I whipped this guy up in like 5 minutes the other day, and I'm really pleased with how well it worked out. I think you guys will enjoy.
The basic materials were pink diswhasher glove from my girlfriends sink, and the gorilla tape in my bag.
I wrapped some of the glove material around the top half of the knife, so that it held it firmly, then I taped the glove in place.
From there, I just coated the exterior in a piece of Duct tape, and cut off the excess. Voila! A form fitting sheath. Then I hooked it to my keys with a small safety pin.
The rubber provides great traction, without making any noise when the knife is drawn.
I carry it in hand, with the keys forward and the lanyard around my pinkie. If I want to pre-deploy the knife, I just slip the keys in my pocket, and the knife stays in hand.
It also lends itself to hideout carry, say clipped to a undershirt beneath a button up shirt.
So, in 5 minutes, you can make your own ladybug hawkbill sheath. :D
(Pics) DIY Ladybug Sheath!
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Nice set up on your keys, everyone should have a ladybug and photon on their keys..Good work on the homemade sheath brother.
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The sheath holds the knife securely as I wanted- it can suport the weight of the keys, and it will not come out accidentely in the pocket. But I purposefully built it to hold on in a way that I could easily remove it from the sheath one handed while in my pocket. I didn't want it to be too secure, so its not "jump rated" like it could have been.
It allows me to carry about 18" of Gorilla tape with me in a package the size for a tube of chapstick.
I used my keychain knife and keychain duct tape to build my keychain sheath :D
Its a DIY keychain ductape roll- a DIY review I will be posting soon.golddot370 wrote:what's the black round gadget on your key ring in the last picture?
It allows me to carry about 18" of Gorilla tape with me in a package the size for a tube of chapstick.
I used my keychain knife and keychain duct tape to build my keychain sheath :D
Nice ghetto sheath you made there. :D
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