McClellan Made Blades
Well-Known Member
Hey Dawgs,
I've been working on a through tang Bowie/Fighter, I have just about followed my plan from beginning to, or closer, toward the end. I've had a lot of health problems since I first started working on it. And way too many flare ups, that has kept me from the shop, or at least working as much or as hard as I'm accustomed. Anyway, I was planning on a toggle type of junction from the tang to connect the butt cap, for some reason I had 3/8''s, stuck in my head for it. Here is the part I didn't have pre-planned well enough, the plan was to use 3/8"s all thread at that junction. But it just didn't feel like it would be a strong enough junction between the peened on All Thread, with that being the weakest part. So I decided to Die my own bolt.
So here is the question, what size rod should I use to start with to die it 3/8"s (16 count if that matter's). I was planning on at least getting 3 threads into the butt cap on there, will that be enough? The butt cap will be 3/8th's, to start with, I may want to embellish it.
My plan is to use that method to pull it all together, I'll more than likely AcraGlass the handle, the butt will be JB welded on after final finish. I'm open for suggestions, this is a different type build for me. I don't want,...err, I mean I will not have a weak joint on the blade. I'm pretty confident in AcraGlass, but I still want it to be done tight. Thanks Dawgs! Rex
I've been working on a through tang Bowie/Fighter, I have just about followed my plan from beginning to, or closer, toward the end. I've had a lot of health problems since I first started working on it. And way too many flare ups, that has kept me from the shop, or at least working as much or as hard as I'm accustomed. Anyway, I was planning on a toggle type of junction from the tang to connect the butt cap, for some reason I had 3/8''s, stuck in my head for it. Here is the part I didn't have pre-planned well enough, the plan was to use 3/8"s all thread at that junction. But it just didn't feel like it would be a strong enough junction between the peened on All Thread, with that being the weakest part. So I decided to Die my own bolt.
So here is the question, what size rod should I use to start with to die it 3/8"s (16 count if that matter's). I was planning on at least getting 3 threads into the butt cap on there, will that be enough? The butt cap will be 3/8th's, to start with, I may want to embellish it.
My plan is to use that method to pull it all together, I'll more than likely AcraGlass the handle, the butt will be JB welded on after final finish. I'm open for suggestions, this is a different type build for me. I don't want,...err, I mean I will not have a weak joint on the blade. I'm pretty confident in AcraGlass, but I still want it to be done tight. Thanks Dawgs! Rex