So guys...
Ive been busy selecting & cutting some wood (from the fire wood pile
) for this handle.
But have a couple more questions...
The handle that came off it i rekon is actually bone, not timber, but its all split to buggery so im going wood.... (i will keep the bone handle that came off it--im not sure its original though).
Anyway, questions...
Will Devcon (epoxy used for bedding rifles) be a suitable "glue" for this project...(suitable for gluing wood handle to steel.?
Also, you guys have suggested to peen the end of the tang to stop the handle sliding/aiding to lock it in place...so how do i heat the steel sufficiently enough to re-shape the steel tang & not incinerate the wood handle that will be on it...?
Sorry if thats a stupid question, but i only ever grind steel & cut wood...
If interested, below is a vouple of pics of wood ive selected & sawn up from the firewood pile.
I tried select good bits...with some fiddleback so should look a treat if it works out...
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- 2019-02-07 21.20.51.jpg (354.17 KiB) Viewed 5995 times
Despite my best efforts...this stupid site apparently deems it would be better for my uploaded pics to be out of chronological order, & even when i re-do the lot again, it still thinks it knows better...
Thank god i wont be here when the govt's robots in my lounge room know better...!!!
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...