Making a brass ferrule

Looks good, and just how did you make that nice "turn down" on the front? Perhaps a short
WIP on making/installing that ferrule?
 
Just thinned it out w/a #2 swiss file, and then hammered it down. I'm a jeweler by prof. so I just made a brass "ring" , annealed it (comes w/the process) and formed it to the little handle using a small chasing hammer. I'll make some pix next time I make one... hell I always forget WIP pix!
 
Very nice. I for one would like to see the process pics if you remember next time.
 
anvilring said:
jeweler by prof
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From your profession I can see why something like that brass ferrule is child's play for you. NICE!

With your skills making the brass ring wasn't the problem it would be for me. Ya'll do stuff like that all the time. The few ferrules I've made where the size I could find a brass tube already about the right size.

Thanks for the info - It's always amazing to me the amount of knowledge is shared on this board.

Ken H>
 
anvilring said:
Now that's a fancy ferrule! You should try genuine sterling silver soft solder on that. A much stronger weld and it doesn't turn gray.
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I used a high silver content hard solder from a welding supply, I don’t know much about solder. This one is tougher than others I tried.

Tell me more please.

Hoss
 
I've always wondered about this, and don't know if there's even an answer, but is a handle with ferrule stronger than a handle with guard and pin? Or is the only advantage in handles where the tang is forcefully driven in? For example, if we have a chopper blade in a handle that has been well fitted to the slot so it's not exerting stress on the handle material, would a ferrule have any benefit?
 
The ferrule makes the handle less likely to split. It is very beneficial on high impact weapons and tools.
 
What Stacy says is true about high impact tools. BUT - for a knife that has a bolster or guard to protect the front of the wood handle I don't see where a ferrule could add much if any strength. comments?

That's why I'm here, to learn new things.
 
Yeah, that's what I was wondering - whether a slotted guard/bolster would be inferior to a ferrule for high impact situations. But I think the answer from Stacy is yes?
 
Crossguards (which have a different initial purpose) take the place of ferrules for the most part, save for a decorative effect. Ferrules on their own are there as Stacy says, to keep the handle material (and usually it's something fairly cheap) from splitting during the insertion/securing/use of the "tool".... whatever it may be.
 
That's sorta what I was thinking, ferrule was usually used for tools, but sometimes used on knives. Here's a case where the Musso Bowie uses a ferrule with a guard. This is a copy I made last yr.
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