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us Offline getahl

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74mm pouches?
on: July 08, 2024, 06:36:00 PM
With the 74mm line discontinued, pocket carry is the only carry option I have available to me for a few Executives I have sans key ring. Does anyone have any recommendations how to adapt this kind of situation to keyring or carabiner carry? Leather and nylon pouches seem to only be available for 58mm or 91mm+.


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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #1 on: July 08, 2024, 08:51:30 PM
There are options, though ready made options are few.
My first suggestion was the Rough Ryder leather knife slip.  I think they were only around $5.00, but they look too be out of stock at the moment.
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Me, I'm cheap, I picked up this little slip when I went up to the Frost Cutlery store a couple years ago for 99 cents.  It's housing the ALCAN Alox Executive that I got a couple weeks ago.
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Are you "crafty"?  You could always make something.

I made this one to carry one around for one of the Chuck Yeager challenges.   I used a small D ring from a dollar store dog harness to be able to attach a key ring.
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I just made it longer in the back and folded it over and stitched the ring in.

Local hobby stores generally have some leather.  You can get a piece of tooling leather about the size of a billfold back for around $7.00, or an 8x10 piece for around $15.00.
Again if you're cheap, like me, you can find a bag of leather remnants for $5.00.  I've used some of those for years.
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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #2 on: July 08, 2024, 09:32:03 PM
   I agree with friend PitCarver.  A pocket slip is ridiculously easy to make.  Don't even need a machine to sew them together.  Best wishes.  Gary (IMR)
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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #3 on: July 08, 2024, 10:11:23 PM
Not terribly crafty, but I can sew a button back on a shirt.  I should be able to make something like that, and that’s pretty much what I’m looking for. Maybe a trip to Hobby Lobby is in my future.


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Reply #4 on: July 08, 2024, 10:48:40 PM
Love my trips to Hobby Lobby.
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Reply #5 on: July 08, 2024, 11:36:45 PM
Hobby Lobby is too dangerous but I need to go soon to pick up some shelf supports for my office.  Who knows what else will "accidentally" end up in the basket.  :facepalm:
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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #6 on: July 08, 2024, 11:38:56 PM
Beats the heck out of the Joann’s near me. It’s looking haggard, and the selection is poor.


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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #7 on: July 09, 2024, 12:13:16 AM
Making your own is probably the best way to go. Leather is an ideal material, and I've also heard of pouches being made of denim. If denim works okay (I might just cobble up a pouch out of old jeans I have laying around), canvas could be another viable option.
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Reply #8 on: July 09, 2024, 12:27:53 AM
   You might scrounge around in a place like Dollar Tree and find some little vinyl thing that will work for you.  Look through the ladies' section where they stock little purse carry items.  Best wishes.  G
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Reply #9 on: July 09, 2024, 01:35:35 AM
Look fellas, this ain't rocket surgery here.  I've even taken the fingers off of old work gloves and made a knife slip with.

All seriousness though, it's an easy project, but be aware that there is an addiction aspect here.

You might find yourself falling down a rabbit hole.
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Re: 74mm pouches?
Reply #10 on: July 09, 2024, 03:32:18 AM
Shoot, that's a great idea.


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Reply #11 on: July 09, 2024, 05:55:14 AM
I do have some old jeans that I can't patch anymore.  I might try making some slips out of that.  I could then wax the denim to make it a little more resistant.   Hmm... :think:
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Reply #12 on: July 09, 2024, 07:51:44 AM
I've made pouches out of canvas pouches that I just folded in half and painted with black spray paint.  Haven't worn it out yet.
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Reply #13 on: July 09, 2024, 06:32:55 PM
I tried to convince my wife to let me cut up one of her leather purses for an "experiment". She was not having it...
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Reply #14 on: July 09, 2024, 06:58:22 PM
And my wife keeps wondering why I'm ordering purses off of the eBay.
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Reply #15 on: July 09, 2024, 07:38:33 PM
Denim, old purses...I'm getting all sorts of ideas here! :cheers:
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Reply #16 on: July 09, 2024, 08:27:50 PM
Garage sales and thrift stores are a good source of leather purses or belts for making pouches and sheaths.  Purses you'll have to cut into strips.  Belts you just cut as long a piece as you need, fold over, punch holes, and sew. :salute:


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Reply #17 on: July 10, 2024, 05:44:40 AM
And my wife keeps wondering why I'm ordering purses off of the eBay.

