How a Kydex Sheath is Made | Kailash Blades | Media
Published: 3 months ago
Take a look at how a Kydex sheath is made at the Kailash Blades workshop. Siru shows the step-by-step process of crafting a piece for a Regent Long Knife.
Sheath Maker: Srikrishna Karki
Production: Manish Ghimire
0:00 Intro
0:11 Trimming kydex to size
2:10 Preparing dies and heating up oven
3:25 Using dies to form base loop
4:22 Using dies to form drop leg loop
5:25 Preparing for sheathmaking
6:01 Press forming sheath
7:40 Marking Out sheath
8:25 Drilling eyelet holes
9:20 Installing eyelets
10:09 Trimming to shape
11:34 Marking out Loops
12:15 Drilling loops
12:56 Making nylon dangler
14:30 Adding thumb ramp and drainage hole
15:30 Alignment check + more marking/drilling loops
16:28 Further checks, finishing and assembly
17:24 FINISHED PRODUCT! and testing :)
Let us know what you think in the comments!
Sheath Maker: Srikrishna Karki
Production: Manish Ghimire
0:00 Intro
0:11 Trimming kydex to size
2:10 Preparing dies and heating up oven
3:25 Using dies to form base loop
4:22 Using dies to form drop leg loop
5:25 Preparing for sheathmaking
6:01 Press forming sheath
7:40 Marking Out sheath
8:25 Drilling eyelet holes
9:20 Installing eyelets
10:09 Trimming to shape
11:34 Marking out Loops
12:15 Drilling loops
12:56 Making nylon dangler
14:30 Adding thumb ramp and drainage hole
15:30 Alignment check + more marking/drilling loops
16:28 Further checks, finishing and assembly
17:24 FINISHED PRODUCT! and testing :)
Let us know what you think in the comments!