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Pan Tau

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I just tested my new Pen-kinfe - does really good chopping and all, I am impressed (only the tip of the butt-plat pierces my hand - have to choke up a bit when working for some time).

There is something rattling inside the handle. What do you recommend? Heating the handle in boiling water? in hot water? how long?
Guess it will be away if the laha is melted.

Thanks,

Andreas
 
Andreas-- if you can get some superglue in there, it will re-melt the laha and stick it together. I suppose heat would also work, but I don't know how much heat you would have to apply, or for how long.
--Josh
 
I have an AK that does that. I have heated the end over the stove and it fixes it till I chop real hard with it again and it rattles again.:) Doesn't seem to hurt anything.
 
I have a couple that rattle. I managed to inject some superglue in one. The other was sealed and still rattles.

After awhile you figure out that the handle rattle is a mild form of entertainment and quite musical. People who usually tell you that you can't sing will suddenly appreciate your songs. :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by BruiseLeee
People who usually tell you that you can't sing will suddenly appreciate your songs. :rolleyes:
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Or at least they'll tell you so while your shaking a khukuri at them. :)
 
Originally posted by t1mpani
Or at least they'll tell you so while your shaking a khukuri at them. :)
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Never shake your khukuri at someone in public...Oh hell, after Janet Jackson I guess anything goes;)
 
... honestly officer, I just wanted to show him that there is something rattling inside the handle... :rolleyes:


Thank you for the input. I just fixed it by holding it into boiling water for 5 minutes. Some Laha came out from the bolster, the horn now feels very dry (will put some lanolin on it) and the sound is gone. Within these five minutes the blade developed rust from the damp - really fast and deep enough not to be wiped away with cloth. Polished it and put some Ballistol on.
Now something has to come to my mind about the smelly frog. It is very thick learther and it does not smell very good.

Oh I get it - this was meant to be a multi sensual khuk - a pleasure to the eye, a good feel, "interesting" sound and smell - wonder how it will taste (remember nasty´s words - Germans eat everything if only there is enough mustard...:eek: )

I destroyed the sound feature - must be dumb. :grumpy:

Andreas
 
For the smelly leather, Walosi once told me to spray lysol on it. Seems to work ok. I'd suggest the original scent. All I had was some sort of spring air scent. So, my khukuri smelled like flowers for awhile.
 
Up above, I wrote "your" when I should have put "you're."

I am ashamed... :o
 
Sounds like you sorted it Pan Tao, Hopefully the airspace is not too large as well.


If the Leather frog is smelly it probably is not cured or tanned! soaking it in strong tea for a week then wiping it mineral oil as it dries should sort it.

But Yvsa might have some good tips!

Cheers,
Spiral
 
Originally posted by spiraltwista
Sounds like you sorted it Pan Tao, Hopefully the airspace is not too large as well.


If the Leather frog is smelly it probably is not cured or tanned! soaking it in strong tea for a week then wiping it mineral oil as it dries should sort it.

But Yvsa might have some good tips!

Cheers,
Spiral
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How would one use the tea on the actual sheath without soaking the wood? Soaking the frog might shrink it too, so keep that in mind. Maybe wiping it with tea might work. :confused:

Yvsa's tips might involve some corn cobs.
 
As you belatedly figured, a rattle isn't a problem, but I had one that rattled and the blade moved!

If I knew then what I know now instead of shipping it off for repair I'd just heat it in water the way you did, Pan Tau, and see if the blade stopped moving when it cooled down.



munk
 
Here is a link to a post I made back in May 2002 Handle rattles

Lots of good ideas in it. Scroll down and see Federico's suggestion of propane heat. Just becareful. It worked fine for me.
 
The boiling water does 2 things - inject moisture back into the handle material, as well as move the laha around. Just FYI, IMHO, FWIW, SIIC, LMAO...whatever...:D
 
Bruise?

If you soak the frog, then wipe it down with neatsfoot oil, it should not shrink much, if at all. At worst, it will dry, tighten up, then stretch back out with the neatsfoot applied.

Do you know if it is the leather or the wood, or both, which have an odor? You could rinse the inside of the wood and pour out the rinse, as opposed to soaking the sheath. If it is a bacterial odor, use a light water/clorine bleach rinse....letting it soak just a bit before pouring it out. Should kill any bacteria. For the leather, almost any leather cleaning product should address the smell.

Although I don't think the mild bleach would affect the leather, I don't know it for a fact. Doesn't seem to bother boots.

On the other hand, how about you just stop smelling your frog?

:)
 
Originally posted by BruiseLeee
How would one use the tea on the actual sheath without soaking the wood? Soaking the frog might shrink it too, so keep that in mind. Maybe wiping it with tea might work. :confused:

Yvsa's tips might involve some corn cobs.
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corn cobs..
Damn that was funny.
Im afraid it might be construed as racist or something....
 
Bruise, Kismet et al.

Pan Tao said the Frog was smelly, So I presumed it was just that & not the scabbard?

Definatly dont soak the scabbard!

Cheers,
Spiral
 
yes, spiral, it is just the frog. I will soak it in tea during the next week or so.

Thank you all for the replies.
Andreas
 
Originally posted by Pan Tau
yes, spiral, it is just the frog. I will soak it in tea during the next week or so.

Thank you all for the replies.
Andreas
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Andreas make it a strong tea. What you're going for is the tannic acids and the stronger the better.
If indeed the leather isn't thoroughly tanned the strong tea should finish the job.:)
If the smell persists after this treatment get back to us and we will see what else we can come up with. There's no sense in going through life with a smelly frog.:D

Nothing rascist.:) Guys the corncobs reference is to an old way of cleaning one'self after using the bathroom.
The criteria was to use two or three brown cobs and then a white one. The white one is to see if you need another brown one.:D
 
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