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Garage sales and thrift stores are a good source of leather purses or belts for making pouches and sheaths.  Purses you'll have to cut into strips.  Belts you just cut as long a piece as you need, fold over, punch holes, and sew. :salute:

I was thinking of leather belts for a strop but using it to make slips is a great idea.

Denim, old purses...I'm getting all sorts of ideas here! :cheers:

No kidding.  Going to see if I can head out to a Goodwill this week just to see what's in the clearance bin.   :D
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Reply #18 on: July 13, 2024, 03:56:54 AM
I started making leather slips and sheaths It's a lot of fun. A ten-dollar piece of leather from Amazon will make a lot of knife slips.
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Reply #19 on: July 13, 2024, 07:43:45 PM
And, I did it again. 
Picked up a tooled leather bag for under $15.00, total including shipping.  The Boss Lady hasn't said anything about the charge, YET.
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Reply #20 on: July 14, 2024, 07:41:09 AM
I haven't made time to check them out at Goodwill but I checked eBay and the prices are very reasonable.
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Reply #21 on: July 14, 2024, 07:51:30 PM
I haven't made time to check them out at Goodwill but I checked eBay and the prices are very reasonable.

I always look for the tooled leather things.  Sometimes sellers say leather and it's PU leather.
I found out.  Just saying.
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Reply #22 on: July 15, 2024, 03:50:45 AM
Although I made this one from 2" nylon webbing for a 91mm (Huntsman), it can be made for a 74mm. The one with the tool has a belt clip, but I made the one of the left with belt loop (cardboard for demo. only!). Quite easy and quick to make.  [ You are not allowed to view this attachment ]  


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Reply #23 on: July 15, 2024, 06:56:17 AM
That's pretty neat.  I have some black webbing knocking about in the garage.  Do you just heat seal the ends with a lighter?
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Reply #24 on: July 15, 2024, 08:48:24 AM
Thank you! :hatsoff:
Not really, as  I only sealed the edges, because I used a soldering iron to cut the webbing. The webbing is doubled, having the ends at the bottom of the sheath; I ran a regular stitch along the edges, from top of flap to bottom of sheath. You could try heat sealing/welding but, my only concern would be about durability as my experience has been that once heat sealed, the area/weld becomes brittle and cracks. Good luck and, let me know if there's anything you need for me to help. :salute: :tu:


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Reply #25 on: July 15, 2024, 05:56:17 PM
Nicely done! :tu: I'll probably be on the hunt for webbing now...
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Reply #26 on: July 15, 2024, 09:05:26 PM
Thanks! :hatsoff:


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Reply #27 on: July 19, 2024, 07:42:09 PM
Got in the tooled leather purse yesterday.  Haven't even got it out of the bag yet.  I'll post a picture of it, as received and another of the leather pieces that it yielded.
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Reply #28 on: July 20, 2024, 01:00:29 AM
I know, I know... I'm over complicating things.  I thought it would be pretty cool to try and use the watch pocket of some old jeans I have.  I'm going to think about it some more as I have a couple of ideas.  I don't think I have a SAK wide enough to fit snugly in it though.

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Reply #29 on: August 29, 2024, 06:02:51 AM
While this isn't a 74mm Vic it's approximately 76mm and it's my first time making a leather pouch by hand.  I could only work on it for 30 min every other day so it took me a bit.  It also didn't help that my eyesight isn't what it used to be.  Still had fun making this pouch for this little Klein.



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