I know we are not to go into other manufacturers blades, but I hope this is Kosher as it involves one of our own,.. Rainwalker. I bought a sweet blade from Himalayan Imports that came with a junk sheath. The blade is plenty sweet, designated the 'Ultimate Fighter' but the sheath provided was so bad, it made using/carry of the blade impossible.


here is the blade/where I bought it:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=486836&highlight=ultimate+fighter
Overall length -- 17.5''
Weight -- 36 oz
Spine thickness -- 3/8''
(no false edge, this thing is a butcher on both sides, and I hear it even cut Rainwalker)


This is what i sent to RainWalker, you can see the problem in the second picture. Even if i pulled out the fishing line that was used to stitch her and replace with wire... the sheath would not function as the sheath was cut too short where the tip protrudes.:









He sent me back a few sketches for sample designs... I choose the open back for its speed and beauty (figuring the design was perfect for a fighter... so i can have a nice straight fast pull and easy return)... Material, tooled leather to match the scales. From what I described, I wanted nothing too fancy.. just tough and functional... but what I got was beyond what I expected, in beauty, design, and function. (I understand there is even a kydex insert just at the seam where the point would put the stitches/seam/leather at risk). The lines of the blade are totally complimented, and pictures simply do not do her justice.
1 Totally Satisfied customer here.










Moral of the story is, the guy who makes my ScrapYard sheaths can do a sick job on other blades as well! Thanks Jeff. I should be sending you a DogFather LE for a sheath in about 2 weeks!

Jeff really has some serious skills. He amazes me with his ideas sheath upon sheath. That is a impressive sheath he made, I was amazed when he did my bolo awhile back and the kukri sheath is down right awesome. Excellent work as usual Jeff!!!

Jeff sure did fine work on both of those sheathes, we are very lucky to have him!

Jeff scores again. That is a great looking sheath, IB. Nice kukri, too.

Saweet!! You go Jeff!

amazing.

Great work!

WOW those are some impressive sheaths. Maybe there will be a scrapper kukuri on the distant horizon?

"I Don't Know How He Does It!"

he always does great work. he's currently doing a custom job for my dogfather. can't wait to see it.

IB, I'm really glad your happy with the sheath. That is a monster of a knife and presented some interesting challenges. I don't know if I've ever been so glad to finish some new pants because I hated having to use the original pants so much. I always try really hard to take really good care of a knife that is sent to me and keeping a knife sheathed and stored properly is paramount. That meant using the original sheath until I finished. You warned me about the dangers of the original sheath so I was always careful, but the knife still managed to bite me once while re-sheathing it. Once I had finished I was so glad that I didn't have to use the other sheath any more.

I hope in the future that there will be a SYKCO in a similar style of knife. I've always been drawn to the Kukri style, I can only imagine how cool it would be to have a SR-77 & Res-C version of a Kukri... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

WD... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> That pic is amazing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> I found myself laughing out loud and wondering in amazement at the job you did on that pic! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Truely awesome!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

BTW, A DFLE in 2 weeks would be really cool!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />