Swick sheath question

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bear1234

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I have a new Swick and I love it. It is a great design and fits my hand very well. I have a question about the sheath. I I bought the Swick to wear as a neck knife, but the sheath is very loose. I am scared to wear it around my neck so I have never carried or used it. Has anyone else had this problem? Should I send it back to Spyderco, and if so, can they "fix" it? I have over 15 Spyderco knives and this is one of their best to date. Thanks!
 
bear1234 said:
I have a new Swick and I love it. It is a great design and fits my hand very well. I have a question about the sheath. I I bought the Swick to wear as a neck knife, but the sheath is very loose. I am scared to wear it around my neck so I have never carried or used it. Has anyone else had this problem? Should I send it back to Spyderco, and if so, can they "fix" it? I have over 15 Spyderco knives and this is one of their best to date. Thanks!
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I have had that problem as well. In fact my tip is dented from falling from the neck sheath and landing on the tip...on tile. :eek:

You have two best options. One, use a heat gun (used to strip paint) to warm the sheath (with knife in sheath) until it becomes pliable, then tighten it up. A good hair dryer also can do this.

Two get an after market sheath...Mike Sastre is a skilled maker.

Regards,

ZH
 
I thought the Swick sheath was loose, as well. If the Swick is seated right in the sheath, pushed up far enough that you can see the tip of the blade in the drain hole, itt is secure. I have been edcing my Swick in the neck carry mode for over a year with no problem. I have added two extra swicks to my spyder collection of outstanding blades.
 
My sheath has been fine. I think Zen's idea would work. You could use a hair dryer if it has a hot enough heat setting.
 
No problems here, the sheath is nice and tight. But if you need a new one - starting the heat and bend is usually the beginning of the end - Eric at On Scene Tactical is awesome.
 
lreed said:
Boh two of mine are very tight
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Cool, I'm sure you wear them as neck knives all the time too.

I tried to wear mine as a neck knife, however after narrowly dodging a Spyder sharp S30V blade that fell out of the sheath for a THIRD time, it became pretty obvious not all sheaths are equal. Pocket carry for my Swick. I'll go back to my Spot for neck carry, that sucker never fails.
 
Just an alternative carry idea: I wear mine sometimes in rip-cord style IWB (inside waist band) carry. by replacing the ball chain with 550 cord and looped it around my belt. I then tied a small knot on the butt-end hole for quick access or draw.
 
Thanks for the info. I can push the knife all the way in the sheath and it still will come out if I shake it (over my bed of course). I bought the knife as a necker, not for belt or pocket carry. I know that sheath making is not a exact science and that the knife can only be so tight in the sheath. But it seems to me that if a knife is marketed as a neck knife and one wears it as a neck knife and said knife falls out of the sheath and slits ones chest or belly open, Spyderco is open for a lawsuit. I would never sue, but I bet some a-hole would! I guess that I will have to get a custom sheath made for $50.00. Man, that sucks!!!! For now I will just wear a Spot as a necker.
 
zenheretic said:
Cool, I'm sure you wear them as neck knives all the time too.

I tried to wear mine as a neck knife, however after narrowly dodging a Spyder sharp S30V blade that fell out of the sheath for a THIRD time, it became pretty obvious not all sheaths are equal. Pocket carry for my Swick. I'll go back to my Spot for neck carry, that sucker never fails.
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Swick is such a sweek knife for everyday use. Kydex is quite easy to work with, you may try to soften it with heatgun or stove (which I used to work with the kydex on my Fallkniven g1), and use a pair of pliers to tighten the "mouth" of the sheath (remember to cushion the pliers with cardboards if you don't want to leave marks on kydex).
 
I tend to like my sheaths a little tighter (fter losing a knife while hiking a few years ago). All I do is use a lighter and heat up the 'hooking' points of the sheath and then squeeze them tighter with tweezers (on smaller sheaths, and with the knife in the sheath).
 
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