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Old 06-13-2016, 09:07 AM
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kydex help

Hey thought i might get the info on kydex sheaths here i have 2 questions.....when making a fold over or i think i have heard of it called a "taco" sheath i have a hard time positioning it right getting the sheet out of the oven on the press folded over knife and pressed clamped when i take it out i find that the spine of the blade is not right up agenst the fold and it just looks horible i have tried it a few times and even using a heat gun after the press just to loosen up that part but not getting good results is there any trick to getting this right cause as i fold the kydex over the knife and clamp it in the press it looks good but not when it comes out.....i am sure there is a easy way of doing this that i am not thinking of
second question i am trying to make a kydex sheath for a polished blade but last time i did that the kydex scratched the blade up pritty bad very quickly...any one have a solution to this ??i thought of taking really thin leather or even a soft felt and gluing it to the kydex before it gets molded so then you have a soft liner that wont scratch the knife but i am not sure if any glue could hold the leather or felt to the kydex while its hot?? and if you put it in afterwards the knife wont fit right?? any ideas?
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