Can anyone make me a Kydex sheath?

[Indiana Jones]

Anyone here work with Kydex? This knife comes with a leather sheath and I've had it for a few years and I hate leavin it in leather because it gets surface rust so quick. I wouldn't mind having a really nice new sheath to keep it in when I go hiking and am at the range.

It's a Bowie, 16" overall, 11" 6mm blade.

Eventually im gonna get a REALLY nice USA made Bowie.

 

[-Z/28-]

If ya find someone, let me know. I need an owb holster for my USP with UTL attached.

 

[Glock_Fireman]

Check out tornado_racing on ebay I bought a light bearing OWB holster from him he makes his own holsters and they are pretty sturdy. He even told me that if I knew anyone looking for a custom light bearing holster that he would be willing to try to make it happen for them. I would give it a shot.

 

[drking2]

Pm tss1004 he was making holsters

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[Daiuy]

I watched a few youtube videos of making a knife sheath from a pvc pipe and it looked pretty simple.

 

[iHasCrabs]

Pm tss1004 he was making holsters

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Send Justin a message, he's making a couple custom knives/sheaths for me right now!

 

[NickZac]

I've had River City Sheaths do a few things for me and been very happy with the pricing, service, and quality. If you are familiar with BladeTech, I'd say the workmanship is on about that level, so they are making great products.
http://www.rivercitysheaths.com/photo.htm



If leather is a possibility, Gary Graley makes an incredibly nice range and is a go-to guy for someone wanting a custom sheath. If your knife is something that will be displayed, his sheaths are so beautiful that they are great for displaying with the knife and they complete the look. In addition to looking amazing, they are very durable.



If you have multiple knives, doing it yourself may be more economical...it surely gives you a lot more options as to how you want to make it. It is also a lot less difficult and a lot less expensive than often thought...especially with YouTube as a knowledge base and a few big retailers of holster material that sell to the public, the DIY holsters are really attractive options.

Making a good sheath does not require many tools, and the kits come with all parts you need.
http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=41



I've used HOLSTEX myself and I like it as much or more than Kydex...the CF pattern looks real because it is physically textured to give a better 3D appearance. With only a crude heat gun, taped off needlenose pliers, some painter's tape, the small clamps made by Irwin, and epoxy, I made a sheath that looked professional and I would definitely use it again given it was a $15 sheath. You would probably need a large kit, but given the Holstex DIY kit is under 20 bucks, it's a good value and there is a lot of info on working Holstex, Kydex, Thermoforms, BOLTARON, and more. BOLTARON is even cheaper at like 10 bucks a kit and supposedly it is the easiest of the materials to work with if you only have crude heat sources such as an oven or hairdryer and a lot of people say it's best for a first DIY.
http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=41_430_459

The linked above website also often sells cosmetically-damaged pieces of sheath material...a lot of people buy them to use as a 'practice run' to get more used to working with the materials and learning when/where it molds and how to control the molding.

 

[browning guy]

Justin did a great holster for me! Pm him he does great work

 

[-Z/28-]

Send Justin a message, he's making a couple custom knives/sheaths for me right now!

EDIT: Ignore my stupidity.

 

[mbz300sdl]

Is he active here anymore? He hasn't made a post since December.

He posted on 8/25/13

 

[-Z/28-]

He posted on 8/25/13

My fault. I went to his profile and accidentally looked at his last gallery post not his last forum post. I just hadn't noticed him around.

 

[Yoshi]

I am in the process of buying some mats & equipment to start making my own stuff. If you can wait, and want to be a guinea pig, I'll try to make you one for cheap. (Free)

 

[swinokur]

Contact AJ at Engage. He does Kydex holsters. Nice work by him.

 

[MattTheGunslinger]

Another vote for Justin. Made me a nice foliage green sheath for my BK-9.

 

[W.Coyote]

Check out www.Burrbenders.com in OC. He does sharpening and Kydex sheaths on location and by mail order and also works out of a shop in Millersville.