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Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: ElectricHellfire] #227321 06/11/08 04:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170 ElectricHellfire OP Mutt
OP ElectricHellfire Mutt Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170	I do like the nylon sheaths too. I actually have a Spec Op that came with my RAT 5 and the DM fits in it ok. *Texas, the only State to have ever Stomped another Country's A!***

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: ElectricHellfire] #227322 06/11/08 05:16 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170 ElectricHellfire OP Mutt
OP ElectricHellfire Mutt Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170	Here they are with my RAT5. Both sheaths are my own feeble attempts. Last edited by ElectricHellfire; 06/11/08 05:20 PM. *Texas, the only State to have ever Stomped another Country's A!***

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: ElectricHellfire] #227323 06/11/08 05:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,600 Somewhere with a knife Sharp Junk Yard Dog
Sharp Junk Yard Dog Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,600 Somewhere with a knife	Wow, those look quite nice! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> JYD #54 "Put your hands high, let your arms be the pillars that be holding up the sky..."

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: ElectricHellfire] #227324 06/11/08 05:22 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 620 Northern Virginny Gratefuldog Scrapper
Gratefuldog Scrapper Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 620 Northern Virginny	I am a leather guy but those are some nice looking sheaths you made there. I wouldn't call them feeble! If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. Lewis Grizzard

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Sharp] #227325 06/11/08 05:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,113 Somewhere in Northern Nevada tedwca Junk Yard Dog
tedwca Junk Yard Dog Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,113 Somewhere in Northern Nevada	I prefer leather, but kydex does have it's place. Ted Wilson Dum inter homines sumus, colamus humanitatem. BTW - Winter is Coming.

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Gratefuldog] #227326 06/11/08 05:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,009 New Jersey Magnum22 Junk Yard Dog
Magnum22 Junk Yard Dog Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 18,009 New Jersey	kydex for smaller blades. leather and nylon for the large. leather for pretty knives of any size, too. JYD #7 Preserve the Yard.

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Magnum22] #227327 06/11/08 05:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,861 Phoenix, AZ J33psr0ck Junk Yard Dog
J33psr0ck Junk Yard Dog Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,861 Phoenix, AZ	Nice sheaths ElectricHellfire. And the bob avatar rules. I have a Bob avatar as well I sport sometimes. JYD # 19

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Magnum22] #227328 06/11/08 05:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170 ElectricHellfire OP Mutt
OP ElectricHellfire Mutt Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 170	Thanks for the comments. The black was my first kydex project and the Concealex carbon fiber I did last night. I dont have any fancy equipment so I use our oven and a homemade press I made from 2 x 6s and camping foam from Wally World. Came out pretty good but not perfect like Rainwalkers stuff. One problem I noticed with the sheath for the DM is that the sheath is really tight and seems to be wearing the black coating ever so slightly. Not a big deal just something I noticed. I have another one just out of the oven cooling right now except this time I used a couple of layers of blue painters tape on the blade to make the opening a hair wider. I'll report on how that works out. J33, Yeah I get a good laugh out of it. I use another one on the gun forums I am on where its Bobs head on Jack Bauer's body holding a Sig pistol. Pretty funy stuff. Bob and his fro was the shizz. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Last edited by ElectricHellfire; 06/11/08 05:40 PM. *Texas, the only State to have ever Stomped another Country's A!***

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Sharp] #227329 06/11/08 05:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 207 Italy Goemon Mutt
Goemon Mutt Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 207 Italy	Quote I like kydex. It's a lot more versatile. I use a tec-lok and some cord and have around 20 different CC option with open carry options too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Me too. It's easier to wash, and it have no fear of rain and dirt. Many different carry options. No buttons to lock and unlock, just put the knife in and out. And... not less important, in takes just a few dollars and 40 minutes to make one !! _____________________________________ Mess with the best, die like the rest

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: ElectricHellfire] #227330 06/11/08 05:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,474 Layton, Utah Shaolin Junk Yard Dog
Shaolin Junk Yard Dog Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,474 Layton, Utah	So that's Kydex, I thought it was plastic. I like it, but I think I would rather have leather. It just might be because of the look/style of it that does not appeal to me right now. Great retention on the RC-3 though. JYD #55 [color:"#00FF00"]Canyons And Mountains[/color]

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: Shaolin] #227331 06/11/08 06:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,149 JAWJA VANCE Junk Yard Dog
VANCE Junk Yard Dog Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,149 JAWJA	I prefer leather but also have some kydex. depends on the knife JYD #22 Always drink upstream from the herd. -- Will Rogers aka"LUCKY DOG"

Re: Do you prefer Leather or Kydex [Re: VANCE] #227332 06/11/08 06:38 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,061 Sweden Simon Junk Yard Dog
Simon Junk Yard Dog Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,061 Sweden	Leather looks nicer but I prefer kydex for my hard-use-knives <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> JYD #89

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