Ishikawa requested that I post this thread the same way I did on Bladeforums so here it goes!

If you Dogs like Spec Ops Brand sheaths but the liner doesn't always fit your blade perfectly I have your solution!

See below.

-Stan

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I love Busse Combat, Swamprat, and Scrapyard knives.

I also love Spec Ops Brand sheaths specifically the Combat Master model that comes in Short and Long.

I recently acquired a Terror Monkey Desert Storm Fighter. However, the Spec Ops Brand sheath is made to fit a blade up to 1.75” wide. Even with my boiling of the factory liner and attempting to vice grip it to fit the TM-DSF there was still too much horizontal play for my tastes.

Enter stage left azwelke our friendly neighborhood kydex artisan.

I contacted azwelke and asked if he could make a liner for my Spec Ops Brand sheath that would fit my TM-DSF and limit the horizontal play much as possible. Azwelke was up to the challenge and using his own DSSF to size the sheath produced the below work of art!

Note the factory liner is the flat one with the large hole at the bottom. Azwelke's liner is the custom fit kydex one with a hole reinforced with a grommet for strength.

Pretty friggin sweet even if I do say so myself!

If you love Spec Ops Brand sheaths but the factory liner isn't your cup of tea I suggest you get with azwelke! He's the man!

Here are some more pics of azwelke's work:

http://s477.photobucket.com/albums/rr140/azwelke/

-Stan

Super cool, Stan! I really like this idea...it's one of those "aha" moments that makes you wonder why you haven't seen it done already, really good solution!!

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Awesome! Is it just intended to limit the horizontal play, or does it have more in the way of retention built into the liner as well? It looks like it's a pretty snug fit.

I think mostly horizontal play....but you know it works to help increase retention as well...specially with AZwelke making it.

This whole concept has me thinking about using the Scrapyard sheaths in different ways. I'll post a picture in a minute of the Regulator Sheath with the DSSF installed...it's a great fit, except the liner is too big (similar issue to the Combat Master).

I could see this on smaller knives too....take the S6 sheath from Scrapyard, and mold Kydex to fit the Boss Jack, for example, or reduce length for smaller knives like the Dumpster Mutt, Infi-Coot, etc.

Definitely. I'm toying with the idea now, perhaps for my Dereg sheath. It's not too bad, but the stock sheath rattles a bit with the knife in place. Gotta figure out how to secure it inside the sheath though, I'd rather not glue it.

I suppose I could install a grommet into the sheath and run a screw through a retention hole like on the above design, but that would limit the direction of carry, I would think... Hrm.... decisions decisions!

If you want a tight fit, it HAS to limit direction of carry. But even then...you could still mount it on molle, or wear it weak side...just that the blade has to maintain same orientation relative to the sheath.

For comparison purposes...I decided to get one of my Regs out and take a picture of the DSSF next to it and the SYKCO sheath. Really good comparison of the DSF models next to a Regulator, with the DSF's being approximately 3x the cost.

The DSSF fits lengthwise, almost perfectly. With an insert..this would be a great sheath for the DSSF.

The man does solid work for sure <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Here are some more photos from azwelke.

He ended up doing my liner in a coyote brown-ish color to color match the Spec Ops Brand sheath.

For some folks out there I reckon this means he has an extra liner lying around -- hint hint!

-Stan

Great minds think alike <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> We have seen this with the regulator. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I kept the single strap for extra security (jump safe). Otherwise the kydex holds it fine. The bottom two gromets are chicago screwed through original sheath.