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What is the best method for affixing a brass guard to an old hardened blade? Should I fix the guard before attaching the handle; or, handle first? The blade is somewhat thinner than the pre-fab slot in the guard that I have. It is going to need quite a bit of filler to hold and look like it belongs on the blade. I will try to send a picture in my next post. (camera battery is dead) Any suggestions are welcome.
Ive always put the guards on the blade first and then try and leave no seam between the two. This doesnt always happen and if I have a gap, plain old super glue fills in and polished out nicely
Pictures would be good. Is it a full or stick tang?
Guards are usualy fitted before the handles.
If there is a bit of a gap, sometimes the gap can be closed if its struck carefully with a hammer.
Is it going to be pinned?
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