hi,

I have some 954 bronze scrap from the office I would like to use for bolsters on a knife.  other than glue, how would you attach the bolsters. smallest 954 round stock I have found is 1/2" which is way too bid.   da book say you can't use oxy-acethlyne or gas and braze.  dont have TIG available.  

thanks in advance.

The two traditional methods, pinning and soft solder.  Never braze or tig bolsters on a carbon steel knife, you'll destroy the temper or worse.  My personall fav is to use a slip on guard and wedge it in with a threaded tang or pin it.

Knifemakers often use one of the silver bearing solders like Sta-Brite  this is a low temp solder and not a silver brazing

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We covered that in the knife making series  in the knife making section of the forum.  start looking here '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>

thanks, question answered a bit.  use a tight fit and JB Weld.  MIG would not bother blade, bolsters are for a large cleaver that would be heated to temper point(350F) before starting.  area to be welded is over 2" above start of bevel.  Hardest part is finding the right wire in quantities less than 25lbs.  blade is made of 5/32" sheffield O1.

class was interesting, but, the only place I use ATF is my truck transmission.  Canola oil is a much safer alternative to Parks AAA or other commercial quenchants.

thanks,

a tired old sailor with ADD