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Any guys or girls on here who work with Kydex or any product simlar?

Only i own a knife which has no sheath and me being the safty minded person that i am wish to carry it in a safe manner.

I thought about making a sheath out of leather but i aint exactly a DIY guy and couldnt saw a piece of wood straight if my life depended on it :lol:

So any recomendations to materials or designs would be greatfully excepted :lol:

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Did one of these a while back.

 

First wrapped the blade in cling film.

then wrapped the fibreglass matting from car repair kit around that and applied the resin.

 

Once hardend then remove the knife and you have the first bit of the sheath.

then covered it with leather from an old jacket and stiched it up.

 

one quick sheath that allthough doesnt look great holds the knife safley.

 

Can post pics if desparate.

 

Trev

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Yea seen the site before Dave. Aint it expencive that Kydex stuff not seen any one advertise the stuff in the UK though??

The knife i want it for is only a Victorinox Fibrous Handle Boning jobby.

You see it was only six odd quid a kind of use and abuse knife but i need a sheath that i can wash out.

I will put some picture`s up of the knife some time tommorow and i bet it upsets some ****er :lol:

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@vim:

 

for what purpose do you use that knife that you want to carry it?

I have also plenty of butcher knive but use them only for making game in small pieces. They are very easy to sharpen but also get quick blunt.

Posted a knife in the Picture section. Have a look on it. Very good and best price value i ever had.

In Germany you can get Kydex form different Dealers but every knife maker have them. Try to contact a knife make (google).

 

Have a look on that if you are interested in building sheaths:

http://www.sheathmakingforums.net.ms/

 

@Ptaylor:

Normally the butcher knifes can not be used with normall sheaths because of the bigger end of the grip and guard.

 

Hubertus

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just forgot: this is a quite good and short tutorial for making a sheath of kydex. Its in German but maybe with a dictionary not to difficult to understand.

 

http://members.aol.com/TKORN040/Messer/Kydex.html

 

and this how to build one with leather:

 

http://blindschleiche.de/Artikel/GAK/20010113Scheide.php

 

Hubertus

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