saltydecimator 482 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 tried knifekit making and screwed up on the gluing of the handles on.... filled teh cutler rivet withthe glue and it didnt smoosh out of hte rivet like i thought.... just bent over and made a mess.... was looking for relplacement rivets but most places i saw (track of the wolf?) wanted like almost $2 a pop, not paying that!!! il post a pic in a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Sounds like a fun project. $2 doesn't sound to bad. Edited February 1, 2016 by Sim_Player Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Make them! A rivet is just a piece of wire that has a head on one side, shoved in a hole and a head peened on the other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spikester 93 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Too long a rivet will fold over and not do right, you need to have 1.5 length to rivet diameter to mash correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,930 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Go to a hardware store and pick up some 3/16 brass rod. Cut it into 2" pieces, and file a taper onto the end. Hammer it through and hacksaw it off so that it is about 1/16" proud on either side of the handle. Polish a chunk of steel for an anvil, and a ball peen hammer face. Now hammer with a bunch of light taps on each side. Be sure to hold the handle flat to the anvil and be striking exactly perpendicular. This will keep them from going egg shaped. File closer, then do some planishing strikes. you is done. Cost $3-4 for enough brass rod to do a pile of knives. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 ^^^^ THIS Make an anvil by drilling a shallow divot in a piece of steel that will clamp tight in your vice. Use dremmel to finish divot to the finished rivet head shape. Use a SMALL ball peen to shape the rivet - like GF said. Do one side a LITTLE , flip it over and work the other side. Repeat until the heads are NEARLY finished. To finish, grind the end of a bolt to flatten it, make a divot to match the anvil. Use this a a rivet set to finish the heads. Use bigger hammer than the one you used to peen the rivets, and like before, turn the rivet over a couple times while finishing. Take care that the anvil and set match, and polish them as any tooling marks will transfer to the rivet. When I did my last set, I polished the anvil and set with scouring powder and a chop stick. GOOD LUCK! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,930 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 +1 What he said about flipping. I forgot to say that, but it is important. Otherwise you may mushroom one side enough to split the wood before the other side is expanded enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netpackrat 566 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 If his scales are already drilled and counterbored for cutler's rivets, the DIY suggestions above aren't going to work real well. http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=52_36 Or try Jantz Supply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dariman3 6 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Crazy Crow Trading Post catalog. Alot of knife and tomohawk parts and much more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 482 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 If his scales are already drilled and counterbored for cutler's rivets, the DIY suggestions above aren't going to work real well. http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=52_36 Or try Jantz Supply. thanks for the link, thats spot on... in future will prob use my own wood, huh-uh huh-uh.... so brass solid is great idea... i use alum. rivets on aircraft all the time, dont know why making my own didnt occur....good call! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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