It is sheet copper about .040, I cut the stripes so they are exactly the same size end to end & sand them on a belt sander where need to to make them uniform. They ned to be uniform so when you lay it in the inlet around the shaft it is a full inlet & no gaps. Then I take a torch & heat them red hot & quench in water & that anneals them & makes them bend real easy.
Then inlet the band & drill & pin them. Same way on the lil inlets only I hold them with a lil hand held pin vice as the copper gets really hot RIGHT now when ya sand it on a belt sander, so you cannot hold it in your fingers. Also I beat the copper with a lil hammer, chisels, end of a piece of underrib, anything to ding & mar it to make it look old. The lil inlays have brass pins/tacks in them & the shanks of them have lil notches in them to help them hold. All of them have a drop of Devcon 2000# clear epoxy under them also.
The cap is a small band with a lid silver soldered to it from the inside & when ya heat it good it just flows all the way around if you have a pretty close fit. Silver solder is not good for filling gaps like ya can with brass, but it flows well in clean fluxed cracks & etc., so the cap & band soldered well.
The stain on this haft is Danglers Reddish Brown & then 3 coats of Permalyn Sealer & then 3-4 coats of wax.
I wanted it to look old & used, thus the dull finish.
