Frequently Asked Questions: WHAT IS A CUSTOM-MADE KNIFE SHEATH? Craftsman Bruce Good creates one sheath at a time, fitting the Kydex to your specific knife. This ensures that your knife locks securely into position, yet can be removed from the sheath safely. CAN I JUST TELL YOU THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY KNIFE AND HAVE YOU SEND ME A SHEATH? No. We must have your knife to mold the sheath to it. CAN YOU SEND ME A SHEATH AND A DROP LEG STRAP FOR MY TRAIL MASTER THAT'S JUST LIKE THE ONE ON ICYCHAP'S YOUTUBE VIDEO? Yes. We have a Cold Steel Trail Master 16CT here at the shop. We will be happy to make a sheath (or sheath and rig) without you sending your knife. Cost for Trail Master sheath + drop leg rig in Black, as seen on YouTube is $92. Shipping to you with signature confirmation is $11.65. Total = $103.65.    WHAT SHEATH COLORS AND PATTERNS ARE AVAILABLE? We carry BLACK and COYOTE BROWN, DESERT DIGITAL CAMO, OD DIGITAL CAMO and our new BOOTY CAMO which from a distance looks like traditional green camo.  We carry strapping in matching colors for drop leg strap rigs. If you are a knife manufacturer or other business or club, we can integrate your logo or other image into the Kydex. It's pricey but classy. HOW DO I CARE FOR MY KYDEX SHEATH? Dirt and grit inside the sheath can scratch or mar the finish of your knife. It is important in dusty environments to keep your sheath as grit free as possible. Rinsing with hot, soapy water or wiping out the inside of your sheath with a clean rag occasionally is a good idea.  Do not store your sheath where excessive heat could damage it, such as in the glove compartment of a vehicle on a hot summer day. DO YOU MAKE SHEATHS FOR FLASHLIGHTS OR BATONS?  Not at this time. We are knife sheath specialists. DO YOU TAKE INTERNATIONAL ORDERS? Yes. We are not experts in international shipping; however, we have sheathed many knives for customers in Canada and Taiwan. The challenge: in almost all cases, we must have your knife in order to sheath it. Each country has its own regulations, restrictions and in some cases prohibitions for sending "weapons" by mail or other shipping services. We follow all international rules and laws. Sometimes we cannot accommodate foreign customers.

WHAT IS KYDEX? Kydex is a polymer/thermoplastic material manufactured in the U.S.A.  and is a proven material that has been used to make firearms holsters for many years. Kydex is impervious to most chemicals, solvents and oils and is waterproof with a permanent memory -- meaning your sheath will retain its molded shape indefinitely. Your sheath will not shrink and will withstand the harshest environments.  WILL KYDEX SCRATCH OR MAR THE FINISH OF MY KNIFE?  In our experience, the answer is "No!".  We have never scratched a blade. However, we have seen knives scratched by Kydex when the material was used by a less experienced sheathmaker. Bruce was taught to use Kydex by an internationally-known, serious and meticulous knifemaker who told Bruce he couldn't call himself a sheathmaker until he had at least 100 sheaths under his belt.  Bruce has long since passed that mark without any problem using Kydex. NOTE: Kydex can rub blueing off the "high points" of your knife blade -- just the way a Kydex holster rubs blueing off a firearm.  Flat blades are not affected.  WHO ARE YOU? Bruce Good and his wife of 24 years, Gina, turned Bruce's sheathmaking pastime into a small business in 2006.  Bruce handles the design and makes each sheath by hand.  Gina answers the phone and generally runs the business so Bruce can turn out your custom order. CAN YOU MAKE A SHEATH FOR MY FOLDING KNIFE?   Yes ... but we are not accepting folders at this time -- which is why we don't picture them on this Web site. ** IS EVERY KNIFE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A KYDEX SHEATH?   Kydex will take chinks out of rubberized handles if you are not extremely careful sheathing and resheathing your knife. Bruce has a trick or two to avoid dinging the rubber handle, so it isn't much of a problem for our customers, but it's something we point out. ** FOLDERS: Okay, if you've taken the trouble to read to the bottom of the page ... Bruce will do LARGER folding knives because they have enough heft to have something to hold on to. In other words, a small, slender folding knife is hard to get out of the sheath -- there is not enough to easily grab to pull out of the sheath. Even larger folders have a "PITA FACTOR" and therefore cost more to have a sheath made. PITA = Pain In The ... butt, to put it mildly.