Chef Knife Sheath

Made on a Glowforge
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We’re going on a weekend trip to the beach and we always bring our own cooking utensils because we never like the utensils at the AirBnB’s. Before the GF, I always made a makeshift cardboard knife sheath. Inevitably, it would always get lost or damaged and I had to make another one so that I could safely transport it. Not this time.

Steps:
-Took a picture of the knife
-Imported picture into Fusion 360
-Calibrated image to knife dimensions
-Traced profile of knife
-Exported SVG using Shaper plug-in

There’s 3 layers to the knife two outer sheaths and a center layer to create a space for the knife. I added a notch at the top of the sheath so that I could hook a rubber band to keep the knife from sliding out.

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What a great idea! Love the “lock”. :grinning::+1:

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Great job, I plan on making timber “sayas” in a similar way when my GF eventually arrives. I’m in Australia and the wait just got extended again. Still hanging in for it.

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Clever trick with the rubberband. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Cool! Is that acrylic? Would be great in leather as well.

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It is acrylic. I had not considered leather.

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polypropylene would be a good choice also, will not dull the blades. Great Design and clever latch.

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Score a hit in the “well done” category. Good job.

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Nice! Especially the safety catch!