How to "fix" a sheath...

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I carry my BAS on the left side of my belt. So getting in and out of my rig is fairly easy. However, once in a while I stab the seat cushion with the brass tip of the sheath. (And I have stabbed my office chair too!) I would like to simply remove that pointed brass tip. But how???

I'm guessing that it is attached with laha. Would boiling the tip soften it enough? What would happen to the leather? After the tip is off, how do I remove all the residual laha from the leather?

Best regards from frigid but sunny Wyoming,

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George if it was me I would probably use my bottle propane torch and heat the very end gently, 1/2"or so until it was just hot enough to melt the laha. You would need to be careful not to burn the leather though.
I did that with one of my Kumar Karda's.

The boiling water would work just as well and might be safer.
You wouldn't need to immerse the whole end, just enough to get the laha hot enough to turn the chape loose.

I have found that after the laha dries for a while it is easier to remove the rest of it.
I am thnking that it might be enough like chewing gum and that a good freeze might make it hard enough to break off without damageing the leather, haven't tried it though.

Good luck.


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[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 12-11-2000).]
 
We share a problem George! Got my BAS three weeks ago.The brass tip is too sharp.I've not decided if I should remove it. Please keep me noted how it went,if you remove the tip.

Regards Daniel
email: dsandell@nr1.nu
 
Ray C. also had a good suggestion for avoiding these mishaps. He mentioned putting an inner tube over the tip.

Will
 
I don't think they are using laha for securing the tip to the scabbard, but have opted for some sort of Nepali glue instead. I am not sure if heat will work on the glue. You may have to use a thin blade and separate the glue between tip and scabbard. Try the heat first but if this doesn't work then resort to peeling it off.

I have never liked the brass tips although they are traditional. Personally, I prefer a scabbard with just leather. Anybody else?

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I just had a thought about this problem once again.

Since super glue "melts" the laha and is an easy fix for loose bolsters and butt caps as it hardens once again as the super glue
dries.
I wonder if the stuff that's used to break the super glue bond would work to break the bond as well?
If it works on the laha it may work for other glues as well?
If the heat or boiling water doesn't work it may be worth a try.


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Heat will work on that glue too. All you have to do is heat it a little and wipe off the excess glue.
Terry
 
I have a little 13" villager I take hiking. During some idle moments by a campfire I was able to heat the chape over the coals and remove it. The glue was whitish and did not look like laha. This knife was recently purchased from HI. Purchases from earlier years had black laha holding on the chape.
 
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