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I gotta agree with Tik Tock on this one. I remember seeing pictures of origional Scagel tangs years ago in one of the knife magazines, and they seemed to have plenty of material for that application. (I'd want more if using a substantial pommel though.) They certainly weren't a "rat tail" tang or somesuch. Again, I seriously doubt an MS would put a really thin & weak tang on any bigger knife.
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OK, I just saw your newer post.
I have never heard anything about Scagel welding on tangs as a standard practice- the ones illustrated I mentioned were forged in one piece with the blade. And even if they were, forge welding is done all the time. I admit I'm still a bit less trusting of modern arc welding, but the guys in Shop Talk have demonstrated this can still be entirely satisfactory if done right.
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OK, I just saw your newer post.
I have never heard anything about Scagel welding on tangs as a standard practice- the ones illustrated I mentioned were forged in one piece with the blade. And even if they were, forge welding is done all the time. I admit I'm still a bit less trusting of modern arc welding, but the guys in Shop Talk have demonstrated this can still be entirely satisfactory if done right.