Main > The Workshop

Screw on pommel help.

(1/11) > >>

Sir Nate:
I have a warspike from strongblade.com that I got for 75 bucks and really love it but I've been having problems with the pommel... It's a screw on, and as of right now won't even stay on the tang of the blade.
How can I fix and make it better for the future.(like if I want to use it for tinker.)

Sir Brian:
The pictures aren’t real clear but looking at the second picture there looks like a standard nut holding the grip on. Is that original or did you add that later? If it is original, then is the pommel nut too shallow to tighten all the way onto the tang? Or is the threads on the tang and/or in the pommel partially stripped out and not able to tighten?

Possible solutions:
If the standard nut is not original yet needed because the pommel isn’t deep enough to fully tighten onto the tang then you can remove the standard nut and fill the gap with leather washers. Find some thick leather and cut the amount of washers you need.

Another solution:
If the pommel and/or tang threads are damaged or stripped out and you don’t need to ever change the blade out (and at $75.00 it would be cheaper to buy another sword entirely if your blade was broken) then you could simply get some fast setting epoxy and semi-permanently epoxy the pommel onto the tang.
 ;)

Sir Wolf:
will it screw on? if so buy some lock tight

Sir Brian:
or use 'poor boy' lock tight and melt some candle wax into the pommel. ;)

Sir James A:
Take a picture of the top of the pommel. I'm wondering if the nut is supposed to be on the end of the pommel, rather than inside.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page