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Comment by J.J. Smith III on November 17, 2015 at 16:09

Very nice...

Comment by Johnathan Flores on November 17, 2015 at 13:32

J.J. Smith III,I used a drill bit the same thickness as the tang; marked on the tine where I wanted the tang to go, and drilled down to the marked depth.  I used a small file to make the tang fit snugly.  On test fit, the tang stuck out about 1/8 inch, so i heated the tang and burned in the rest of the depth to fit.  Once I was pleased how it came together, I used clear epoxy, and clamped everything in place for a couple of days so that the epoxy would cure completely.  All squeeze out was sanded off with many different grits of sand paper, and sealed with refined linseed oil. 

Comment by J.J. Smith III on November 16, 2015 at 16:33

Real nice, Johnathan. How was the blade fitted?