Has Anyone Damaged A Handle Inlay

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DavidABQ

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I have a Mnandi that I am paranoid about damaging the box elder inlay. Has anyone damaged or broken one and is CRK able to repair it?

Thank you in advance.
 
I’ve never heard of anyone damaging an inlay, have seen one warp. I believe it was a defect and CRK replaced the inlay.
They can replace inlays.
 
Not exactly answering your question, but about the ease in replacing an inlay:

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Post in thread 'replacing inlays in Sebenza scales?'

I've never tried this on a CRK, but the 3M VHB adhesive tape used is amazingly tough stuff. One way to temporarily lessen the bond strength is heat, but it needs to be hot like more than 200 degrees F. Going hotter will lessen the bond even more so you need to look at the inlay material to determine how much heat it can take before damage occurs.

All of the inlay models have removal holes somewhere in the inlay pocket. So you'd need a way to hold the Ti slab like a vice, heat it (calibrated heat gun) and then push the inlay using something like a nail set (a flat-tip punch). If you've...
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Thank you everyone. I didn’t the inlays were replaceable. Now that I know they can be I can turn my Mnandi into my garage beater knife, errr, I mean my daily office carry knife. Yeah, that’s what I meant.
Thank you everyone.
 
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