bigpete wrote:Dont weld it to the tang,you'll ruin the temper at a critical point. Make the hole for the tang slightly small the tap it on with a hammer and a bit of pipe for a tight friction fit.
Peening on sword pommels was usually done before fitting the handle.
Sounds like good advice...cheers Pete...!!
Ill have to search for the right size pipe...being in the building industry i have a lot of pvc & copper pipe that wont stand up to much 'tapping', but not much steel pipe that will be thin enough for this handle...but a farmer i know will have something im sure...
I obviously cant peen on the pommel (i had to google what a 'pommel' was...
) before the handlle, given blade...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...