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   Mackwood | Sep 03, 2004 12:23am | #1

   I got a draw knife that was close to a garage fire and had charred handles.  I took them off, made new ones and made the length so that the tang came through the handle about 3/16".  I then took small fender washers and squared up the holes so they would fit nicely over the tangs.  I then tapped the washers down nice and snug to the handle and peened the remainder of the tang over like a rivet.  This works really well!  It's no good if the tool is considered a collectable but it sure works for a user!

   Regards,

   Mack

   "WISH IN ONE HAND, #### IN THE OTHER AND SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST"

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   AlanWS | Sep 03, 2004 06:13pm | #2

   Thanks, I guess I'll do that. The tang is a bit shorter than I'd like the handle, so I was wondering whether there was another option.

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   UncleDunc | Sep 03, 2004 07:32pm | #3

   >> ... I was wondering whether there was another option.

   Epoxy.

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   Mackwood | Sep 07, 2004 06:46pm | #4

   AlanS,

   The epoxy rec. by Unc. will work real well; I've repaired a couple of my MIL's garden tools with it and she hasn't broken them (which is an incredible testimonial!).

   You could also get a couple long steel rivets and go through the handle and tang from the side and countersink the rivet into the handle on both sides.

   Regards,

   Mack"WISH IN ONE HAND, #### IN THE OTHER AND SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST"

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   AlanWS | Sep 10, 2004 05:35pm | #5

   Thanks all. I posted because I hadn't found discussion of handles in Bob Smalser's post on drawknives in this forum, but I've found a follow-up that that mentions handles in a different forum with the key point that heat will release the epoxy if needed. Here it is: http://media5.hypernet.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=009003&p=