YCS Field Report

I had two Mexicans clearing some kudzu and other pernicious stuff, woody and vines. I gave them their favorite weapons of choice, one each "Collins" heavy twenty inch machettes. These machettes are kept in my gardening tools area.

Also in that area is my well-used YCS. I have been chopping things for about 18 months with this monster.

A few hours later I heard argumentative spanish voices. Upon checking out the scene I found them arguing over who was going to use my YCS! These are normally very quiet people, but they BOTH wanted the YCS! Big Time!

I had to set up a "share program" one hour with the Collins and then switch for the YCS.
 
Didn't these come in about an inch larger than the originals? Maybe it's the reverse of the Foxy Folly where the first ones came in heavy and the second special order is hopefully going to be lighter...
 
Yvsa,
You are correct on these coming in larger than the original.
my Sanu original is 17" and 27oz.
my Kumar new one is 18 1/2" and 36oz.
The grip area is much larger in diameter also.
I like the new one also. It sort of falls in between the early YCS and the FF.
 
Hollow, you really did cut your finger badly, didnt you.
Man, that looks like some serious bandaging.
I am going to have a look at my YCS setup today and start to work on the belt loop/vertical hang problem.
I will tell you guys if I have any success.
I might end up doing what Hollow suggests, that is remoing one karda from the setup.
I imagine the whole thing would be just fine in a traditional arrangement, stuffed horizontally through a wide sash around the waist.
 
Nice pics. It seems to me that Pappy came up with a good frog modification that would keep your khuk from flopping over like that when worn on the belt. I don't have the details available, maybe someone who does can jump in here. Munk?
 
Ok, I fixed it and it didnt take much time.

Take a hobby knife and remove 1 cm (vertically) of the leather loop holding the awl. (the loop is too big anyway)

Cut the belt loop and resew it at half of its present height.

With the extra space created by trimming the awl loop, you should ab able to slide the frog higher up onto the sheath.

My YCS is sitting straight up right now. I hope this helps..
 
Ta-da...ninja leathercraft!

Good job Danny...

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Raghorn,
Pappy made me a frog that reduced the slapping problem tremendously. I'll have to look it over and see what the geometry is. It held the sheath higher on the body, which helped a lot. NO long drop down like HI frogs. I think when you go past 18" or so you are going to have sheath and thigh issues. 18" seems a magic number.


munk
 
DannyinJapan said:
Hollow, you really did cut your finger badly, didnt you.
Man, that looks like some serious bandaging.

I imagine the whole thing would be just fine in a traditional arrangement, stuffed horizontally through a wide sash around the waist.
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It is a bad cut. They just super glued it though. Glad it wasn't my trigger finger. Deer season starts tomorrow.

Yeah Danny, I thought about that sash thing too. Would probably be ideal.
 
munk said:
Raghorn,
Pappy made me a frog that reduced the slapping problem tremendously. I'll have to look it over and see what the geometry is. It held the sheath higher on the body, which helped a lot. NO long drop down like HI frogs.
munk
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That sounds like a good idea. One thing I always wondered about was a "pancake" frog , that would hold it slightly higher and closer to the body.
 
Hollowdweller?

Nice images and good work.

Pappy started this idea, I think.

Take the sheath out of the frog. Loosen the tightening strand. Insert the sheath into the frog UPSIDE-DOWN. Slide it up and tighten at the point you deem appropriate. The belt hanger will now be flopping down.

FOLDING THE BELT LOOP UP, use a black GB tie or a leather thong to tie it down on the sheath. It will now be affixed upside-down, with the belt loop tied down to the sheath body.

Slip your belt between the doubled frog and the sheath. It will ride 3-4 inches higher, depending on how you set it up. It will sit away from your hip a bit.

But, as Albert Einstein once said, heavy is heavy.


(edited cuz I dint read what I wrote when I wrote what I writ the first time.)


Be well and safe.
 
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