I always disliked the Cordura sheaths you can find on many Seki City products. Almost all of you are familiar with those if you own a knife from Cold Steel, Katz or Fällkniven just to name some popular companies.
For my S1 Forester from Fällkniven I wanted a custom Kydex sheath. Thanks to the recommendation by GONESAILING I checked on the work of a forumite who posts under CHIRO75 (real name Steve). His website looked promising and I gave it a try
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
We discussed the design by email and I went with the pouch type sheath Steve has made for the Polkowsky Polecat.
The entire process from shipping my knife to him and receiving it with the new sheath took two weeks (and this was slow, because he had trouble with his car!). So when I got a parcel from him I was of course curious to see what I got into. That I was surprised is putting it mildly. This sheath is as perfect as you can expect it. I have never seen any professional piece which was better. On the contrary. I believe Steve's sheath has an edge
over the one I got last week with my Nimravus cub.
The Kydex (the thick 100'er type) is perfectly fitted to the knife and expertly molded on both sides. Four big flat screws hold it together and two of them are used to attach the clip. The clip itself is very wide but flat and will fit easily on a webbing belt. The bottom is open and bend inwards. This way you can slip the clip easily over a belt but it won't come off by accident. There are two extra holes in the clip and it is possible to reverse it for carrying the knife vertical. You can also put the clip on the outer side and convert the sheath to an IWB carry option. A very flexible setup.
No need to say that the fit and finish of the Kydex are flawless and all edges are neatly rounded or smoothened.
The concern I had first was that the handle of the Forester is kind of Kraton. Fortunately a very firm version. I have removed and put the knife back several times and noticed no major wear from the sheath on the handle. It should hold up for a long time.
The only problem I had in the beginning was with the top screw. When it was tightened, I couldn't remove the knife anymore. So I just took it out. The remaining three screws and the tension of the Kydex are still sufficient to hold a knife with a short blade like this.
In short, Steve did an excellent job and this one was not the last sheath I ordered from him.
[This message has been edited by Ralf (edited 10 August 1999).]
For my S1 Forester from Fällkniven I wanted a custom Kydex sheath. Thanks to the recommendation by GONESAILING I checked on the work of a forumite who posts under CHIRO75 (real name Steve). His website looked promising and I gave it a try
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
We discussed the design by email and I went with the pouch type sheath Steve has made for the Polkowsky Polecat.
The entire process from shipping my knife to him and receiving it with the new sheath took two weeks (and this was slow, because he had trouble with his car!). So when I got a parcel from him I was of course curious to see what I got into. That I was surprised is putting it mildly. This sheath is as perfect as you can expect it. I have never seen any professional piece which was better. On the contrary. I believe Steve's sheath has an edge
The Kydex (the thick 100'er type) is perfectly fitted to the knife and expertly molded on both sides. Four big flat screws hold it together and two of them are used to attach the clip. The clip itself is very wide but flat and will fit easily on a webbing belt. The bottom is open and bend inwards. This way you can slip the clip easily over a belt but it won't come off by accident. There are two extra holes in the clip and it is possible to reverse it for carrying the knife vertical. You can also put the clip on the outer side and convert the sheath to an IWB carry option. A very flexible setup.
No need to say that the fit and finish of the Kydex are flawless and all edges are neatly rounded or smoothened.
The concern I had first was that the handle of the Forester is kind of Kraton. Fortunately a very firm version. I have removed and put the knife back several times and noticed no major wear from the sheath on the handle. It should hold up for a long time.
The only problem I had in the beginning was with the top screw. When it was tightened, I couldn't remove the knife anymore. So I just took it out. The remaining three screws and the tension of the Kydex are still sufficient to hold a knife with a short blade like this.
In short, Steve did an excellent job and this one was not the last sheath I ordered from him.
[This message has been edited by Ralf (edited 10 August 1999).]
