Hey Guys....
Reconseed...
Grab A Coffee or a cold drink.
Rant Mode
**ON**
First off,, let me say that you have a legitimate question" What makes the kydex he has so damned good ?".
The sheath you have is injection molded. The two halves of the sheath are made by pressing a button, and then they are slapped together, usually with eyelets that are too short, with some, most,all being cracked.
They don't fit properly because they haven't been tuned and are usually "generic" sheaths. When they come out of the machines,, thats what you get, a sheath with the outline of what resembles a blade on one side,, and a flat piece of some injection molded material on the other, and sometimes some cheap assed clip that is absolutely useless for anything..
"i just dont see how it can be that much better..."
With this statement I can tell you've never actually owned anything that was custom or even handmade for that matter.
That's like asking: "Whats the difference between Columbia River's Brian Tighe knives, and,,,, Brian Tighe's Knives ? "
Parody Statement: " I Don't see how a Brian Tighe Handmade, custom knife could be better than Columbia River's version ! "
The difference is...
One's made by machines and assembled in a factory somewhere,, and ones made by machines, and has been assembled by Brian Tighe in his own personal shop...
A World of difference...
As far as shitty sheaths are concerned...
It happens,, not everyone is going to be happy with the sheath that comes with a $65 production knife...
The good thing is,,what you have over some Joe Smuck who hasn't heard of Bladeforums before is,, You have the best selection of sheathmakers in the World at your finger tips. There aren't better sheath makers Anywhere, and that ranges in all mediums, Leather, Kydex,Concealex,Nylon ect ect.
Sure, you're going to pay for it,, and sometimes you'll pay more for the sheath then the knife, or at least as much as.. It does happen, however this is what happens when something custom needs to be made...
Your not happy with the factory sheath ?
Then as I see it you have several choices..
#1 Live and Deal with it
#2 Contract a custom sheath
#3 Make your own sheath
#4 Send the Knife back and hope they send you one that doesn't scratch...
First of all.. I'm kind of shocked that they would exchange a knife that is scratching...Secondly.. What you have is a working knife,, not an art piece..
If you want to keep it pristine, clean and shiny, or subdued in your case, you need to be contracting a custom display case maker,, not a sheath maker...
You are using the knife as a defensive tool, that hopefully will never see any action.
Don't worry about scratches on a tool that is made to do this kind of duty..
Save those worries for the $5-6-700.00 pieces that see more of the inside of a safe, then sunlight..
Enjoy your knives,, and if the sheath system it comes with doesn't work for you,, then go back to the choices you have and take care of business...
The whole reason I started this business is because I was sick and tired of Crap-ola sheaths that didn't work for me because I'm left handed,, and happen to be Very particular about the way I carry a blade....
I've made a couple of sheaths since I started this,, so I kind of know what I'm doing.. Your Benchamde isn't much different than the CS Safe Keeper III that I've got on my bench at the moment...
"my only ? is this.... why are they going to replace my 175 i have now with a new one and then put the thing back into the same kind of sheath that sratched the one i have now???? can someone answer me that... because i am having a hard time figuring that out..."
What's going to happen is,, they will send you another knife, that may or may not scratch,, or quite possibly scratch the knife in another area..
The reason they'll send you the same sort of thing, is simply because, they have nothing else. They are knife makers,, not sheath makers. Half the time the sheath is an afterthought to a knife company,, or they have such as small profit margin on the knife already,, they can't afford to put much over it.. What you get is what you get.. simple as that..
That is, and will continue to be the main reason I thrive in this business!
I've made you what I thought was a fairly resonable trade offer of a couple of custom made sheaths in trade for the 175..
You already know what the other sheath maker was going to charge you ($65), so the offer still stands if you want to take me up on that,, I'm Always open to offers and suggestions...
However By all means,, you have to do what you have to do,,what your comfortable with, and what you can afford...
I'm here if you need me..
Rant Mode
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ttyle
Eric E. Noeldechen
On/Scene Tactical
None of mine squeek, but I do have a couple that grunt from time to time, or is that me?
