el piece and then grinding it close to the blade and then fitting the guard tight on the tang ,and when you epoxy on the handle the guard will back fill  with the epoxy and thus also be secured on.I hope this helps and Good luck......Bruce

Thanks to " Terry Primos " For helping with these pictures by reducing them in size for me so the page will load faster...Bruce

Thanks to Ken Durham for explaining to me how to do this teqnicue to make this style guard.. Bruce