I Think I Filled The Dassein Tang Failure Quota

Big Bob

Big Bob

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Earlier I took my 18" AK out back to split a couple of logs. I was trying to knock the blade out of a piece of log when the tang snapped about 3/8" or so from it. The break was smooth, so I'm sure the tang was overhardened at that spot. I was surprised that I had the khuk as long as I did before the tang broke. I chopped down a tree, turned it into firewood, and cut cleared my fenceline with it, but I guess I didn't stress the tang too much until today.

The handle still has the bolster on good and tight.

Uncle, do I just send the khukuri back to you for repair or do you know someone I can send this directly to? I thought about finding a local welder to work on repairing the tang, but with the bolster still on I'd prefer someone with experience working with khukuris.

Bob
 
I know you like the knife, Bob, and we can save it. Since Terry has closed up the sarki shop I don't think we can rely on him.

Maybe Samurai Dave will take on the project. Dave, got enough spare time to do this job? We can work a trade.

We'll find somebody. If I had a welder in the shed I'd do it myself.
 
Big Bob, this was found during my wanderings on the web. It's an image that sorta/kinda goes with that signature line of yours...
 
I think I can get the job done on a sat. I just dont know which one. I am sorta busy, but thats nothing new.

Also, what kinda trade?

Bob is the handle still intact?

E-mail me at

inkymess@hotmail.com
 
Dave, the handle is intact. The bolster is still firmly attached (as far as I can tell). There is a handle crack about a few inches long, but its been there for some time and isn't causing me any problems. I appreciate your offering to tackle the tang repair. I'll email you shortly.

Billpaxton, thanks for the link which gave me a chuckle.

Bob
 
Dave's been thru the process and has a welder. Remember, don't quench the tang after welding. Just let it cool at its own speed.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
Dave's been thru the process and has a welder. Remember, don't quench the tang after welding. Just let it cool at its own speed.
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Yeah. And it's a good idea to heat the whole tang up to critical temp and let it cool slowly from there.
Critical temp is when the steel becomes non-magnetic, hard to really tell by color unless one is working in the dark or semi-dark.:)
 
What's this about the Sarki Shop's closed up??? Oh well, Terry usually had some nice stuff though. :(

Uncle Bill, you didn't drive him out of business with your brutal Microshaft-like business tactics, did you??? :D :D :D :D
 
I havent been able to figure out how to do the critical temp thing. I live on the 2nd story of a apt complex.

I guess I could mount the tang of my BAS to one of the filaments of my stove and turn the sucker on high with all the lights off and see if I can get the tang to a non-magnetic state. ;) :p

I guess I need to go invest in a torch. Any suggestions?
 
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