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Old 06-18-2016, 04:35 PM
Bob Hatfield Bob Hatfield is offline
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I am a newbie at using kydex, been making leather sheaths for years. I also use the fold over style for some knives. I scratch a line on the flat sheath where the spine of the knife goes up against and get good results. As for the sheath fitting too tight against the blade and scratching it. I use 3M blue painters tape and put 2 layers of tape on the blade to allow for space where the kydex does not make tight contact with the sides of the blade to prevent scratches when pulling the knife out of the sheath. Make sure you have the smooth side of the Kydex on the inside that touches the blade and no kydex particles, from grinding or sanding the sheath, inside the sheath as those particles will scratch a blade.
There is a video on YOU Tube made by Walter Sorrels on making a fold over sheath that may give you some tips.


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