Aftermarket Thumb Studs

[Thirteenth Star]

Who makes those thumb studs that can be attached to a knife not originally equipped with thumb studs? And, how well do these things work?

 

[LONE WOLF]

smoky mountain knife works sells them.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

It's called The Bandit and it comes in two sizes.

 

[ARtsig1]

I used one on an early model SOG Tomcat. They sorta stick out like a sore thumb so I used my Dremel tool to "sculpt" it a little bit. Turned out rather nice. The set screw, what holds it in place, needs to be loctited in place.

 

[Thirteenth Star]

Thanks LW, Esav, and art. I'm considering getting a 110 and putting on one of these bolt-on thumb studs.

 

[stevekt]

I have a 110 with a Bandit thumbstud. It works well and is very secure.

 

[will22]

Where could you buy regular thumstuds that you have to drill the hole

 

[Esav Benyamin]

The best place for questions like this is probably Shop Talk - BladeSmith Questions and Answers. They would know where to get knifemaker's supplies.