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[orvet]

Regarding those birdseye rivets, on the original Schrade-Loveless knife, it wasn't actually a rivet, it was a screw. The brass insets were put in place and the stainless screw was screwed through it into a threaded female piece on the opposite side. Once everything was tightened down, the screw slots were filed off, and you were left with a birdseye rivet. This was done on the insistence of Mr Loveless himself. After Schrade adopted the knife as their own, the screws were replaced with brass rivets that required far less labor since the holes are countersunk to accept the rivet head.

Eric

Today you can buy those fasteners from knifemakers supply companies.
They call them "Loveless Bolts."

I guess it isn't everyone that gets a fastener named after them.

Dale

 

[Ikedoc]

Today you can buy those fasteners from knifemakers supply companies.
They call them "Loveless Bolts."

I guess it isn't everyone that gets a fastener named after them.

Dale

Hello Dale,
Yes, Bob Loveless does get the credit for those bolts and so does Harold Corby. Even though you probably know, I do not know the difference in the two. I have been told there is a slight difference between the Loveless and Corby bolts.