Bigfattyt
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So I finally finished the open spine sheath for my KZII.
Took some work, swearing, and serious sweating while punching the 8 layers of leather on the thickest part of the welt!!!
Made some mistakes, but it turned out pretty decent. As long as you don't look at the stitches on the rear.
It looked like those were punched by a heroin addict who was nodding off!
The leather was just so thick, punching the holes is very hard by hand while just "eyeballing it).
Front looks clean stitch wise though.
I used snaps which was a first for me as well. This is about my 6th sheath, and only my 2nd large sheath. The amount of gluing and cutting, sanding, etc was a lot of work.
Here is one I made for my Busse KZII.
I Know, it is not a traditional Khukri, but it is a "modern" Khukri design. The sheath is an open spine. The belt loop is closed with 4 heavy snaps, and can be tied closed with Para cord as well.
Hangs nicely on the belt, and is quick to draw once the snaps are undone. Very secure, you can shake it all you want and no budge in the sheath.
The thickest part is 9 layers of 9-10 ounce leather. So it was a beast to punch the holes by hand.
the blade is a 12 inch blade, with about a 6 inch handle?
It will probably be carried on the Baldric rig that the B11 sheath is attached to right now. Easier on and off, and out of the way as opposed to on the belt.
The guard locks into the welt.
Took some work, swearing, and serious sweating while punching the 8 layers of leather on the thickest part of the welt!!!
Made some mistakes, but it turned out pretty decent. As long as you don't look at the stitches on the rear.
It looked like those were punched by a heroin addict who was nodding off!
The leather was just so thick, punching the holes is very hard by hand while just "eyeballing it).
Front looks clean stitch wise though.
I used snaps which was a first for me as well. This is about my 6th sheath, and only my 2nd large sheath. The amount of gluing and cutting, sanding, etc was a lot of work.
Here is one I made for my Busse KZII.
I Know, it is not a traditional Khukri, but it is a "modern" Khukri design. The sheath is an open spine. The belt loop is closed with 4 heavy snaps, and can be tied closed with Para cord as well.
Hangs nicely on the belt, and is quick to draw once the snaps are undone. Very secure, you can shake it all you want and no budge in the sheath.
The thickest part is 9 layers of 9-10 ounce leather. So it was a beast to punch the holes by hand.
the blade is a 12 inch blade, with about a 6 inch handle?
It will probably be carried on the Baldric rig that the B11 sheath is attached to right now. Easier on and off, and out of the way as opposed to on the belt.
The guard locks into the welt.
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