Ready to Cut

I just finished up the knife and I am super happy with it. It has a great handle and the blade ended up working very well. The final steps of the process weren't incredibly difficult they just took time. First I had to drill a hole through the handle for a brass rivet to really set the blade in the handle. I did this with the drill press, using the half of the handle with a hole already cut as my guide. After that I took a piece of 1/8th in. brass rod and drove it through the hole. I then used a ball peen hammer and the anvil we have in the shop to mushroom the brass rod and smooth it into a nail head. Here is a picture of the finished product.