Non-leather sheath material

[Daniel]

Hi,

I've been thinking about making a sheath for my mora, as I don't like the plastic one that comes with it, however I don't want to make one from leather.

Anyone know a good non-leather sheath material?

Cheers,
Dan

 

[raskusdrotti]

Hi Dan,

I read a post a while back where a guy cut the top part from his mora sheath - and then sewed that into a sheath he made from seatbelt he got from a scrappy!
Sounded really simple but hard-wearing. I did a quick search but couldn't come up with much!

Hope this helps.

Neil

 

[tomtom]

have a search on some knife sites (like british blades) for Tutorials on working with Kydex..

 

[Stuart]

kydex, I think allan makes nice kydex sheaths for the moras

 

[Andy]

Kydex or wood. A wood sheath might look very silly with the plastic handled mora but could look good if it's the classic.

 

[Neil1]

Cordura works well, reinforced with plastic inserts (the sides from a large ice cream container) and protect the mouth of the sheath with rivets. I have used this method several times and it works very well.
Neil

 

[Daniel]

Cheers peoples, I'll have a look into these ideas.

Cordura works well, reinforced with plastic inserts (the sides from a large ice cream container) and protect the mouth of the sheath with rivets. I have used this method several times and it works very well.

I'd be interested to see a pic of a sheath like this if you have one??

 

[Eric_Methven]

I've got two very large pieces (15'x15') of balistic nylon. It's ideal for toolbags, chisel covers, sheaths and gun bags. I got it for free so you can have a chunk if you want.

Eric

 

[Daniel]

I've got two very large pieces (15'x15') of balistic nylon. It's ideal for toolbags, chisel covers, sheaths and gun bags. I got it for free so you can have a chunk if you want.

Eric

Cheers! You've got a PM mate!

Dan

 

[philaw]

I'm just about to make a first knife, using a little 63mm lauri carbon PT blade, and will need to make a sheath for it. Have any of you guys heard of using bamboo? I think a wooden sheath would involve too much craftmanship for me , but I though that I might be able to steam a piece of bamboo and squash it flat to make a sheath-shape. I can't get access to decent leather or the ability to work it , and I'd prefer something woody.

Any tips?

 

[K9_75]

If you want to use natural materials to make a sheath you can make one of wood or birch bark.
Info on how to make one in wood can be found in Bo Bergmans books (essentially two hollowed out pieces put together) and info one the birch bark model can be found here:Tutorial (Swedish) and a picture of a finished one here: Pics
They are in Swedish so try fx babelfish for a translation.
Cheers
K9