What's happening in the David Mary Custom shop?

I’m jealous of all you guys. Man, everything went so smoothly today. Sixteen sheaths from start to finish. FedEx refunded me for the package they couldn’t deliver. My cat is closer to getting my name right. It was a good day today, yesterday.
 
Someone asked for some Canadian coins, I can’t remember who. I forgot and it only occurred to me now but I have to head out the door. I’m sorry.
 
David Mary said:
I’m embarrassed to admit that it has taken me five years to figure out that making a new blade cover for every knife, ever single time for sheath day is too much work.

I’m still doing painters tape layers on most blades because it’s easy and cheap and not unsustainably time consuming.

But I’ve always kinda of dreaded TeenyChef and EDChef days and the like because I’ve tried a variety of ways to get the sheath to both fit and function correctly.

Early sheaths for those relied on friction fit against that handle and the result was a really long sheath and those ones often had the blade rubbing the kydex on the way in and out.

Then gradually figured out “blocking” to open the mouth of the sheath but then retention was a problem. I solved it a few way, like the vertical divot up by the fro t pin. A lot of people liked that but deep down I always wished there was a better way.

Then Josh of REK suggested doing a lateral groove from front to rear pin on a knife WIP pic I texted him. Immediately I saw the potential of that as a retention mechanism and it’s now my standard on any chef style knife that gets a sheath.

There was still the blocking question and I used everything from yoga mats to corrugated cardboard and I had mixed results. And I kept making a new o e every time I made a new sheath.

Finally decided on a theory this week and got some 100 lb card stock, from which I cut a few layers of the right shape and well I think I have my permanent answer now.

Sometimes it takes me a minute….

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I thought about making a post in the makers area, asking what others do ..?

I thought of This last year.


It's Very thin plastic cutting boards. Just over .035" thick. I get to keep them for use, over and over ... I got so tired of laying tape down evenly and cutting the profiles.

I lay it on Before marking the logo.
The tacky stuff will blemish carbon steel, which needs a gentle clean up on the belt.... Then, I put on the logo.

The adhesive isn't perfect.
But Way better than tape
 
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