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I needed to make a sheath for the CGFBM, figured I may as well order a little extra of the same color kydex and make matching pants for a few others.
They came out pretty good, nowhere near the fit and finish of Dave Browns, but after the Holidays its nice to save a little money.
The hole without an eyelet was a mistake, the tension was too tight, so I left it as is. You can see I ground the kydex further than usual near the coil, which allows me to get an even better grip unsheathing it, as well as leaves the first rivet exposed so I can still use a safety lanyard with the sheath. Big thanks to Tinfoil hat timmy for the hockey tape tip,, super grippy 👍🏻
Before I made these I was testing out how I would want to carry such a big blade in the woods, as I found my (incredibly awesome Patriot Leather) sheath for the 1111 would sometimes knock around my legs walking, and would get caught up when I was sitting or crouching. Aside from that I found that any sheath that rode up higher on my hip was just awkward to unsheathe, very unnatural to pull your elbow back that far and then angle your wrist.
Enter the UKE (universal kydex extension) from Chiral Golem here on Bladeforums.
He was very quick to communicate, shipped fast, and I could not be happier with how easy and intuitive this is,, and for less than $20 bucks shipped!
I ordered it primarily so I could wear my mistress on my left side, and cross draw with my right hand, so set it up first that way.
Its incredibly comfortable to walk and draw with the knife that way, you honestly forget its there. No knocking in your leg or getting in the way at all.
The great thing about this, is that I can quickly switch over to any other sheath I have (as long as the eyelets are 3/4 apart).
Here with the Infidu on my right side, lower on the hip so very easy to draw.
Here I switched over to a scout carry on the AMS, but would also work on my right hip or even in front this way.
Im going to add another eyelet so I can carry the AMS on my right, as the UKE is attached incorrectly here because I specified a left side UKE (although it really works just fine), but gives you an idea of how easy it is to switch to the AB-3 clip that comes with it, instead of the leather belt loop.
Just a quick video to show how it is when you are moving around, crouching, sitting,, just ideal.
[youtube]bNMxdqOEv5g[/youtube]
Easily one of the best $20 Ive ever sent, anyone who uses kydex sheaths (Im 99% sure all of BuyBrowns sheathes work with it) should immediately grab one of these, well done Chiral.
For more information on it, here is his thread about it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...niversal-Kydex-Extension-REVISED-and-IMPROVED!!
They came out pretty good, nowhere near the fit and finish of Dave Browns, but after the Holidays its nice to save a little money.
The hole without an eyelet was a mistake, the tension was too tight, so I left it as is. You can see I ground the kydex further than usual near the coil, which allows me to get an even better grip unsheathing it, as well as leaves the first rivet exposed so I can still use a safety lanyard with the sheath. Big thanks to Tinfoil hat timmy for the hockey tape tip,, super grippy 👍🏻
Before I made these I was testing out how I would want to carry such a big blade in the woods, as I found my (incredibly awesome Patriot Leather) sheath for the 1111 would sometimes knock around my legs walking, and would get caught up when I was sitting or crouching. Aside from that I found that any sheath that rode up higher on my hip was just awkward to unsheathe, very unnatural to pull your elbow back that far and then angle your wrist.
Enter the UKE (universal kydex extension) from Chiral Golem here on Bladeforums.
He was very quick to communicate, shipped fast, and I could not be happier with how easy and intuitive this is,, and for less than $20 bucks shipped!
I ordered it primarily so I could wear my mistress on my left side, and cross draw with my right hand, so set it up first that way.
Its incredibly comfortable to walk and draw with the knife that way, you honestly forget its there. No knocking in your leg or getting in the way at all.
The great thing about this, is that I can quickly switch over to any other sheath I have (as long as the eyelets are 3/4 apart).
Here with the Infidu on my right side, lower on the hip so very easy to draw.
Here I switched over to a scout carry on the AMS, but would also work on my right hip or even in front this way.
Im going to add another eyelet so I can carry the AMS on my right, as the UKE is attached incorrectly here because I specified a left side UKE (although it really works just fine), but gives you an idea of how easy it is to switch to the AB-3 clip that comes with it, instead of the leather belt loop.
Just a quick video to show how it is when you are moving around, crouching, sitting,, just ideal.
[youtube]bNMxdqOEv5g[/youtube]
Easily one of the best $20 Ive ever sent, anyone who uses kydex sheaths (Im 99% sure all of BuyBrowns sheathes work with it) should immediately grab one of these, well done Chiral.
For more information on it, here is his thread about it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...niversal-Kydex-Extension-REVISED-and-IMPROVED!!
:thumbup: Really nice sheaths to, way better than what I've ever done.
