Maybe try steaming it first? If that works, you can put the knot in the cypress handle and still have the beehive to put a different knot in or to sell or PIF. Worth a try before you destroy it.
I have had relative success steaming handles. However, I have one that I could not get the knot to budge. It is in there to stay. It is a nice beehive handle. It would be a shame to waste it.
Heat does cause the glue used in knots to deteriorate. While you might be successful steaming the knot out, you good just as easily destroy the knot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have been able to reuse most of the knots I have removed by steaming. However, I have also lost at least one. If in doubt, sacrifice the handle.
Richgem likes penguins.. ( I think ) soooo everyone cracks jokes about him or penguins when they can... ( I think ) I believe only the people who have known him the longest continue to ruffle his feathers ( I think ) lol I don't really know.
And RichGem is the Penguin Czar who has cybernetically enhanced Penguinators to do his (occasionally evil) bidding.