Warhawk, I made the handle from Red Oak. The one inch copper end cap, was slipped over the peen end of a ballpeen hammer, and tapped to get the shape. Melted lead in it, little over half full. Then dropped a piece of hot melt glue on top of the lead. As soon as the hotmelt was liquid, I set the handle. Quenched it in water, and that was it. The copper end cap came from a plumbing supply store.