Handle repair kit

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Steven F

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I've just discovered something that I think will be of interest to other forumties:

Brownells offers a kit that is ideal for repairing khukuri handles of all kinds -- the ACRAGLAS kit (stock no. 081-003-002), which comes complete with expoxy (hardener and resin) brown dye and black dye. Marketed as a premium-grade expoxy for repairing gun stocks of all kinds and for bedding rifle barrels, the epoxy is relatively thin, which makes it ideal for working into splits and cracks.

The kit sells for $13.50 and is enough to bed two rifles, which means that it is easily enough to repair a couple of dozen cracked khukuri handles. And because the kit contains both black and brown dye, matching the color of a particular khuk's handle isn't a problem. The stuff has a shelf life of over five years, which is nice if you don't need much at any one time.
Check out "brownells.com" for additional info.
 
Very good tip, Steven. Just what I've been looking for.

Harry

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I did not succeed in repairing my 15" Ang Khola reject with Accu Glass. I used it on a rifle and then my khukuri. The stuff seems O.K. in the rifle. It crumbled into large slivers when I chopped with the khukuri. The handle pretty well had to be rebonded to the tang as I had been prying at it with a screwdriver. I wanted to see what the tang looked like. Also, to my surprise the handle did not fly off even after I had peeled it back 65% of the length.

Perhaps I got the epoxy mixture wrong or it was really old stuff. It will be interesting to hear how it works.

I fixed the khukuri up with a "Home Hardware" brand epoxy and I made a new bolster with steely epoxy. I just got the khukuri back from someone who uses it hard and the handle repair has held up fine.

Will
 
Will, exactly what kind of khuk repair did you attempt with the Acraglas? You wrote that it "crumbled into large slivers," which gives me the impression that you tried doing more than just filling a crack.
 
Steven, the repair was much more than a crack. I had peeled the horn handle back about 65% of its length. I forced the accuglas into the handle until it started to squirt out the cracks. Then I used hose clamps to bring tighten the handle to the tang. Accuglas does generate a lot of heat when it is setting.

Brownells also makes a steel bed which is stronger but can not be colored.

Will
 
Yes, I would consider it a major over-haul. The hardware store epoxy I use held up and is just as easy to apply as accuglas.

I think accuglas would work well for cracks but the temptation to use it in larger jobs is there.

Will
 
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