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Himalayan Epoxy vs Himalayn Hot Melt
- Thread starter Will Kwan
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Probably.
Still, that's what Uncle Bill calls it. And the Nepali mixture is apparently fairly analogous in it's strength and permanence.
Even Pala/Kami prefers western epoxy.
Talk to Uncle Bill when he gets back, but I suspect the term Himalayan Epoxy is going to stick ( bad pun, I know ).
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Still, that's what Uncle Bill calls it. And the Nepali mixture is apparently fairly analogous in it's strength and permanence.
Even Pala/Kami prefers western epoxy.
Talk to Uncle Bill when he gets back, but I suspect the term Himalayan Epoxy is going to stick ( bad pun, I know ).
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Will, you are correct!
I think we got too using this term from Uncle Bill calling the "laha" Himalayan epoxy.
That may have been the reason Pala asked that it be called by it's proper name "laha."
It is a compound made from tree sap and no telling what else.
Uncle Bill related too me once that some of the village kamis sometimes added animal blood and other assorted liquids to the mix.
It is heated to about 250* and then poured into the handles and bolsters and the butt cap and keeper is added quickly before it sets up. Uncle has stated about how careful the kamis are when using this stuff to keep from being burned. I imagine it is almost like boiling tar except possibly thinner.
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Will, you are correct!
I think we got too using this term from Uncle Bill calling the "laha" Himalayan epoxy.
That may have been the reason Pala asked that it be called by it's proper name "laha."
It is a compound made from tree sap and no telling what else.
Uncle Bill related too me once that some of the village kamis sometimes added animal blood and other assorted liquids to the mix.
It is heated to about 250* and then poured into the handles and bolsters and the butt cap and keeper is added quickly before it sets up. Uncle has stated about how careful the kamis are when using this stuff to keep from being burned. I imagine it is almost like boiling tar except possibly thinner.
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Laha! Thanks, Yvsa, between the two of us we've got one pretty good memory.
Did Bill say there was beeswax in there?
Also, last time Pala came over he liked epoxy so much he reportedly took a bagful back with him. Maybe Gelbu found some epoxy on a search for cured horn or something.
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Did Bill say there was beeswax in there?
Also, last time Pala came over he liked epoxy so much he reportedly took a bagful back with him. Maybe Gelbu found some epoxy on a search for cured horn or something.
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Thanx for info. So the glue/epoxy is called laha!
Love And Hate Alike... either is hot, and ties people tight.
And we are on a bond of khukuri the cutting critter.
All reminds me of Father Brown's wisdom.
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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/
Love And Hate Alike... either is hot, and ties people tight.
And we are on a bond of khukuri the cutting critter.
All reminds me of Father Brown's wisdom.
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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/