I was recently given a Navy Seals MK-3 knife. I love the knife but the sheath was not to my liking. It is plastic with a spring loaded clip to hold knife that was very stiff. I took it apart and loosened spring but also noticed it completely wraps knife so it scraps knife blade. Metal on metal contact would dull edge so my mind was set to replace it.
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I used to always carry a Buck Woodsman and decided to get another one and happy to learn they still make that knife only with a different case that I really like and decided to make my sheath for the MK-3 along the same lines. I gathered up my scrap leather and got started.
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The design is a little complicated so I have had to design pattern as I make sheath and doing some wet forming and fitting as I go.
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The knife has a hilt and I wanted it to sit on a shelf rather than bend leather around it. I stacked leather to build up shelf in such a way I could sand it flat on an angle before sewing it.
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Laminating layers can strengthen and make contours more permanent than just wet forming and I want the knife to ride flush against my side. I have used metal in the lamination for some holsters to hold gun off leg but this should suffice for a knife. Not Glued in picture yet.
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One change I made was to move clasp in front of knife so I can just remove knife with the flip of my thumb. I also made a pouch to hold a wet stone and on the bottom will have a loop for tying on pack straps and hanging it or things from it. Parts are still wet from forming.
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Since the knife has a roughed edge I will be gluing some plastic inside of case before sewing and trimming. I’ll post the rest when I finish.
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