I didn't know Kydex was too bendy or soft. Maybe the Kydex you have had experience with was too thin, but I know from experience that .093 Kydex is quite stiff. That's exclusively what thickness I use when making Kydex gun holsters, and even over a 6" run down a slide, I still find that it's not very flexible. Not anymore so than any other plastic. FWIW.