Replacement Loop Bolt for Patent Snaths Blue Ridge Knives Actual knife shown

Actual knife shown

The culmination of years of experience and careful design refinement

some degree of final shaping is needed to properly shape the tongue to snugly fit the head

handles from green saplings using nothing more than the head itself

If selecting the rough grind option we will fully bevel the blade

Replacement Loop Bolt for Patent Snaths Blue Ridge Knives Actual knife shownWhile many methods of affixing a scythe blade to its snath have existed, the most ubiquitous style for the American pattern is certainly the so called "patent snath" or loop bolt variety. The tang of the blade passes through the bolt and then tightened to cinch the bolt into its slot in the mounting collar, giving a very secure and tight fit. Unfortunately it is all too common to find good old snaths that are rendered useless by the absence of this