Man, was it 2010 When JJ did that Bayo mod? Holy Jeez!

I've seen a few dogs around here bend the pin back down to size and worked out, then they were able to re-use it when they reinstalled the handle.

The tangs on Dan's blades are actually pretty skinny IIRC, it's going to take an awful lot of dummy cord to wrap the handle from the bare tang. You could use a wood filler like JJ did on his Bayo mod to make up the difference though.