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Thanks Bill for reminding me!!
First try to pull the knot out! That is the easiest.
Don't know why I didn't say that first.
Gettin old I guess.
You can try by hand, then move to a vise.
If all...

I usually will dip the end of the knot in paraffin. I leave about 3/8" to 1/2" of the knot hair bare just above the handle. Sometimes I will slide o-rings down the knot in a few places to make it...