Quote Originally Posted by ByronTodd View Post
Some have the thread that starts 2/3rd of the way up and some like me, have the threaded bolt that starts at the bottom of the bowl. After I started restoration on a knife, I went ahead and used electrical tape to completely cover up the exposed threads.

My thinking is that the little electrical tape that was used is a small price to pay for the insurance that the bolt *won't* screw up a blade.

+1....I agree with that thinking concerning the threaded post.