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Estwing leather handle tools are a problem.
    I have cut 3/4 disks (open one end) out of various substances and 
pounded/glued them in. I tried brass once. Green face shield material is 
very tough and looks black when light can't go though it easy.
   Its not the greatest though. You are relying on glue alone to hold 
the disks you make.

   The thing about Estwing is that they start with extra long tangs.
They stack up the leather, then press on the bottom piece with hydraulic 
force.
  The long tangs means they have some distance to compress the leather.
  Then they cut off the tangs, and pein them.
   There isn't enough tang left to pein very much trying to re-tighten.

   One of these days I am going to take nice ax with a loose handle.
   Cut off the peined tangs. Take off the bottom plate. Weld on new 
longer tangs.
Add more leather and spacer disks.
  Fabricate a press of some kind to press them hard with the bottom 
plate on.
  Cut off and pein the new tangs.

  Its the only way.
    I have given this some thought.
     yours Scott

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