Geoff Keyes Posted May 21 Posted May 21 We have a pair of pasture pets, elderly Arabian Mares. Even though the pastures will feed them most of the year, we buy hay. One of the folks who works at the feed shop had me make him an EDC (we swapped, he got the knife and we got 3 tons of hay. Seems like a good deal to me). He asked me to put and edge on it the other day, it gets a lot of use and he told be that the scabbard fills up with bits of hay, it actually fills up the scabbard to the point that the knife won't seat down. What could be done to fix this? Would a snapped bottom flap work, or an open tube? Has anyone had to deal with this sort of thing before? Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
Alan Longmire Posted May 21 Posted May 21 When I make trowel sheaths for archaeology I just leave the tip open so the dried dirt can fall out. A little strip of brass or steel to hold it open helps.
Eric Estlund Posted May 25 Posted May 25 You could run a sheath beyond the point with an open mouth like a gun holster. Seems like a good place for kydex. If it's enough of an issue, you could close it with Chicago screws instead of eyelets so it can be opened for cleaning. Eric Estlund WinterCutlery.com IG @wintercutlery
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