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tejas7

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What would be the best procedure for attaching 2 or 3 pieces of brass together for a guard?

My intention is to fit all 3 to the tang and do some file work on the center piece. Should I pin all 3 to each other or would drilling a lot of extra holes in the center piece and using JB Weld suffice?
 
Pinning them would work best, IMO. I have seen bowies made by Loyd Hale (now deceased) that had guards like this. They were fantastic.

There is a book called "KNIFECRAFT" by Sid Latham that shows Loyd going thru the process of making a guard like you want. I found it at our local library.

Good Luck!
 
I'm working on one right now Tejas. I glued the three pieces of 1/8" bass together with dap weld wood contact cement. The, I milled the slot and drilled two holes for pins. Then I cut out and shaped it to the final size and shape. Next I will take the three pieces apart and carve the center piece. Then I'll pin them together permanently( be sure to counter sink the pin holes so you can peen the pins over enough so that when sanded down, they'll be unseen) and attach the to the blade. I usually silver solder guards on, but was given an excellent lesson on attaching guards tonight without soldering and will try this method. Anyway, once it's attached and you get the knife completely finished, clean the guard real good with alchohol or something to be sure it is absolutely clean. Then mix some black pigment into some epoxy and fill the carvings in the guard. After it dries good, sand it smooth and buff it. If it's done right, it will look like engraving. Really sets off a blade! Whew!!! Hope I didn't over answer your question! Take care! Michael

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for glueing the brass peices together, i'd recommend using metal bond epoxy. i tried it, it's even flexible enough were it won't break if you peen pins into the peice you glued.
 
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