Uncle Billy,
Nothing against your new knife (which I love BTW!), but is the stag pinned at all? Or does it have a nut on a pommel I can't see? Everything I ever been taught about knife making says to include a mechanical lock on the tang, then I see probably one of the top 5 best of the best Knife Co. in the world with no pin? I've thought several times about making one with epoxy only, but chose against it everytime, thinking folks would be concerned about it not being pinned. Could it be there and I'm not seeing it? Or could it be some sort of internal pin I'm not familair with?
I use AcraGlass epoxy, I really don't think it will ever let go as long as it is done properly, BUT all it would take is one goof up and it's over, if you tell me it doesn't hae a pin, I think I will do some testing! On one for myself, wow that was easy to come up with another excuse.....I mean, idea to make myself another knife, that took way too long! Thanks Bud, and enjoy it, she's a beauty! I have LOVED every Randall I have ever seen. They are awesome!!!!! Rex