Step 5: Adjust, Clean up, and Enjoy!
1) Try it on, see how it fits and check the knife's location.
2) Make any adjustments. Move the strap forward or backwards to get it just right. I like having about 1/2 of the handle hanging out the side. This way it is largely concealed yet still easily accessible.
3) Try on packs. If you are a backpacker or hiker, try on your equipment with the knife on. I had no problem with all 3 of my packs, small dayhike pack, an overnight pack, and my large osprey aether 70.
4) Cut off and melt any excess cord. Remember to leave at least a bit to ensure it doesn't come unraveled. Melt the ends with the lighter.
5) Draw your knife and resheath it a few times. Doesn't it feel nice? To put the blade away, you can just glance and put it back. I have gotten use to a sort of samurai thing where I use the flat part of the blade to feel the outside of the sheath and put it in.
6) Enjoy!
2) Make any adjustments. Move the strap forward or backwards to get it just right. I like having about 1/2 of the handle hanging out the side. This way it is largely concealed yet still easily accessible.
3) Try on packs. If you are a backpacker or hiker, try on your equipment with the knife on. I had no problem with all 3 of my packs, small dayhike pack, an overnight pack, and my large osprey aether 70.
4) Cut off and melt any excess cord. Remember to leave at least a bit to ensure it doesn't come unraveled. Melt the ends with the lighter.
5) Draw your knife and resheath it a few times. Doesn't it feel nice? To put the blade away, you can just glance and put it back. I have gotten use to a sort of samurai thing where I use the flat part of the blade to feel the outside of the sheath and put it in.
6) Enjoy!
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kiete5 says:
Jan 23, 2012. 10:07 PMReply
Just don't get too confident trying the not-looking-samurai-sheathing-and-it-gets-in-between-the-sheath-and-your-body
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MrMakeveli (author) says:
Jan 29, 2012. 9:01 PMReply
To be honest, it's very easy to do. You don't 'stab' it in, hoping you aim right. You place the blade flat against the sheath, then slide it along til you reach the end and place it gently in. Sounds much crazier than it is. Be careful, but honestly you are doing it so slow and gently that there's no way to injure yourself.
bkozak says:
Apr 28, 2010. 9:24 PMReply
Thank you very much for these instructions. I just finished a belt for my Becker BK2 and it works perfect. Very simple to make from very common materials. Thanks again.
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