - as opposed to intentionally dragging the edge across the front of it the way the guy in the video does?

I'd think you'd want to draw your knife carefully regardless of the quality or composition of the sheath - am I all alone in this big bad world?

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Beckerhead #42
 
Saw this video in another thread on another site (where some guy bemoans ad infinitum his inability to sharpen his BK11). Am I the only one that intentionally draws his knife by pressing the spine back towards the back of the sheath - as opposed to intentionally dragging the edge across the front of it the way the guy in the video does?

I'd think you'd want to draw your knife carefully regardless of the quality or composition of the sheath - am I all alone in this big bad world?

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Beckerhead #42

You're not alone, and that is the best way to draw this knife to minimize what is happening in this video. However, even if the user draws carefully, as the knife rattles around inside the sheath, the edge is coming into contact with that GFN regardless and is still dulling the blade.
 
I draw mine like you said Kahn. But it seems that Virtuovice was drawing it like he did to prove a point, and he did. I posted this to create awareness as we have lots of new Becker fans here who will soon be frustrated w/ their sharpening skills. I like Tradewaters idea about the sandpaper. I was looking over my sheath and it drags a bit in some areas, I believe I'll be sanding soon.
 
Leave it to the old grumpy guy to figure out the best way.
 
I draw mine like that as well, but it is hard to teach a teenager & my wife. After the second time of reminding them, ITO, it becomes "stop nagging me, your OCD is kicking in-ect..." :jerkit: Also dont want it to rattle any more than it already does.
 
The only solution right now is to make a replacement sheath or have one made. Even with careful drawing etc, just carrying the knife will dull it as it moves around in the sheath. My Kabar BK11 was very frustrating to me until I made a kydex sheath for it that didn't kill the edge after 5 minutes of carry. I was disappointed to note that the new Navy Mark 1 has the same type of sheath as well. This type of plastic sheath is an epidemic in the knife industry right now; it's no different with ESEE, CKRT or Cold Steel.
 
This type of plastic sheath is an epidemic in the knife industry right now; it's no different with ESEE, CKRT or Cold Steel.

Exactly.

It happens to my Beckers and my ESEE's, for the longest time I though 1095 was micro rusting or something until I made my own sheath for one of my smaller blades and all of a sudden it stopped.

They don't seem to dull too much but they seem to lose the ability to shave hair rather quickly.
 
This begs this question, is he doing anything wrong? Is there a right way and wrong way, considering you can do what he's doing with the majority of sheaths out there without having this problem.

Pulling it out straight is ideal, I'm in full agreement. But it's a sheath, it should just work. He's not doing anything wrong in my opinion.

My 2 cents.
 
I ran across these videos by "Virtuovice" and thought I would share them with you concerning the EsKabar Sheath causing the blade edge to become dull from the type of plastic used. From his testing its pretty convincing that the sheath material is the cause of the dullness, and he noted that this happens with his BK2 sheath as well. If this is a repeating issues maybe its time for a new sheath material.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdP8Y0z-Yp4

Part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmVNyKFiuQw
 
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