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I am continuing to plan out the design for that skinner I making - and currently am planning on a brass guard. For attaching bolsters and guards, Boye had taught either brazing or soldering. I have been working on my soldering capability - and dont have any concerns about being to execute that on this knife. In addition, with a single-sided guard (long slit from one side, other side solid brass protruding from the bottom of the knife), soldering seems the only practical way of attaching it.
On the other hand, current examples on the forum, and a number of video examples out there (including Walter Sorrells) seem to really focus on pinning and peening for bolsters (and maybe adding epoxy, which surprises me) - but like I said, this seems impractical for a slitted guard (due to difficulties in getting the pin holes to line up.). Much on the previous threads on the forum on this topic are quite a few years old - what is the current wisdom of the group on how to attach single sided guards???
On the other hand, current examples on the forum, and a number of video examples out there (including Walter Sorrells) seem to really focus on pinning and peening for bolsters (and maybe adding epoxy, which surprises me) - but like I said, this seems impractical for a slitted guard (due to difficulties in getting the pin holes to line up.). Much on the previous threads on the forum on this topic are quite a few years old - what is the current wisdom of the group on how to attach single sided guards???