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Old 04-13-2018, 08:28 AM
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If you drill all the way through the handle and then secure the end of the tang with a cap of metal on the end of the handle then you have made a style of knife we call a stick tang or through tang knife. That metal cap would then be called a butt cap or pommel.

A ferrule - in my description - is the same thing as a guard but without the quillon (the guard piece that hangs down). If you prefer to use a guard that will work just as well. The tang passes through the ferrule or guard and penetrates the wood handle only about 5cm so it is very short. A single pin - using the technique I described in that link - passing through the handle and the tang side to side will create a very strong handle. Be sure to fill the handle with a good epoxy, put in the tang and the pin, wipe off the excess glue and let it set. Doing the finish sanding and polishing on the handle will clean off any remaining glue ...


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