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Hi Kaila, Great video. One trick for making sure the knife comes out smoothly out of the custom sheath. Put blue painters tape on the parts the knife being molded. The tape gives the necessary space for the knife to slide out smoothly. Add tape for the necessary friction that you need. Hope that helps you out in any way. Keep up with great tutorials.

Thanks for the new content Kaila! Love you and great tutorial!

Perfect tutorial and equipment needed. Thumbed up!!

Wow you made this look so easy. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I’d like to give this a try and your video helps a lot. Great work 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

One of the best videos I've watched on on making custom Kydex stuff, every other video I've watched they always say to have a toaster oven to heat up the kydex and I see you did it just with the heat gun alone which is AWESOME and that makes it seem EVEN MORE simple! So very big thanks for doing this video exactly the way you did it!!!

Great video. Really like how you broke it all down in a simple way in order to understand. Definitely helpful. Thanks!

Excellent tutorial! Admire how you’ve developed your skills. Would definitely watch more

Kaila, Thnk you for the tutorial on making a Kydex Holster. You Rock!!!!

Thanks kaila , great video , i have some nice knifes always wanted kydex sheaths and now i know how , time to get making ....funny thing i ve followed you from your very first knife all those years ago ...i remember your first kydex use , look at you now and where your at , what an amazing journey 🙂👍

Thanks, awesome video. About to try kydex for the first time. I mostly do leather but this will be interesting. Loved the style of video and how easy but quick you were about explaining everything.

Thanks. I need this video! About to build my press next week and I am probably going to be avoiding some mistakes thanks to your info.

Wow! Those eyes. Very good tips. I think im ready to make a sheath.

I love the way it comes out when you use the flat back. I’m learning every day. I’ve only made 2 kydex sheaths.

Looking to make my first kydex knife sheath, this video is packed with great info, thanks!

Cool! Great job! I was going to build a foam compression rig like yours, but remembered that I already have a side bench vise on my work bench, which works great! SO much easier & faster than those Irwin clamps, which is exactly what I used at first. I took 2, 1x6 boards, each 8 inches long, Gorilla spray glued a double layer of 3/8" thick blue yoga mat from Walmart on each board. When knife/Kydex is ready, just stack like a sandwich and clamp, could also do one side flat like you. Side bench vise can give crazy pressure, but it's easy to get a feel for the perfect pressure, super even pressure too. The blue yoga mat has held up pretty well. 20-30 knives on first set of blue foam and still going. And for $14, I still have about 40 6x8 pieces left on the roll. If I do 4-5 moldings/compressions in a row, it seems to take overnight for the blue foam to rebound, so I slap another layer of blue in there until I replace original set with new. Also, I just started building a vacuum & surge-tank rig using a (free) compressor out of an old window AC.

Great tutorial! Thank you, Kaila!

Excellent how to video Kaila your a great instructor. I wish I could do all that but I am a retired VET and I am handicapped so alas as much as I would like to make my own it would be difficult. Once again great video. :-)

Great video! I’m all set up for kydex sheaths! Thank you hope ur feeling better

Thanks!! You make it seem so easy for a beginner!

Kaila Cumings Your Demostration & Tutorial Is Very Understanding Every Step You Guide Properly

I really liked this video... May just try this with a couple knives I have... thank for making this video.

Enjoyed the video and I learned something from it. Thanks Kaila.

Great video, beautiful knife!!!

Well done, nice and informative didn't think a heat gun would do, I use a small oven and still have problems. Thank you.

Great video Kayla lots of good information good job keep up the good work

Very helpful, I’ll make one for my diy karambit!

Very good video you took the time to explain and show everything very good.

Sweet! Thanks for sharing 👍👍

Wonderful practical video. Usually in most of the DIY videos people never really show you the practical tips like she does honestly for e.g. the thumb ramp to get the knife easily out of the sheath she made. It is really wonderful to see such honesty. Alas in India the local hardware store does not keep such within budget useful tools. If you buy through amazon or directly from websites you end up paying 3-4 times the price in USD (notice we have a big foreign currency exchange rate difference between USD and INR) and then custom duties and huge shipment costs. I ot some Kydex from foreign, paid up huge, tried to make a sheath for a condor knife using glue guns, manual metal clamps, etc and ended up in a super stiff extremely tight sheath that I could not use with ease. Ofcourse you need some home based machines for grinding, buffing, etc or live with sharp uncomfortable edges which I tried to do away with files and sandpapers manually. Took me hours. Kaila I really appreciate your honesty and really fast quick practical presentations, Keep up.

Very helpful, thanks! Now I need to experiment with how to use the rubber washers and screws that attach belt clips.

Nice job! Thank you for sharing

Very informative video you look great Kudos on your Naked and Afraid XL you look great and kicked ass PS I wish you showed more of your knife that you brought handmade cool handle

Thanks for such an excellent video. You are quite the teacher

Never seen them made before. Awesome

Thank you! Very helpful.

Kaila, please, make video about - how you are making handles for knifes. Your videos allways give a good and positive fillings after watch!!) Thanks!

Good video I am planning on trying this pretty soon thanks

Nice one kaila, thanks for uploading

Awesome tutorial! That’s pretty much exactly how I do it...only difference is I use Chicago screws in place of eyelets. 👍👍

Great work Kaila...😎🖒🖒🖒

Good stuff homie! Gonna try this out!

This was really helpful Kaila.

This video is so sexy! Instantly subscribed, which I rarely do. I have been looking for a new project so I started looking into making Sheaths for the knives I have found and restored over the years, also in making my own Mag Pouches and eventually a couple Holsters. Anyway thanks for the pro tips! this was very helpful , every other video ive watched, which isnt a bunch, theyve had padding on both sides of there press but after seeing that pro tip of the hard bottom for the non visible side it seems the only way to do it ! Loook forward to more videos

Appreciate it I had a situation with a kydex sheath this helped

Decaf, Hun. Decaf. LMAO Thanks for mentioning the suppliers and parts sources. Will save me a LOT of time.

