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Marred Knives and Kydex

Ok yall made a few of these kydex sheaths now and keep encounter'n the same problem. I like my sheaths to have good snap or a solid hold on my knives but here is the problem; the sheath is marring (putting rub marks) on the blades finish. When I use less form fitting pressure on the foam there is to much slack or the blade doesn't quite snap in. Got me wonder'n so I took a look at my SOGs that come in kydex and sure enough they are marred. I never noticed until now, is this a common occurence? Or have Sog and I not perfected our system? This is strictly out of curiosity and better'n what I do as all of my knives are users and I am not real worried about the finish.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Lilja on September 8, 2009 at 14:24

Hey John, having the same problem. I did a double take when I looked at my Rtak-2 . Came back from Ontario, and at first thought it was heavy corrosion. Turns out it was kydex, and it continues to do same. Like you, I use it for thrashing and not worried about blade. If this was a different level of blade, I'd be concerned. Most sheaths I have are leather or Cordura. Blessings-Jeff

Permalink Reply by John Emerson on September 8, 2009 at 14:33

That's what I thought and was glad I use nylon or leather for my firearms. I got some safe queens I'd be upset about but for knives and other every day items I think it is a small price to pay for how durable and convenient kydex is. Just wondered if anyone else encountered and or solved the issue.

Permalink Reply by John Emerson on September 9, 2009 at 1:23

I might experiment with a combo of these ideas! Thanks guys!

Permalink Reply by Paul J Granger on January 9, 2010 at 4:24

Here's a suggestion.
when you make your sheath, put a layer or two or even three of masking tape on the blade starting about an inch from the top and ending about a half inch from the bottom. cut the tape with scissors before putting it on the blade for a neat appearance because you will see the impression of the tape on the out side of the sheath.

The tape should extend approx 1/16th - 1/8th inch beyond the edge of the blade. Cut that with scissors after all layers are on the blade. You will have a tight fit on the guard so you'll get snap. you'll have a tight fit on the top and bottom of the blade so you won't have rattle. The thickness of the masking tape will let the grit fall thru (mostly). drill a 3/16th hole in the back side of the sheath for drainage.
that way you can wash out grit from time to time.

Best wishes, Paul

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