Where to get long eyelets / hollow rivets?

C_Claycomb

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Does anyone know where to get the kind of hollow rivet / long eyelet used by Gfeller Casemakers for Chris Reeve Knives sheaths? Anything similar?

This is what I mean:
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(image taken from a thread in the Chris Reeve section of Blade forum)http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463786&page=4

They can reach through 10mm plus of leather, two thicknesses and whatever is used for the welt. They also don't have stupidly large heads, so don't take up too much room. The only things that I have seen in Tandy or Leprevo are much too short, and seem to have disproportionately large heads.

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bushwacker bob

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STRANGEUS PLACEUS
6mm brass tube turned over with a homemade rivet tool.
(You have the kowledge, tools and skill to make a knife so I'm sure with a little thought you could DIY one)
 

C_Claycomb

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try leprevo leather they sell everything
...except this kind of rivet :D I looked there, and Tandy first :banghead:

Bob,
Yeah, but I am lazy!! I know I could, but I was hoping that a ready made alternative might exist, before I start messing around trying to make the tool.
 

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