Thread: Various Knives

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

What is the reason for not just making them longer in the handle section and also longer below the blade with the bottom open so they dont fill with leaves and crap ?

sounds like you should use a bacho...........not that there is anything wrong with bacho.....but you have just described the sheath pretty much spot on......

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

sounds like you should use a bacho...........not that there is anything wrong with bacho.....but you have just described the sheath pretty much spot on......

No, the ones I make are longer than a Bahco. I drill a cord hole through the end of the handle and the knife handle slips right down into the sheath leaving only 25mm handle protruding plus the cord. The bottom of the sheath comes well below the point of the knife and is open. I have found that the leather sheaths with stitching following the curve of the blade end up with the stitch cut and the knife potentially sticking into your leg when you crouch down. Then you end up stuffing the bottom of the sheath with greasy wool to stop the knife point sticking out