Sorry, I should have posted a before picture. Found one on the net which is a bit blurry but conveys the image.



I filled in all the holes and then cut out the center vertical bar. I was worried that leaving only the "margin" metal would weaken the handle. However a year of use it seems as good as ever. Guess the JB weld helped it a lot. I reallllly hated the wire breaker or whatever slot in the right hand part of the handle. It used to catch on everything and ripped several holes in my shirt. Closing it with JB weld was one one of the things that motivated me to make the modification.