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A little help please

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thompsonblades

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Well, I tried a new forge idea today. I used an old, unmodified, kerosene forced air heater. I forged this knife from a piece of 1X3/8 inch bar stock. I consider it my best forging yet. Anyways, what I need help with is in what kind of handle to use. Should I use a bolster and how would I make and attach it? I do know I want to use a butt plate of some kind, probably from steel since thats all I have. No brass.:( Also, I had this one idea of using some old cotton t-shirt towels and some epoxy to make a sort of poor mans micarta by coating the towels in the epoxy and tightly wraping them around the tang. I figure I'll get a perfectly tight fit, and when the epoxy hardens, I'll be able to sand down the handle to a comfortable grip. Any ideas would be helpful.

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