I tip I recommend is to tape the blade with masking tape so that the blade can slide in better. This also helps prevent the knife from becoming dull simply by taking it in and out of its sheath

Wow think I'll give it a shot thank you for your time

Hello beauty 😉, this video was super nice. Thnx a lot!!!

Great video, Kaila! One shortcut/kydex hack to save time AND give a nice effect: put your eyelets in before you saw and sand. You'll get a "welded" seamless edge which looks beautiful, and you won't have to clean the particles out after! Keep up the great work!

Seriously fucking amazing. Ive been trying to get a sheath for one of my Rondel daggers for a while, and there havent been many viable options that wouldnt cost me a fortune. So glad I could see this video

Kaila, your intro photo caught my eye....and your video perked my interest. You probably have a slew of dudes drooling . You are more than I expected. I just subscribed and will view the other projects you have accomplished . Tools make the shop....ability makes the PERSONA, and yes, a tripod or camera mount will add to your video success. Thanks J K

Good video thank you for the how to info.

Great video.

Hi Kaila - really interesting tutorial, thanks. I've never done any Kydex work. but I work a lot in leather, and it's interesting to see how you work with such a different material. Also, I've never heard fake fingernails recommended for workshop use before - think I'll have to get me some ;-)

Great video!

Hey from over the pond - Wales UK Thank you for the tutorial 👍🏻 you have very beautiful eyes! Your husband is a lucky man!

thanks for ur vid, I have not made 1 in a while{Sheath}. If I remember right the perfect temp is "140" and if this makes sense its 40% heat on top and 75% on bottom in a oven, it can be checked with 1 of the surface thermometers {about $12 at harbor freight}…. Thanks for the reminders... looking GREAT!

amazing and awesome , thanks

I always put on my makeup to forge too!

Great job ....Well. done just Subscribed

great job

Can’t wait for the hat to arrive. Awesome video.

Good video. Thanks.

Great work thanks

Nice great job ,Thank you

Kaila, where have you been ? We missed you. Good tutorial !

Good job girl good video

That’s awesome

Your eyes .... The best part of the video 😘🤚🏻

Right on thank you.

Ty for sharing

This girls super cool, beautiful eyes nice job.

Manthappp eceu! Eceu eceu yg laen maen di dapur,eceu yg satu ini maen di Work Shop!!

You make that look so easy. I would end up with a mess. LOL

Nice video 👍

I just found this channel.. I have not known love until now.. so many years lost...

Awesome !!!

Hello Kaila very nice again, how to make a kydex sheath for your knife, I like the camou style, nice eyes wow 😍💖💋❤😉

I love your nail’s 😂

Thanks for your video

Hi Kaila,great vid and thanks for sharing.What thickness of kydex would say is best for a knife sheath?cheers,David

Kaila, Try putting a toothpick in with the knife's tip when moulding the kydex to the blade. This will add a very handy water drip hole if the knife ever gets wet. It's a good thing to add to your sheaths and I'm sure your customers will thank you for it.

Thanks!

Nice!

Umm. I’m in love! 🤔

beautiful smile:) thanks for the info. I'm gonna try that. I watched a couple other videos, you explained things more clearly then the others, and it doesn't hurt that your pretty :) LOL maybe I listened better because your pretty? I'm kidding, it was a great video. Thanks again for that. I really like to see women doing shop stuff, not many are drawn to it. I have a machine shop and I've had a few in the shop and I've noticed they have distinct advantages in ways. They are more dexterous with their fingers and have patiants to stay with something sometimes where men get distracted easily, hard to explain but I love to see it when they enjoy it or get a since of accomplishment from it sometimes. doesn't happen in my corner of the world that much but its awesome whatever it is. I'm training my 20 yr old niece right now thats studying to be an engineer she started college at 16... I'm gonna stop there because I'm gonna start bragging on her LOL. something else to play with in the shop, thats all the info to get me started. Your awesome!

Nice video. How about posting links to your preferred tool & materials suppliers. BTW: What is the rivet setting bit installed in your arbor press?

What kind of foam you use on press????? Great job on video tutorial!

Hello Kaila ... you are very intelligent and nice, your eyes are beautiful .. but also your look is fascinating ... congratulations ... thanks for your video

G’day from Australia I like your vids their very insightful& yes wear your correct PPE & please tie your hair back working around that bloody belt sander 👍🏻

Awesome

very cool

I learned(like you said trial & error), if you attach 1/4" nuts & bolts where the eyelets go, you can form and shape it to the blade to exactly how you want it, then put in the eyelets. That way, if it gets stuck, loosen the bolts and fix the kydex... Also, put 3 layers of painters tape on the blade, so the kydex doesn't scratch the blade... Like you said, everyone does it different... have a great day, take it easy...

the woman of my dreams, I already see ourselves forging and grinding together ....... I love you!

Nice

Thank you for the knowledge I want to figure out how to do a kydex sheet then I can rock it like mc dundee from crocodile Dundee

Where did you get that knife? Love it..

Smart, Beautiful and Skillful ;) :O

I'm not sure how your videos popped up for me but I'm here to say,young lady you are no joke! You definitely know what your talking about! And I'm a new subscriber! And I'm so sorry to say this cus I don't want to sound like the idiots with their sexiest remarks! But you have the most amazing, beautiful eyes I have ever seen!! And it goes with your amazing smile! You are definitely happy with what you do! Keep the videos coming!! Have a amazing day!