I wanted to try a hidden tang knife and have gotten this far already. I was thinking of stacked leather for the handle, I've seen some of the threads on how to clamp it all together but was wondering how to treat the leather discs. Do they get glued together, soaked in something or what? I want to use another slotted piece of brass on the butt and peen it to hold it on. Also, what is the best way to hold the front brass piece on, silver solder, braze or regular soft solder? I forged this from O1 and it's got a 4" blade.