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[Abraham]

I just bought a Finnish sheath knife by Marttini. It's scary sharp.

Why did I buy it?

Because I've always been concerned if I take a spill on one of my bike rides while being attacking by dogs, I may not be able to get to my Glock 19, (It's in a zippered pack) but on my other side has been a Spyderco Endura clip it.

It would however take some maneuvers to get it into action too. Time I may not have...

The problem?

It takes ages to get the new knife out of it's sheath. I bought the darn thing for immediate access...

If, I can figure out a way to make it come into play quickly, like right immediately now great I'm thinking kydex. However, I see no scabbards fitting this description.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

[Itnkrman]

I like the kydex idea and there's lots of Utube clips showing how it's done. Good luck and post some progress pics if you decide to go that route.

[CoffeeNut]

YouTube has a lot of great Kydex demonstrations and it isn't terribly labor intensive to do.

[TBJK]

Made me a gun vise this weekend to go with my new 783, granted it's not finished. Not sure what exactly what to do with the blue batwing yet. I need to wrap it in felt still

[Itnkrman]

Made me a gun vise this weekend to go with my new 783, granted it's not finished. Not sure what exactly what to do with the blue batwing yet. I need to wrap it in felt still

Nice gun vice! Do you also have the blue material on the butt-stock clamps?

Perhaps an enhancement: cut a groove in the base board and mount the butt-stock clamp with a wing nut so you can loosen and slide to accommodate different guns?

Looks great regardless! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[TBJK]

I used furniture sliders that have foam built into them so I can clamp almost anywhere. The vise end I drilled 24 holes total & used T nuts in them all, the adjustments are every 2". I put some thought into it but not a whole lot.

[Itnkrman]

I used furniture sliders that have foam built into them so I can clamp almost anywhere. The vise end I drilled 24 holes total & used T nuts in them all, the adjustments are every 2". I put some thought into it but not a whole lot.

I see the holes in the board now. Great Job!

[TBJK]

Added this to my bench. Picked up almost all the loading equip this weekend. Cabelas had a sale this past week. Mounted the wood to the bench to be removed so my wife can use it for her painting.

[Itnkrman]

Added this to my bench. Picked up almost all the loading equip this weekend. Cabelas had a sale this past week. Mounted the wood to the bench to be removed so my wife can use it for her painting.
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Now that is truly a multi-functional work space!

[TBJK]

You know what they say. Happy Wife, happy life.

[markthenewf]

Not sure if I've posted this here before, but here was my idea: $4 harbor freight tool magnet on the underside of the shelf for storing mags. I am still looking for a polymer magnet to do this with the AR mags :) .

[cheezit]

Thats a great idea.

[BCGlocker]

My DIY bedside mount: I already had the RH holster, LH mag pouch and the flashlight holder. The actual mounting material (glue, L-brackets and pieces of remnant wood) cost around $10 at Home Depot. It is sturdy and functional. I am pretty happy with the set up.





I fIrst used the RH mag pouch and noticed it mounted the mag backwards


Luckily, I had a LH mag pouch laying around the home

[bigity]

Nice, functional, and cheap :)

[Charley]

One of my carry holsters for Commander size 1911s.