Folding Knife Kit

S

Stubby

Joined
Sep 5, 2005
Messages
57
I've been looking for a decent, inexpensive folder kit, and from what I've seen,this looks good. I wanted to know if it works well enough, and if it's a good knife to get into knife building with. And anyone that owns it, does it have any nasty suprises?

EDIT: Sorry about the link, it won't let me link to the knife directly.... I'm talking about the ones on the bottom under "begginer training knives."
 
Which folder are you looking at? The DDR3 is an excellent kit knife. It's quality beats out a lot of factory knives that cost a lot more. I put one together for a work knife and it took a grand total of 30 minutes work.

Anyone of the kits from Knife Kits are really very good. I don't think you can go wrong. There is great support if you need help with the kit assembly. Give Darrel a call and he will talk you through your problem.
 
I can highly recommend the GPC-1000™, the DDR series and the GX-6 kits. I've made several of the kits in the models mentioned and can vouch for the fact that they are precision made, high quality kits. The people I've made these knives for have been extremely pleased with the finished product.

As for the beginning kits - They are decent knives and if you aren't particularly mechanical they're not a bad place to start if you want to see how a folding knife actually goes together... (A little tip: if you're used to working with your hands you may find the beginning kits a little too simple for you. Most folks can easily be assemble one in 15 mins or less)


Good luck!
 
the begginers are not bad but
imho there is no folding knife kit better then the ddr3!
i have built about 10 of them and every one has been perfect in form and function.
it is the bigest kit and has the thickest linners that thay make.
very smooth openers like clock work thay also lock up very tight! as others have said you can put the kit together in about 20 min. and have a perfecly functioning knife.
then all thats left to do is sand the handel scales even with the bolster
put a finnish on the bolsters. and drill and tap you holes to add a pocket clip if needed.
by the way the ddr 1 and 2 are very nice as well!
and the gx6 makes a beutifull gents folding dagger!!
thay also have out standing customer service!!
as far as i know the ddr1 is the only kit(besides the basic trainer series) that comes pre taped for the pocket clip.
check out there kit forums for lots of pics of peoples kits thay have built.
http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=19

p.s. the only nasty surprises i have come across are scary sharp blades on every kit!! :eek:
i say order one you wont be sorry
.....justin
 
Walking Man said:
Has anyone here put together the button lock kit?
If so, what do you think? Thanks.
Click to expand...

Yup, mine is a button lock. Required some fine tuning but it opens nice.
 
This may seem like a silly question, but are the blades sharp in the kit or do you have to sharpen them? I have no experience in knife sharpeneing, as I am afraid to screw up one of my precious knives!! TIA!
 
I've heard elsewhere that they come nicely sharpened, and that information came with the advice to put electrial tape on the blade to keep your hands from getting knicked to high hell.
 
THANK YOU for the answers!! That is GREAT. I might just have to get myself a kit knife. I have shyed away from them, for fear that I had too sharpen it myself. :O)
 
I just ordered the GX6, scale, clip, and clip attachment kit. Came out to $92 with shipping! :( I guess I could have bought a similar (or better) knife for the money but then I wouldn't have the satisfaction of building it myself. :) I am most worried about drilling and tapping the clip screw holes. I don't want the clip or screws to be crooked. My father has a drill press that I will likely be using. I hope I don't mess this up.
 
These kits can be highly customized, as well. I worked on them prior to starting sole authorship knifemaking

This is a DDR3 that almost everything has been customized on, including the blade.
5.jpg

4.jpg


here is a GX-6:
1.jpg

5.jpg
 
tgw914 said:
Yup, mine is a button lock. Required some fine tuning but it opens nice.
Click to expand...

From the picture on the website, it looks like the button lock version has a plastic part (the safety feature). Is this true? If so, can you leave out the safety feature when putting the knife together? I like the knife and the button lock, but wouldn't want to have a plastic thingy.

Best regards,

SanV
 
Regarding the lock. You can leave it out or make a new one out of any material. its just a limiter lock.
 
stevekt - just take your time while you are tapping the hole. Make sure you are aligned square with the hole you drilled. If you are tapping the bolster, the steel isn't so hard as to make it too difficult for your first time. Use a little cutting fluid to keep things moving easy.

Remember, these are kit knives and they will require some fine tuning. That's part of the learning aspect of them.
 
Thanks for the advice. The only time I ever tapped threads was 20 years ago in 7th grade metal shop but that was a 1/4" hole not tiny micro threads. Worse case scenario I'll break a tap and the knife will go without a pocket clip.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top