Stretching Leather on Scabbard

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finchatton

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Gonna stick my multi-tool in scabbard where chakma and kardo used to reside. Space is a little tight. May have to acquire a little more width and I guess accomplish this by stretching the leather wrapped over wood of scabbard. Question? Eventually will apply some nikwax. Should I attempt to stretch leather by applying nik-wax first to soften then work in tool or should I soak the leather in water(length of time?) then attempt to stretch while still wet? Any suggestions?
 
Uncle Bill is right. Just soak the leather until it gets soft and then stretch it out with a wood wedge cut to the size and shape you need.
Terry
 
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IMO I would leave the karda and chakma alone and put a pouch on the frog to carry the multitool.
With a flap on the pouch there would be much more security than the area behind the scabbard.
The reason for this is that often a karda or chakma is often lost because they will come loose and fall out. That's the reason why Uncle Bill would recommend sharpening the chakma if a khukuri is the only knife he had on a long trek.
You can steel the edge with a karda if need be, but you can't cut with the chakma.
And that's why the YCS is designed with the 2 kardas and the awl.

Terry could make such a device, no doubt fairly reasonable, and while a pouch is being made on the frog an additional pouch could be sewn along side to permit carrying a small mag-lite.
That's what I have had in mind for a long time on some of my carry khukuri's.
It's sure worth a thought anyway and it's possible that a person could make thier own if they have any ability at all.
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So you do not want to really use the chakma
or karda because the leather will stretch from use and they'll probably fall out? Bummer. I was looking forward to putting a decent edge on the chakma and learning to burnish with the karda. Know this sounds tacky but thinking about just using a retaining strap of some kind (rubber band?)
to prevent their falling out? Looking for
more of a user rig than a wall-hanger.
Also, sorry but I'm not following here; "You can steel the edge with a karda if need be, but you can't cut with the chakma. And that's why the YCS is designed with the 2 kardas and the awl."???
 
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">So you do not want to really use the chakma
or karda because the leather will stretch from use and they'll probably fall out?</font>
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Bill I have yet to lose either in the woods as yet. It would be more of a concern if you were in a combat or other severe survival situation where you didn't have time to watch what you were doing.
Mine all fit just like they did when I 1st got them and the leather won't usually stretch unless you oil or otherwise soften the leather or in extreme humidity such as a rain forest or a place that has yearly monsoons.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Bummer. I was looking forward to putting a decent edge on the chakma and learning to burnish with the karda. Know this sounds tacky but thinking about just using a retaining strap of some kind (rubber band?)
to prevent their falling out? Looking for
more of a user rig than a wall-hanger.</font>
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As above I don't think you have to worry as long as you stay aware of something possibley snagging either out of the scabbard.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Also, sorry but I'm not following here; "You can steel the edge with a karda if need be, but you can't cut with the chakma. And that's why the YCS is designed with the 2 kardas and the awl."???</font>
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As you said above about learnig to burnish the edge with a karda and sharpening your chakma....
If you sharpen your chakma that will make it another karda.
The YCS's tool's can all be used as a burnisher.
And it's ideal because in case you lose one karda you still have another to cut small things with and you can burnish with the awl or karda.
Hope that clears things up.

The kardas fit better in the YCS scabbard because of their length and width. One of mine the awl doesn't go in far enough to suit me. I am planning on removing the thick leather keepers and replaceing them with some thin goat skin I have. That will give some added room for the awl to set further in.
You have to remember that I'm biased towards the YCS, but I feel it's one of the better systems that H.I. offers because of the 2 kardas and awl.
And it was made to be a hard users system. The double fullers give the khukuri great strength while making it lighter and more comfortable to carry.
I personally believe it would be the ideal deer or other big game hunters
khukuri because it has everything one needs to field dress any large game animal.
The khukuri is up to splitting any pelvis and is suitable for removeing the legs if one should so choose in the field.IMO
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