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Old 11-23-2016, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by gkyle840 View Post
My handle material on this one will be black micarta. Do I flare the tube by just hammering the ends or do I put a punch in the ends and lightly tap it?
Micarta is pretty tough stuff. You won't have to worry about splitting like you do with wood. If you have a punch of some sort, yes, use it to flare the end's of the tubing, don't just hammer the ends as you will deform it.


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