svord peasant metal, wood or whatever the colorfull one is?

sogflash

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How are the different svord peasant knives with different handle materials? Is the thickness the same? Does the metal handles have sharped edges on the handles than the other ones? What are the colored ones made of?

I want one, but I'm just not sure about which handle material I should choose.
Is it easy for someone who can work with wood to make wooden handles for a svord knife?
 
I am the definition of a beginner wood worker, and I made a set of wooden handles for my Peasant just to see if I could. It wasn't hard, the most difficult part was to get the holes lined up. I'll post pictures later.
 
The metal handles are much thinner. There is also the mini peasants that look a lot more pocket friendly. I'm pretty sure the mini's are only offered in plastic at the moment but they do look really easy to make new scales for.
 
I have seen the mini in person in both plastic and Wenge wood, the large I have handled in plastic and whatever wood they use as well. The wood versions are fine, but are left a little rough. From my experience the platic ( polypropylene ) have the most predictable action in terms of how much friction to the blade is present. They are relatively easy to replicate wooden handles for...I used a 3/8" Forstner bit to cut the scew recesses with. I have had very good results using a brass spacer in the butt of the knife and pinning/glueing the frame together.





Buffalo horn is another great handle material for these...




of course this was a more complicated build...


Be safe, and have fun! At the worst you can always put the blade back into the original handle...
 
I don't know how to pin it together without messing it up. I hope I can use the screws it comes with.
 
sogflash said:
I don't know how to pin it together without messing it up. I hope I can use the screws it comes with.
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You can use the screws but you will still need to add a stop pin. Peasants are great knives to mess around with because they are simple and inexpensive. If you mess it up the first time you can always try again. :)
 
You can get as fancy as you like with these, blades are great but most of the handle types are so so.
Richard







 
Buddyleet said:
Sitflyer that is a kit knife I can appreciate and afford.
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That wasn't quite a kit knife... It's a custom re-handle Duane (sitflyer) did, using some slabs of buffalo horn and the blade from a Peasant. Looks pretty slick, you're right. ;)
 
Tinbasher, those are spectacular!

Another viable option is to get a wooden handle version and shape it to your liking...



the wood on mine took on a very pleasant look when sanded up through the grits, but I woul NOT recomend cutting the tang as short as this one!
 
I went with the blue polypropylene handle for my full-size Peasant. I wanted a working knife for gardening and yard work, and it works great. The blue stands out if I leave it in the grass, since I haven't gotten around to making a lanyard for it yet. I would not recommend cutting off the extra length on the tang until you've used it a bit: I thought it would be obtrusive and get in the way, but it makes it easy to one-hand open by pressing against my leg while holding the handle.
 
Bit of an old thread here, but I'd be interested in pics of the metal handle svord if you feel like it.
 
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