The Svord Peasant Folder

For some reason I just can't like the opinel. I haven't found it any better at day to day tasks then any other knife I own so it hasn't kicked my SAK out of my pocket. I also think they're fugly. :D The svord I like but not as a pocket knife. For me it's a knife I can stick in a bag and carry around town and when I'm on trips in addition to a pocket knife in my pocket. Basically, I see the peasant as the next best thing to a fixed blade when you can't carry a fixed blade. I also like the looks of it.

Anyone in the market should buy from 42blades. He puts a nice point on it and cleans up the edge and only charges a few bucks for it. Highly recommended.
 
davek14 said:
I sent Svord a note informing them of the reaction to the riveted metal Svords and got a nice reply which I will paste below.

I wonder if the OP could add "note from Svord" to the thread title or something. Maybe a new thread, I don't know. I just got up and I figure I'll get this out there for now.

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Hello Dave ,

you have my permission to paste this reply on the forum ,as I am not very computor savy .

We have no plans to use one piece tubular rivets on the wooden or plastic versions of the Peasant knives , we are sticking with brass chicago screws on these .

Initially we used 2 sizes of cut down brass chicago screws on the Aluminium and Zinc plated steel versions ,the very early models also had a brass pan head 4mm stop pin , screw threaded into one side of the handle . We stopped using this item and replaced it with

a 1/8’’ tubular steel stop pin that has a spun end .

We started replacing the 2 brass chicago screws with heavy duty tubular spun rivets ,so then all 3 fasteners could not be taken out . In hindsight probably a mistake .

Even early on the metal versions were not popular and i considered dropping them .

But I persisted because of the large investment in a blanking tool ,we even made some in 1.6mm brass and copper to test the market . And nearly blew up the tool on 304 stainless version .

We still have some old stock in Aluminum ,pink ,purple and gold with the chicago screws .Lately all the Zinc steel ,and Ali black and blue have the spun rivets .

Maybe you could ask the forum members their opinion of the following . If we stopped selling fully assembled Ali and steel peasants only ,and instead they were availiable only as a boxed kitset with sharpened blade and all the pieces including the brass chicago

screws ,they would still have the 1/8’’ spun stop pin . Another drawback of a factory assembled chicago screw metal Peasant is we needed to hammer peen over the threaded screw ,further making it harder to take apart ,with a kitset we leave it to buyers preference .

So please ask the members ,assembled or kitset option ,I would be most interested to hear ,

regards

Bryan Baker

SVORD KNIVES
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A very nice letter!

I think if they want to use the blanking tooling they bought they should use it to make a premium wooden-handled one with brass liners. :)
 
Having had both, I would take a sodbuster, buck 110 or almost any other lock back like a Kershaw black gulch, Schrade T50 or T anything over both.

I didn't like the svord much not when I have a mora lying around and the Opinel is a great in the drawer no muss no fuss knife.

For a knife nut (I've finally accepted this fact) the svord and Opinel's are cool to have but neither will ever be my go to knives.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
A very nice letter!

I think if they want to use the blanking tooling they bought they should use it to make a premium wooden-handled one with brass liners. :)
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Amen. I think that would be a perfect use for it. I don't think I'd buy the metal handled version even as a kit. Unless you plan on using the "handles" as liners, there's no point. And I think they are much too thick for that. You would have to buy longer screws and either thin out the handles you plan to use as liners, or just use the blade for something and scrap the rest.
I am in full agreement that they should just use that blanking tool to make liners, or admit they laid an egg and just sell it.
 
AntDog said:
Amen. I think that would be a perfect use for it. I don't think I'd buy the metal handled version even as a kit. Unless you plan on using the "handles" as liners, there's no point. And I think they are much too thick for that. You would have to buy longer screws and either thin out the handles you plan to use as liners, or just use the blade for something and scrap the rest.
I am in full agreement that they should just use that blanking tool to make liners, or admit they laid an egg and just sell it.
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Well said! :thumbup:

-Brett
 
Say, what about making a kit that comes with a blade, actual metal liners, and screws long enough to make it through the liners and handle material? A kit that is intended to have handles added and finished by the customer?
I think they would sell like hotcakes! I've seen lots of peasants with custom handle scales, and have wanted to try my hand at one. If Svord sold a kit that would make it easier for me, I'd buy a few in a heartbeat. That would be a very fun project for most anyone. And hey, if that blanking machine is just cutting liners (thinner material) it will be easier on the machine as well. Sounds like a win-win to me! How bout it Svord?
 
I'd enjoy 'em. Especially if the liners were brass or bronze since they'd act like a washer.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'd enjoy 'em. Especially if the liners were brass or bronze since they'd act like a washer.
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^^ This, very much so this. This would also fix the flex problem that they have with the plastic handles (meaning, you can feel them compress/flex when you grip it really hard).

Also, then I could anchor a pocket clip a bit easier, since the screws could go into a real metal liner, instead of just being in plastic/wood/micarta. And I rear pocket carry, so the extended tang isn't really a problem like that.
 
I'm not a huge fan of Svords. I like cheap and simple folders, but I was expecting something a lot more substantial. The blade stock was thinner than I thought, and fit and finish a little rough. I think they look pretty cool, and I like the historical design - but I don't think they're wildly practical. For the price, nothing wrong with them - but unlike say, certain SAKs, Moras, or Opinels, they're not the kind of knife that could cause you to seriously wonder why to spend $50/$100/$200 on a knife in the first place.
 
I really like my Svord Mini Peasant. I replaced the plastic handles with thinner G10 scales. The thinner profile made it a bit more pocket friendly.... and more tacticool too.:D The only other changes I made are PB washers on the pivot to smooth things out and a lanyard hole.
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I agree with davek14 and Antdog that the metal handle scales in a kit would be just about useless. The metal scales would serve best as a liner and doubling as a template. As for the stop pin, I think a stepped pen with a tight enough tolerance on the liner to accommodate a press fit, might work well. The stepped pen would require the builder to drill a blind hole in their handle scale but it is not that hard to do as long as you have a drill press. Plus it would add strength to the stop pen.
 
Nice work, Kevin!
I love the classic peasant design but I need a pocket clip on a folder that does not have a tang sticking out.
 
I would actually like to see a Svord kit with no slabs at all, just a blade and fasteners. I have 5-6 sets of plastic slabs if anyone wants any. :)

Great letter from Svord indeed and great thoughts on the letter. I may start a new thread with a different title to get more thoughts, dunno.
 
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