Been meaning to do this for ages, bought a machette (one of many!) with a good blade and handle but the sheath was awful, so decided to try the Kydex route. Bought some kydex and foam for moulding, but its been sat for ages.
This weekend I decided to get on with it! I've watched a few youtube videos of how people make them for knives but none seen so far on machettes.
Decided I prefer a little leather on it instead of all kydex, especially the belt loop as I need a bit of flexibility when pulling the blade out.
Took a couple of goes in the oven before I got the right mould, must say its very easy to work with, as long as your quick!
Anyway, here's the pics:
There's some marks on the sheath where the glue that was holding the foam together hadn't dried (from the previous night). I should probably have glued the leather around the rim as it moves slightly, despite being riveted in. I also should have made it slightly larger as its quite tight. I used one of the hole type rivets at the bottom so I could use a leg loop if req'd, there's also a gap at the bottom for water drainage.
I think it'll do, but revisions would be made for another one. The biggest problem is riveting when its alredy folded, you can't do it until its folded though as it might not set exactly as you want it...
This weekend I decided to get on with it! I've watched a few youtube videos of how people make them for knives but none seen so far on machettes.
Decided I prefer a little leather on it instead of all kydex, especially the belt loop as I need a bit of flexibility when pulling the blade out.
Took a couple of goes in the oven before I got the right mould, must say its very easy to work with, as long as your quick!
Anyway, here's the pics:
There's some marks on the sheath where the glue that was holding the foam together hadn't dried (from the previous night). I should probably have glued the leather around the rim as it moves slightly, despite being riveted in. I also should have made it slightly larger as its quite tight. I used one of the hole type rivets at the bottom so I could use a leg loop if req'd, there's also a gap at the bottom for water drainage.
I think it'll do, but revisions would be made for another one. The biggest problem is riveting when its alredy folded, you can't do it until its folded though as it might not set exactly as you want it...