I am thinking of making some custom skene dubhs and, maybe, a dirk.

What I need to know are the ways of decently securing the handle to the tang of the blade.

Atlanta Cutlery ones have a screw, so that one is easy (but needs a covering at the end to hide the nut or have a decorative, screw-on pommel.

What about ones that are just rectangular (cross-sectioned) metal?

Thanks for any help,