My son gifted this to me for my birthday. I love to work with my hands, and this was perfect for me. I have to admit, I was intimidated with a fear of messing it up. I knew my son would want to see the finished work. After staring at the pieces on my bench for a couple weeks, I finally decided, it’s now or never! Every step carefully processed. I knew there were no “do overs”. Slow and deliberate steps, but once I got started it was an obsession. It came out great.

My husband loved the original kit and really liked the refill. The only glitch was the refill kit does not include a knife sheath like the original project kit.

I bought this refill kit for my husband for Christmas since the original kit was a huge hit for our anniversary. He absolutely loved it. The only downfall is it didnt come with a sheath like the original one did which is the only reason it is not getting 5 stars.

My son gave me this kit for Father's Day. What a great little project. In an effort to save sanding work, I tried to shape the handles prior to affixing them....which was a mistake. I had some spare pieces of oak, which worked perfect. Finished product looks good!