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Post by Artelmis on Oct 6, 2011 0:29:59 GMT
As the title, I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers for making a kukri sheath. Ordered a hanwei kukri and while I was examining the blade, my dog made off with the sheath and destroyed it. We're talking DEAD.
So, basically i'm starting from scratch.
any help is appreciated here.
thanks!
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Post by anonymouse on Oct 6, 2011 9:34:08 GMT
I searched bladeforums recently for tutorials on just that. They had many.
Go there.
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Post by Aaron W on Oct 6, 2011 17:55:43 GMT
I apologize that I'm not much use when it comes to making a sheath.
That said, if you decide it's too much work or you just really don't want to, I wouldn't hesitate to point you in the direction of Lance Parrish of Southpaw Leatherworks. His prices are around the middle bracket, but the work is top notch. Whatever you want, Lance is willing to give it a shot on your piece.
A third option would be to contact either the dealer you got the Hanwei piece through, or Hanwei directly about how much a replacement sheath would cost.
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Post by Artelmis on Oct 7, 2011 0:53:10 GMT
Well. I just sent a line to hanwei. the original sheath was pretty decent and would save me some time if it was reasonably priced... if not, it just means a trip down to the hardware store and a few hours with a knife and sandpaper to shape the wood sheath properly... and then some other customization and it's back to my favorite camping knife.
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Post by ghost on Oct 7, 2011 18:59:58 GMT
www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... or-khukuri If you can shape out another wood core, you might as well try kydex. It's only slightly pricier (5-10$ more) but faster to make and easier to maintain (washable). Also the fit will be tight (no rattling) Traditional kukri sheaths have quite a bit of play because the widened channel near the kink/~120 curve. Also there's a lot of danger from the kukri slicing right through the wood core and taking off your fingers, so you always gotta be careful to draw it in a certain way. I haven't gotten around to making a kydex sheath for my kukri, but my first attempt w/ kydex for another knife turned out pretty well. You can use towels, foam, carpet, whatever to make your press. 5-10 mins to form the knife shape and another 30 mins to grind and shape the sheath. The going price for a kydex commission for a 10-13" knife is about 50-70$, but I think you can diy this.
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Post by Artelmis on Oct 9, 2011 21:29:44 GMT
the kydex looks pretty cool, but kinda... bulky. since i'd need to rivet it...
I'm gonna see what's up with the whole thing, see if I can find some other ideas.
does anyone know about any kind of plastic mould? something that I could make into a 1-piece sheath with no real... extras on the edges?
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