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Hey all,
I cut the handle off of a beat up Spyderco Puukko to make a new handle/sheath for it, but I was hoping the tang would be a little longer. I want to use moose antler and stacked birch bark for the handle, and in order to do it the way I want, Ill need a longer tang to be able to peen over the end of the pommel. Ill need ~2" of an extension of the tang for this project.
What kind of stainless steel do you all use for tang extensions that will be able to be easily peen'ed at the end of the tang? Will a cylindrical piece of tang allow the stacked bark and pommel to twist and turn? Is it better to use a rectangular piece?
What kind of special equipment will I need for this? Cheers!
I cut the handle off of a beat up Spyderco Puukko to make a new handle/sheath for it, but I was hoping the tang would be a little longer. I want to use moose antler and stacked birch bark for the handle, and in order to do it the way I want, Ill need a longer tang to be able to peen over the end of the pommel. Ill need ~2" of an extension of the tang for this project.
What kind of stainless steel do you all use for tang extensions that will be able to be easily peen'ed at the end of the tang? Will a cylindrical piece of tang allow the stacked bark and pommel to twist and turn? Is it better to use a rectangular piece?
What kind of special equipment will I need for this? Cheers!
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