Whacha Been Up To......

duramax said:
Finished up these two for a couple Busse knives 👍
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Great work!!👍👍👍
 
I'm finally going to get into Kydex. My leather stash is about at it's end. I still have some but I want to try plastic. Plus, leather prices ain't helping.

Ordered a 8" x 12", .080", sheet in orange. Carbon fiber pattern. The foam and some black Chicago screws. I'll make a press out some 2x12" board and hinges when the foam shows up. Never seen the foam in real life. It better not be that foam the military uses for a sleep bag pad. Because I have a bunch of that. I'm sure it's different.

Some of my earlier work,



Leather crafters hand at making the Benchmade Kydex sheaths work,






It's time to go full plastic.
 
Grasshopperglock said:
I'm finally going to get into Kydex. My leather stash is about at it's end. I still have some but I want to try plastic. Plus, leather prices ain't helping.

Ordered a 8" x 12", .080", sheet in orange. Carbon fiber pattern. The foam and some black Chicago screws. I'll make a press out some 2x12" board and hinges when the foam shows up. Never seen the foam in real life. It better not be that foam the military uses for a sleep bag pad. Because I have a bunch of that. I'm sure it's different.

Some of my earlier work,



Leather crafters hand at making the Benchmade Kydex sheaths work,






It's time to go full plastic.
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Hmmm is that a newer gen Camaro hood ?
 
The Kydex sheet is due to show up today.

The whole purpose of this endeavor is replacing the sheath that comes with the Hogue Ex-F01. Which also shows up today. Slobbering over pictures of the knife. Reading all the reviews. I came to the conclusion, the factory nylon sheath is a monstrosity.

I'm actually going to carry the knife. With it's main purpose being cutting bluegill perch into bait sized chunks. Maybe having to deal with a 15 pound soft shelled turtle, that refuses to stop trying to tear off one of my fingers off.

If I play a ghost. I can sneak the hot plate out the kitchen without the other half finding out. It'll have to be a precision operation under the cloak of secrecy. Some real special forces shite going on.

Pre planning in my head. The blade shape on the Hogue is going to be a adventure on too much sheath retention.

But then again, This is going be fun. The only reason I ordered orange Kydex was shipping time. I didn't want boring black. So it was orange. I actually wanted Tiffany blue but, Hey. It's $12 bucks a sheet. If this goes well. I'll order the Tiffany blue, the red, and maybe another fun color.

Hurry up, Mailman. I want to get this started.
 
What they don't say about this stuff. It stinks like molten hot plastic. I have to air the house out before she gets home.

Waiting on the cool down. The sheets were heated to around 160°F for 10-15 minutes. Then brought up to 313°F. Stuck in the press with the knife positioned in between. Two layers of masking tape on the knife. I'll give it 20-25 minutes cool down. Plus I got a better camera.

 
Grasshopperglock said:
What they don't say about this stuff. It stinks like molten hot plastic. I have to air the house out before she gets home.

Waiting on the cool down. The sheets were heated to around 160°F for 10-15 minutes. Then brought up to 313°F. Stuck in the press with the knife positioned in between. Two layers of masking tape on the knife. I'll give it 20-25 minutes cool down. Plus I got a better camera.

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Shoot me a pm for tips.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
Shoot me a pm for tips.
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Thank You, I appreciate that, but I'm already into the shaping stage. Main alignment holes are drilled. I'll be adding two more after I shape the top (mouth). I gotta set up my ban saw to trim the sides. Belt sander next. Die grinder touches. It'll be complete by tomorrow evening. Minus the belt clip. I'm still in the design stage on that.

I thought this might have been a pain. It's not bad, at all. Easier then leather.



 
Some careful smoothing of the mouth. Burning the sides off with a belt sander.

It works. It'll snap in. Snaps out. Some very light rattle along the blade area.

I have myself a custom kydex sheath.

No wonder some of you guys get into this stuff. Kydex is awesome!



 
It's done besides the belt clip. There's a drain hole on the side that faces the leg. I needed the mouth to flex open but not go wild. So I added a longer Chicago screw with rubber washers on both sides. The screw will limit the spread but the rubber washers will allow some give.

I'll work on the belt clip tomorrow.





 
Grasshopperglock said:
It's done besides the belt clip. There's a drain hole on the side that faces the leg. I needed the mouth to flex open but not go wild. So I added a longer Chicago screw with rubber washers on both sides. The screw will limit the spread but the rubber washers will allow some give.

I'll work on the belt clip tomorrow.





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Great job!!!👍👍👍
 
Grasshopperglock said:
It's done besides the belt clip. There's a drain hole on the side that faces the leg. I needed the mouth to flex open but not go wild. So I added a longer Chicago screw with rubber washers on both sides. The screw will limit the spread but the rubber washers will allow some give.

I'll work on the belt clip tomorrow.





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Looks great!! Most excellent. I’ll still be available for pointers if you find the need. :) 👍🏼
 
Lorien said:
did up this lil guy. Not super happy with it, but it works. I wish I didn't groove those lines in. Embellishment isn't my strong suit
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I like the lines, Lorien. It’s what really drew me into that sheath. :) I do those lines myself sometimes. Adds a little character.

This is definitely NOT a sheath I would beat myself up over. Looks fantastic. 😁
 
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