hollow rivets... B.R. Fox River

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Is there a purpose or place behind the use of hollow rivets other than aesthetic appeal? I was eyeing a B.R. Fox River with green canvas/hollow rivets and was just wondering what the reasoning was behind that design. Of course one hollow rivet on the end is great for a lanyard... but, the use of hollow rivets throughout the entire handle... :confused: does it protect the handle any better if one were to get it wet?
 
Don't know if it protects the handle or not...I would doubt it would tho. But the hollow rivets do make for great lashing points for an emergency spear, deadfall trap, etc.
 
i don't know why i didn't think of that... i was so used to seeing just two holes near the guard... i.e. gerber asek and a couple of the tops models... that makes complete sense though.
 
It seems like hollow rivets could collect a lot of gunk if you are cleaning game or doing other funky things. I like them though on my Mini Canadian for lanyard use.
 
I think it's also intended to allow the user to attach a lanyard to either the forward or rearward portion of the handle, according to their own preference. A knife suspended by a forward lanyard will usually bounce around less and remain under better control.
 
My Woodland has hollow rivets, and they are too small to fit a regular lanyard through so they're not really good for lashing the knife to anything. The same knife with standard rivets was more expensive, and I tend to think the reason they were used was to make a lower-cost version of the same model. I seem to recall that this was discussed at the Bark River forum over at Knifeforums a long time ago. You could always go there and ask Mike Stewart himself.
 
No real reason - it's just a way to keep the handle slabs in place!

Hollow tubes are a little lighter in weight than the solid pins. In the finishing process, the ends of the tubes get beveled and may flare just a bit, thereby theoretically making for a stronger handle - but I strongly doubt the difference is measurable by any real-world means.

They are NOT for extra lanyards - Mike doesn't like those, thinks they're dangerous, and won't put lanyard tubes anywhere but at the rear end of a handle.

They also aren't for tying the knife onto something for a spear or deadfall.

Some folks have come up with some half-clever ideas, like storing firestarting material in them - others are afraid of "gunk" build-up, which most users of hollow-tube handles don't seem to experience as a problem.

In the end, they are just a means of keeping the handle slabs on the tang.
 
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