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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 1735925" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>Search Youtube and google "make your own G10 knife scales" or something like that - basically, you rough them out on a band-saw or similar device (leaving enough scale hanging over the edge) and then mount them temporarily on the knife and sand away (use mill with the right bit to get the cool 3D texture or a round file). </p><p></p><p>You have some choices for mounting (especially on these knives - there's a crapload of holes on there for exactly that reason). You can pin/glue them, hollow-flange-tube them, or use chicago-screws or barrel screws and counter-sink the heads (that's how Halpern's thin scales are done - you can get all the screw-parts you need at Ace hardware).</p><p></p><p>Making sheaths is well easier than making the handles. You just cut two pieces of Kydex (use the thinner stuff) or fold one after heating it in the oven until it's leathery and get it out with gloves and wrap it around the blade and press it between two pieces of closed-cell foam (Wal-Mart Camp Mat works well for like $10) and leave it until it cools/hardens. You can use a hair-dryer or heat-gun (or re-heat it in the over for just a bit) to really work the finer areas around your contact-points on the knife (for retention) with a popsickle stick or half of a clothes-pin.</p><p></p><p>I rough-cut mine and will usually drill/bolt it together before putting in the oven so that once it's cooled, I just have to sand or finish up the outside and put the rivets in.</p><p></p><p>You can get creative and add your own loops or whatever additional stuff you want to. Crap, now you've got me thinking about ordering a bunch of Kydex stuff again (I just sold all my sheath-making stuff a few years ago - I had a nice rivet-press, different dies, a set of Kydex-specific drill-bits, etc.).</p><p></p><p>I may go ahead and order some hand-sets, drill-bits, and a Kydex sheath kit for mine and see if it comes back to me like riding a horse. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> I've been meaning to order a set of knife kit's low-rider pocket-clips to see which one fits my various Spydies anyways.</p><p></p><p>I'll let you know how it goes man - worst case, I'll let you borrow the tools so you can screw it up instead of me <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 1735925, member: 229"] Search Youtube and google "make your own G10 knife scales" or something like that - basically, you rough them out on a band-saw or similar device (leaving enough scale hanging over the edge) and then mount them temporarily on the knife and sand away (use mill with the right bit to get the cool 3D texture or a round file). You have some choices for mounting (especially on these knives - there's a crapload of holes on there for exactly that reason). You can pin/glue them, hollow-flange-tube them, or use chicago-screws or barrel screws and counter-sink the heads (that's how Halpern's thin scales are done - you can get all the screw-parts you need at Ace hardware). Making sheaths is well easier than making the handles. You just cut two pieces of Kydex (use the thinner stuff) or fold one after heating it in the oven until it's leathery and get it out with gloves and wrap it around the blade and press it between two pieces of closed-cell foam (Wal-Mart Camp Mat works well for like $10) and leave it until it cools/hardens. You can use a hair-dryer or heat-gun (or re-heat it in the over for just a bit) to really work the finer areas around your contact-points on the knife (for retention) with a popsickle stick or half of a clothes-pin. I rough-cut mine and will usually drill/bolt it together before putting in the oven so that once it's cooled, I just have to sand or finish up the outside and put the rivets in. You can get creative and add your own loops or whatever additional stuff you want to. Crap, now you've got me thinking about ordering a bunch of Kydex stuff again (I just sold all my sheath-making stuff a few years ago - I had a nice rivet-press, different dies, a set of Kydex-specific drill-bits, etc.). I may go ahead and order some hand-sets, drill-bits, and a Kydex sheath kit for mine and see if it comes back to me like riding a horse. :) I've been meaning to order a set of knife kit's low-rider pocket-clips to see which one fits my various Spydies anyways. I'll let you know how it goes man - worst case, I'll let you borrow the tools so you can screw it up instead of me :) [/QUOTE]
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