I bought three knives recently that I have been considering for quite some time,one of which is an 18" Ontario machete with a traditional handle. In examining the handle it appears to have made to cause pain for my gnarled little hands. I immediately decided I was going to alter the handle to suit me.
I've considered several approaches and patterns. After a lot of looking around I came across the BarkRiver Golok. It looks narrow enough to fit the material the tang gives me to work with. I realize ,of course, I'm not going to make a BRKT Golok out of an Ontario machete,I just want to use a similar tang shape and contour the handle to be comfortable.
What I would like is a picture of an Ontario machete handle right next to a BKRT golok so I can see if it's feasible,even better a BRKT golok laid atop an Onterio machete so I can see if it will work.If anyone wants to write in the golok handle dimentions as well that would be great.
Many Thanks In Advance
I've considered several approaches and patterns. After a lot of looking around I came across the BarkRiver Golok. It looks narrow enough to fit the material the tang gives me to work with. I realize ,of course, I'm not going to make a BRKT Golok out of an Ontario machete,I just want to use a similar tang shape and contour the handle to be comfortable.
What I would like is a picture of an Ontario machete handle right next to a BKRT golok so I can see if it's feasible,even better a BRKT golok laid atop an Onterio machete so I can see if it will work.If anyone wants to write in the golok handle dimentions as well that would be great.
Many Thanks In Advance