Tis the Season for Projects

[M67]

I don't know about you guys, but winter is the time of projects for me. And I have a couple projects that are somewhat simple but can't find a simple solution, or I can't make my mind up .

So, first project:

I have a waffle style kydex sheath for my NMSFNO and a spec ops sheath for it as well. So I made the kydex sheath into a baldric system by making a sling of paracord that had been cobra stitched and attached it to the sheath.

So, my question is, has anyone made a system like this as well and how did you attach the sling to the sheath? I'd like to stay away from key rings (real name? Maybe?) and biners of any sort due to their shininess and potential of breaking.

My current means of attachment is just running some of the slack paracord through the attachment holes in the sheath, however, this looks like crap and it loosens pretty easy.

So how have you guys done this?


Potential second project:

I stripped my FFBM a while ago, I oil it and clean it after using however I noticed some rust around the scales, just a little surface, no big deal really. And for some reason I had a wild idea to add spacers to the Mistress.

Question: How do you attatch and cut spacers? Where do you find tube fasteners and how do you reattach them? And will spacers even help with the under scale rusting?

It's just an idea, I've been looking around and haven't found a color that really blows my mind, the mistress has black canvas micarta and I'd like not to use black spacers, maybe a dark green.

And I've googled and blade searched all this and I'm either phrasing my question wrong or there isn't that much info on all of this.




Any advice/pics would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[Liu Kang]

You are much better off sending it to the Custom Shop to get done if you want spacers, it's a big project for one knife. It'll cost you less in the long run.

 

[M67]

You are much better off sending it to the Custom Shop to get done if you want spacers, it's a big project for one knife. It'll cost you less in the long run.

Are spacers that hard to put on or can a lot of things go wrong during the whole process?

 

[Jroden5446]

Spacers are only vulcanized fiber that they sell in sheets, you can buy it and the tubes for the handles at most knife supply places online. Fairly simple process, just remove handles, trace out handles on spacer material, cut out and drill holes, re attach handles with spacer material, sand extra material down level with tang and handle.
It's easier to send it in, but where's the fun it that!

 

[Jroden5446]

All said, depending on what kind of tools you have at your disposal, it's should only be maybe 20 bucks in material

 

[Liu Kang]

You make it seem really easy to take off and put the handles back on.

 

[randucci]

You make it seem really easy to take off and put the handles back on.

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I think it is, but I have the tools and have done a few. They do make thin G-10 spacer material also, which would not absorb moisture. The spacers will not prevent the rusting under the handle alone, you need to seal them to keep the moisture from wicking under them. You can do this by adding some sort of sealant when you re-attach the handles.

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[M67]

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I think it is, but I have the tools and have done a few. They do make thin G-10 spacer material also, which would not absorb moisture. The spacers will not prevent the rusting under the handle alone, you need to seal them to keep the moisture from wicking under them. You can do this by adding some sort of sealant when you re-attach the handles.

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After a little research, I found some g10 OD green/ green camo spacers I like, what thickness is typical and what kind of sealer would I use?

And how would I cut the g10, I know it's thin but it's still g10, it's tough stuff.

 

[randucci]

After a little research, I found some g10 OD green/ green camo spacers I like, what thickness is typical and what kind of sealer would I use?

And how would I cut the g10, I know it's thin but it's still g10, it's tough stuff.

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Are you wanting to use a spacer to make thicker handles or just for the looks? As far as cutting the G-10, I use my metal cutting band saw, but if you got the real thin stuff, like less than .015", I would think you might be able to use scissors or tin snips to rough it out. I don't use anything special for a sealant, I usually use a seam sealer like used on tents and rain coats because it has a low viscosity and doesn't add thickness.

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[M67]

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Are you wanting to use a spacer to make thicker handles or just for the looks? As far as cutting the G-10, I use my metal cutting band saw, but if you got the real thin stuff, like less than .015", I would think you might be able to use scissors or tin snips to rough it out. I don't use anything special for a sealant, I usually use a seam sealer like used on tents and rain coats because it has a low viscosity and doesn't add thickness.

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The Mistress has thin scales, and they fit almost perfectly in my hand with the knife being so thick; so I'd be using the spacers for a little extra thickness, but mostly for looks and to help with the rust underneath the scales (along with the sealant).

 

[M67]

When I was flipping between the Colts-Titans game and the Celtics-Seventy Sixers game last night I decided to mess around with that baldric system. I think it came out pretty good, it looked jank before, with cords running all around the place.

So, here it be:

Here's a couple close ups of the stitching


I tried to get creative, and I made "loops" out of the extra cobra stitch incase I wanted/needed to attach anything to it, the pic sucks but the idea is there

And, just so I show the knife off a bit

 

[Tinbasher]

Do you have the tools to complete the job??


belt sander, drill, tool to spread the rivets and a vice.
Warning

few people have ended up at the hospital trying to remove hollow tube rivets and not clamping the knife, first job will be to cover the sharp bit with a few layers of tape.
send it to the custom shop or approach Ban Tan to do the job.

Richard

 

[M67]

Do you have the tools to complete the job??


belt sander, drill, tool to spread the rivets and a vice.
Warning

few people have ended up at the hospital trying to remove hollow tube rivets and not clamping the knife, first job will be to cover the sharp bit with a few layers of tape.
send it to the custom shop or approach Ban Tan to do the job.

Richard

Drill- Many

Vice- Check

Tool to spread rivets- No, but I can get that when I order the rivets themselves

Belt Sander- I'm not sure what I'd have to sand. But no.

I'd like to do it myself because projects are something to do, they're a nice hobby and a good way to pass the time.

And I've heard about the slashing stories, and let's just say it wouldn't be the first time I've sliced deep into myself doing work. I guess that's why machetes aren't supposed to be sharp

 

[ARMYOf1]

Nice cobra wrap!