daizee
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Courtesy of BF's own Marion David Poff.
One in desert tan and the other in safety orange (color reproduction may be off in the pictures) with matching paracord for each. Both are Kabar knives. The orange one is to be a gift for a friend.
These are clamshell-style sheaths, using flex in the opening for retention. The flex could be adjusted by adding a bolt to the top-most holes, or moving the clip up if necessary. There are drain holes at the tips, and the rivets are very nicely done. They are pretty consistent between the two, and they both work perfectly. Mr. Poff provided the clips at my request. Also, I asked him to shorten the reach up the handle compared to his reference sheath to accommodate my inner-tube handle liner, and he absolutely nailed the size, as you can see from the picture. Retention is excellent, and there is no rattle. However draw is smoother and easier than the factory sheaths as the force is spread over a longer lever-arm than the factory design. There is a slight pop-release and then a firm glide out, compared to the factory sheath that requires a lot of force up front that releases all in a rush. You must take some care with your thumb, as the mouth can nip it if you push against it - I softened the inside corners a smidge with a knife. However since less force is required, you actually don't need to launch the knife out with your thumb as with the factory sheath.
I'm very pleased with the results and recommend Marion's work.
At the bottom are a couple pics of the Izula-II sheath at as well. Note it's made to handle either the Izula or the II, with or without handles. The lady of the house dyed her micarta handles a bit, so they're actually pretty close in color to the sheath. Also nice work.
-Daizee
One in desert tan and the other in safety orange (color reproduction may be off in the pictures) with matching paracord for each. Both are Kabar knives. The orange one is to be a gift for a friend.
These are clamshell-style sheaths, using flex in the opening for retention. The flex could be adjusted by adding a bolt to the top-most holes, or moving the clip up if necessary. There are drain holes at the tips, and the rivets are very nicely done. They are pretty consistent between the two, and they both work perfectly. Mr. Poff provided the clips at my request. Also, I asked him to shorten the reach up the handle compared to his reference sheath to accommodate my inner-tube handle liner, and he absolutely nailed the size, as you can see from the picture. Retention is excellent, and there is no rattle. However draw is smoother and easier than the factory sheaths as the force is spread over a longer lever-arm than the factory design. There is a slight pop-release and then a firm glide out, compared to the factory sheath that requires a lot of force up front that releases all in a rush. You must take some care with your thumb, as the mouth can nip it if you push against it - I softened the inside corners a smidge with a knife. However since less force is required, you actually don't need to launch the knife out with your thumb as with the factory sheath.
I'm very pleased with the results and recommend Marion's work.
At the bottom are a couple pics of the Izula-II sheath at as well. Note it's made to handle either the Izula or the II, with or without handles. The lady of the house dyed her micarta handles a bit, so they're actually pretty close in color to the sheath. Also nice work.
-Daizee
