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saturnine138 said:
What's involved with the level one kits? What tools are needed? I live in a dorm, and the only tools I've got with me are a variety of SAKs and multitiools, will I be able to pull it off?
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For the very basic kits , yea all you really need are some torx but you also need a file , if you have a small vise you'd be better off as well.
I live in an apartment and have built several kits , you can embellish these as much as or as little as you care to.
If you use different scales than what come stock then you will have some sanding to do.

Also folks forgot to mention , spend the few extra dollars and upgrade to phos bronze washers , IMO the nitrolon ones leave a lot to be desired , yet they are still functional if you choose not to go with phos bronze.
 
What kind of box do they ship them in? My school may not take kindly to a box with KnifeKits.com printed in large letters across the side.

What is the file for? I've never made any sort of knife before so I have no idea what I'm doing. Are the fixed blade kits easier to make? Thanks guys.
 
saturnine138 said:
What kind of box do they ship them in? My school may not take kindly to a box with KnifeKits.com printed in large letters across the side.

What is the file for? I've never made any sort of knife before so I have no idea what I'm doing. Are the fixed blade kits easier to make? Thanks guys.
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The box is discreet , if you place an order call them and I'm sure they can make it even more discreet looking for you.
They are fine folks to deal with.
The file is for any material you need to remove where the end of the blade (cant think of proper word) would meet the bladestop.
Once you get the kit you will understand what I mean.
The fixed blade would not be any more easier IMO because then you still have to shape your scales to fit and so forth.
buy the cheap folding kit and try it , you'll have fun and pull some of your hair out :D
 
I used a jig saw to cut out the scales.
A drill to drill holes in the scales.
Most everything else was done at my desk at work with sandpaper and a soap eraser as a backing for the sandpaper.
Hex wrenches to put it together.
A file would really come in handy if you wanted to do some filework, but that seems rather obvious. ;)

Do not miss going to the Forums for knifekit.com, you can't think of a question that they can't answer.
 
The kits are very high quality, and the man behind them, Darrell Ralph, is a man of high integrity. Can't get any better!

I've biult two of the kits, a DDR2 and a DDR 3. Lockup is very solid on both, and the DDR 3 is bult like a tank. Thick liners, and a very heavy duty blade. I carry the 3 on rotation as an EDC, and it is a great knife.

Phil, that GX6 is beautiful. Looks better than either of mine!
 
CODE 3 said:
Phil, that GX6 is beautiful. Looks better than either of mine!
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Thanks Mike, I took my time and did the best I could, but to be honest with you compared to some of the ones Coop has done mine looks like it was made by Frost Cutlery. There are folks making kits and selling them at custom prices, even telling their customers that they started as kits. The kits are just a starting point, where you take them is up to you.
 
Are their any companies that offer similar kits in some of the newer stainless steels, i.e. SV30, VG-10, or in tool steels such as A-2, D-2 or M2, etc.?

don
 
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