knives

[Armacielli]

has anyone here worked on a knife kit. I'm considering such an investment, and I'm considering one of the woodriver knives from woodcraft or their drop point knife. Any one done any of these? what style of knife and what kind of scales did you use?

 

[Brewmeister35]

My first knife was the woodcraft drop point kit. I used diamond wood for the scales since it needs no finish and is extremely durable. It's a great starter kit to learn with but you may not find a sheath to go with it. I recommend it for a first.

 

[Brewmeister35]

Okay, I have to change that. My first was NOT the woodriver kit, but the original woodcraft kit. The woodriver kits have rivets and might be a little different. Looks like you'll have to buy a countersink bit for the rivets.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Is the old Atlanta Cutlery still around... they had some great knife kits a few years back, but haven't seen a catalog in a while.

Decided to answer my own question... look here for knife kits..
http://www.atlantacutlery.com/atlantacutlery/s-Knife-Making.aspx?CategoryID=415

 

[cbonner]

I started playing around with knives recently. There are two companies that specialize in these kits, Texas Knife supply - http://www.texasknife.com/ and Jantz supply - http://www.texasknife.com/. Both of these have a number of kits that are pretty reasonable $15ish and their selection is excellent

 

[TellicoTurning]

Originally posted by cbonner

I started playing around with knives recently. There are two companies that specialize in these kits, Texas Knife supply - http://www.texasknife.com/ and Jantz supply - http://www.texasknife.com/. Both of these have a number of kits that are pretty reasonable $15ish and their selection is excellent

are they the same company??[?]

 

[wdcav1952]

Try these links:

http://www.knifekits.

http://www.northcoastknives.com/

Also, the double good texasknife.com mentioned above.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by ozmandus

Is the old Atlanta Cutlery still around... they had some great knife kits a few years back, but haven't seen a catalog in a while.

Decided to answer my own question... look here for knife kits..
http://www.atlantacutlery.com/atlantacutlery/s-Knife-Making.aspx?CategoryID=415

Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen an AC site or catalog in years. The company has changed with time. I knew Bill Anderson, one of the founders. Their prices seem very good and a couple of the blades caught my attention. I might be making another knife soon. Have way too many now, but 'what the hey'.

 

[kenwc]

I have a couple of the Woodcraft drop point kits to make. For those of you who've already made them. How did they come out and how well did the brass pins secure in the blanks? Are you supposed to peen the ends of those? I think I'd rather use knife handle screws..