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Posted: 8/23/2007 12:13:56 AM EDT
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Okay, along with a custom Woodsman resto I am doing ( reference HERE ) I am restoring/modifying and OLD Puma White Hunter. ONE BIG PROBLEM...in the past, the knife was modified by adding a deer antler for a handle ( YUK ) and in the process the maker ground the tang down severely, to about a thrid of it's normal length. Here is the knife before I cracked off the antler:  Here is the blade as it stands:  My thought is this: I am thinking of adding a section of industrial grade all thread by a combination of pinning and welding ( judiciously ) at the tang and then making a new handle and then threading a pommel to the end of the all thread. If I am careful enough I should be able to avoid warpage ( beyond any correctable point ) and still end up with a strong, full length tang. Any thoughts as to the feasability of my idea???? Thanks for any input. |
| I work with steel construction often and metal warping is always a concern when welding, but it can be minimized with careful workmanship. I think that your idea will work, but there is the possibility of warping the blade or tang. If you were not set on making the knife full tang you could construct a new handle out of wood or metal and use the existing holes in the hang. The knife would be just as durable as it was before with the antler. If you fabricated a metal handle you could weld that to the knife and it would be all once piece. Almost anything can be accomplished with enough time and patience. Keep us updated. |
Thanks for the advice....there's a lot of stuff there I have considerd. Since I'll be making the handle from home made micarta it can be certainly be a bit ugly as far as the repair goes as it will all be covered in the end, of course. |
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