March 20, 200719 yr This is a knife I forged from a bearing race last spring thinking about finishing it. All hand work files, hand sand,edge harden & tempered.Its a through tang. I brazed sheet brass to make top furrel & NS pin stock flattened and brazed for the rings. The pomel is sheet brass also made a flaired out furrel dish out a cap and brazed on. The guard is NS ,wood is from a Walnut stump. I have the handle is glued to the rings furrel and pommel - its not attached to the blade or guard. I want to take a little bend out of the guard and file it down to the sides of handle also kind of blend it in. What do you think about the handle??? I dont know If I like it or not??? Maybe a Pakistan Bowie? I was going to peen the tang to hold on the hanlde- But Im not sure If it will work. I have a 1/8 in gap between the end of the wood and inside of the pommel where I wanted to peen the tang.I thought I would fill the void with JB Weld & when dry peen the tang down. Think the JB Weld will hold up ?or dent in the brass. Also If I were to peen it how much tang do i need to peen? I left it long. I can not take off the pommel its glue on. But I can make a new handle What ya think? Ron
March 20, 200719 yr ron this knife must have taken a ton of work, it looks nice! I have never peened a tang over the buttcap, however I do know that with rivets you need it to have as much steel sticking out to peen over as the steel is wide in diameter.
March 21, 200719 yr Hey Ron I like it, the butt cap reminds me of a shot shell. I think I will make one using a shot shell.
March 21, 200719 yr Author I think I may trash the handle its to good a blade to chance- Ive allways had trouble with a full hidden tang getting the handle to look right. I just hate to waste such a good looking chunk of Walnut.
September 18, 200817 yr Hey Ron I like it, the butt cap reminds me of a shot shell. I think I will make one using a shot shell. That's what I thought it was at first glance too. That's a nice knife Ron !!
September 18, 200817 yr Love it! Why would you want to change it so badly?! It looks great! No reason why peening shouldnt work. Just take care not to whack the brass.
September 18, 200817 yr That's a very nice looking piece there. You did a lot of hard work in that! You can be proud! Finnr
September 18, 200817 yr Nice work! I agree. Why would you want to change it. BTW, I know I'm going to feel foolish when it comes to me as I drift off to sleep tonight, but what is "NS"?
October 2, 200817 yr kinda new to the forums so bera with me. Most of the knives ive made are fully hidden tangs, and what i do is, either use a nut or threaded pommel, or heat the tang, preferably with a torch, put on the handle, and rivet the tang into the countersink (or into a head) and that has worked for me. Oh btw the torch gives more concentrated heat than the forge. hope that helped.:D
October 2, 200817 yr I think it looks good. I wouldnt change a , except to maybe put a lanyard hole in that piece sticking out the back.
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