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Title: Help (Again)
Post by: SouthMDShooter on March 27, 2008, 09:48:00 PM

Ok guys i just got my kelle blade in and im not sure how to attach the handle to the tang. My last knife was a drop point so i had plenty of steel to drill through for pins but on the helles tang is so thin. So im just not sure what to do and i really want to finish it before i have to go back to school. Please excuse my ignorance haha and any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
-Curtis

Title: Re: Help (Again)
Post by: Bodork on March 27, 2008, 09:54:00 PM

I don't know if you used scales on your last knife, but on the helle blades, you need to use a block of wood, drill a hole in it the length of the tang, and epoxy it in place. I usually cut the tang shorter because I don't especially like the brass nut at the end of my handles. Mike

Title: Re: Help (Again)
Post by: elk ninja on March 27, 2008, 10:38:00 PM

Here's a tutorial for a knife kit similar to a Helle blade.  Lots of fun, good luck, post some pics of the knife in the end.
Mike

 http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_tutorials_puukko.htm

Title: Re: Help (Again)
Post by: SouthMDShooter on March 27, 2008, 11:49:00 PM

Thanks guys

Title: Re: Help (Again)
Post by: Lin Rhea on March 28, 2008, 06:12:00 AM

If you dont fasten the tang thru the handle by way of a nut, I suggest you rough up the tang with a file so the epoxy can get a good grip.
                                  Lin