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Nickel silver wrapped tang
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Richard338
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Disclaimer: I haven't done one.
It looks pretty straightforward. I would otherwise finish the knife, with nice flat facets for that part of the handle. Get a thin piece of nickel silver cut to size, leaving it a little longer than you measure around the handle. Set the folds, trim any excess. Then I'd epoxy it and lightly peen over the edges like in your picture. I wouldn't overhang it much, or peen it too much. You can already see in the photo that it could get sloppy looking.
It looks pretty straightforward. I would otherwise finish the knife, with nice flat facets for that part of the handle. Get a thin piece of nickel silver cut to size, leaving it a little longer than you measure around the handle. Set the folds, trim any excess. Then I'd epoxy it and lightly peen over the edges like in your picture. I wouldn't overhang it much, or peen it too much. You can already see in the photo that it could get sloppy looking.
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When I did a few of those wrapped-butt coffin handles I soldered the end bezel to the frame (frame handle construction). Then, after assembly, I gently beveled the edges with a small brass hammer and smoothed with a bezel roller/slicker. IIRC, I ran a millgrain wheel down the edge to remove any sharp edge where it meets the wood.