Green River knife kit

[Thejeepster]

I am going to order a couple of Green River knife kits and put them together myself.

My question is how do you do the rivets? Are they just a male and female side and they just mate with the lite tap of a hammer?

 

[Luke MacGillie]

The kits will give you a knife circa 1876, if you want a pre 1850 knife you will have to make new scales and put 5 pins in the knife. The problem may be that the center pin may end up where the center rivet was ment to go, and thus not stay in.

 

[necchi]

That can be a major FUBAR.
To do it nice, the "head" of the rivet should be inlet on each side,, and the male side needs to be cut so it doesn't bottom out in the female before it lands where it should be when finished on it's side,, sometimes the female part needs to be cut a bit too. Depends on how thick the handle pieces (scabs) are.

The shank section of the female rivet should go through (at least in too) both scabs.

 

[LaBonte]

The problem may be that the center pin may end up where the center rivet was ment to go, and thus not stay in.

Not a big problem and easily fixed in a cople of ways
1) Solder the hole shut and re-drill
2) use glue on the pins
3) Lightly peen the pin ends to lock them in place
4) Another option build the kit with the parts supplied and then cover the handle with rawhide to hide the rivets.

 

[Rifleman1776]

There are some screws available that have long heads. Once in and secure you just grind them down flush with the handle. I use rivets and just mash them down with a hammer or setting tool. And it looks like it. :shocked2: :redface: