Corby rivets, Loveless bolts or for that matter, even compression rivets. Mobile Navigation. Forums Recent Posts New posts. Maitland, you can get the companion at the Bushcraft store. At that price you can't go wrong.

This is my first try at making scales for a knife. I used Kingwood and am pleased with how well it all went together. It is a nicely sized knife and fits well in my hand. The only shortcoming I have is with the sheath. The strap is very short and will not go around the handle Wood River Spear Point Knife Kit 15 rendering it useless.

Too bad, its a nice sheath. I don't think my handle is too large, it fits perfectly in my hand. Just think the strap is short. Otherwise, I would purchase again. Find a Store. My Account. My Cart. Go to Home Page. Mobile Navigation. Same Day Shipping Find a Store. Search Go. Item In Stock. Add to Wish List.

More Details. Overall I am very pleased as this was my first knife to make. As other have mentioned, the hex rivets stripped. I knew going in they were provided but after stage-drilling to countersink, I didn't like the fact that the excess holes would be a place to collect dirt, grime, etc. I decided to go with maple dowels to contrast the darker wood and am very pleased. I finished in boiled linseed oil and topped off with a fancy sheath.

I purchased several other kits since there were on sale so looking forward to making more. I would have given this blade a 5 rating if it wasn't for the Torex type scale pins. It's just a personal preference perhaps, but this type pin offers absolutely NO advantage over other types i. Corby rivets, Loveless bolts or for that matter, even compression rivets.

Perhaps if the Torex type screws were longer so they could be installed flush with the scales, I might have rated it higher. Overall, this is a good blade with what seems to be good stainless steel and has a nice satin finish. A great value for the price and absolutely fantastic if you catch it on sale. This is my first ever knife. I picked up this knife kit along with the tanto style and a few others when they were on sale so that I could practice before making the handles to the Zhen kitchen knives for presents.

I like the kit, but don't really care for the rivets, or having them countersunk into the handle. I recognize that this is just personal preference, which is why I didn't use them at all. Overall I'm pretty happy with how it came out and glad that I bought several of these. They will make great gifts, or a nice overall utility knife. I didn't find that mine was very sharp so i would recommend sharpening the blade once you are done making the handles. A good kit for a novice knife maker.

Pick your own handle material and carefully file, sand, carve, and polish to a shape comfortable for your own hand. Hex screw rivets and epoxy hold scales grip panels to full-tang blade. I would prefer knife rivets or Corby screws, but the supplied screws are adequate. Quality of the steel seems OK, takes a good edge.

If you take your time and pick nice material for scales you can wind up with a very nice knife. Fairly easy to make and shape. I do not really care for the recessed screw rivets as it leaves a place for debris to collect.

This is an easy fix with contrasting wood plugs or, for a more decorative touch, try the acrylic Inlace product also sold by Woodcraft. I have made all go the styles as gifts for my hunting family and each has been very well received. Packaging kit with a custom sheath would be nice. Good Quality Blade but weak rivets that stripped fast. I was looking for some gift ideas when I found this kit in the catalog.

I used bright orange Paduak for the handles wich contrasted nicely with the matte finish on the metal. I really like them. Joined Oct 30, Messages Likes 12 Location alabama. Cool thanks for the responses. I picked one up and going to start on a handle later tonight or tomorrow. Also checking out the sites linked. Thanks for all the good info. I almost picked up 2 of these wood river knives but I've been eyeing a mora on amazon for just a little more and since i keep reading people raving about them think i'm going to pick one of those up instead.

The two i've been eyeing. Maitland, you can get the companion at the Bushcraft store. Same knife, and you get to support the forum. Scroggins Banned Member Banned. Just Wood River Spear Point Knife Kit 202 to back up Aven, I ordered a dozen items from Campmor recently that are also sold at the Bushcraft store and prices are pretty much spot on between the 2. Both were cheaper than eBay. Now I'll be checking the Bushcraft store first now that I know about it!

Oh wow, thanks guys, I'm still really new to the forum and didn't even realize it had a shop. I'll check it out first from now on, and if I order the mora i'll get it through here. You must log in or register to reply here.

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