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Offline SouthMDShooter

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Help (Again)
« 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.
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Offline Bodork

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Re: Help (Again)
« Reply #1 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

Offline elk ninja

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Re: Help (Again)
« Reply #2 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
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Offline SouthMDShooter

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Re: Help (Again)
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2008, 11:49:00 PM »
Thanks guys
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I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Help (Again)
« Reply #4 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.
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