Start the month right with too good and three blems for 10/1

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Yangdu

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18 inch 26 ounce dui chirra by thamar. Satisal wood handle. $139.



14 inch 9 ounce Kobra by Kumar. Horn handle. $125.

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25 inch 37 ounce Sirupati by Purna. Nice rig. Horn handle developed cracked. Make your own handle deal at $125. *SOLD*

17 inch 24 ounce tin chirra by Thamar. Slightly loose sheath. Small cut on leather sheath. Nice blade and handle! $95. *SOLD*

12 inch 16 ounce Beautiful Ang Khola by Kumar. The water buffalo bone handle did not like the Nevada dry weather and developed crack. Make your own handle at $65. *SOLD*



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EMS sent on the sirupati
edit; DD :cool::thumbup::D

im one happy man
 
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I fake it all the time anymore, totally out of contact with reality.
 
Yea the whole gardening knife thing went down quite well with the girlfriend, so I felt I could probably get away with one more.
Maybe I can say I needed more reach in order to prune more efficiently
 
Congrats, that is a awsome deal, and i will man up, ems on manakamana.

BB -
Only eight in 21 days? Its the 1st, the counters started over. You can do better this month

EDIT : EMS on Kumar's 12" Beautiful AK

DD on Manakamana and AK
 
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nzeedge, not sure what the crack is like in your handle. I received my 20" Gelbu Special yesterday, it had a combination of cracks and multi sided fractures as advertised on the horn handle. No worries, I've been detailing firearms for decades, several with damaged horn trigger guards. I'm sure I'm not the only one ever to discuss this or if it applies to your piece but, I'll share how I fixed mine. I simply built up thin layers of Crazy Glue until the imperfections were completely filled and covered. Then I used a small fine cut file to remove the excess. Since the semi cured glue is softer than the horn, there was no need to mask the areas off and the file did not damage the horn except for slightly burnishing it. I then polished the entire handle with 0000 steel wool and buffed with white polishing rouge on a clean cloth wheel. I then gave it a good mineral oil soak. I couldn't be happier with the results. I actually prefer the look over a perfect one, the scars give it character. While the scars are visible, they are fully repaired and the finish otherwise is flawless and smooth as can be, no dips, shallows, open cracks or anything to snag on. I now have a perfect GS and believe it may be my favorite thus far. I'm now detailing the Gopte. I filed and polished the handle rivets and excess tang material. I'm now applying many coats of oil to the handle. Time consuming yes but, worth the results. By the time I finish, they won't look like blems.
 
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12 inch 16 ounce Beautiful Ang Khola by Kumar. The water buffalo bone handle did not like the Nevada dry weather and developed crack. Make your own handle at $65.

That's a nice looking handle. Perhaps it can be saved -- I recall a thread where someone removed the pommel plate and totally filled a horn handle with epoxy, to prevent breakage. (I forget how they managed to get enough tang length to peen the pommel plate back on, maybe by first shortening the handle a little? or welding on an extension? or thinning the plate?)
 
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nzeedge, not sure what the crack is like in your handle. I received my 20" Gelbu Special yesterday, it had a combination of cracks and multi sided fractures as advertised on the horn handle. No worries, I've been detailing firearms for decades, several with damaged horn trigger guards. I'm sure I'm not the only one ever to discuss this or if it applies to your piece but, I'll share how I fixed mine. I simply built up thin layers of Crazy Glue until the imperfections were completely filled and covered. Then I used a small fine cut file to remove the excess. Since the semi cured glue is softer than the horn, there was no need to mask the areas off and the file did not damage the horn except for slightly burnishing it. I then polished the entire handle with 0000 steel wool and buffed with white polishing rouge on a clean cloth wheel. I then gave it a good mineral oil soak. I couldn't be happier with the results. I actually prefer the look over a perfect one, the scars give it character. While the scars are visible, they are fully repaired and the finish otherwise is flawless and smooth as can be, no dips, shallows, open cracks or anything to snag on. I now have a perfect GS and believe it may be my favorite thus far. I'm now detailing the Gopte. I filed and polished the handle rivets and excess tang material. I'm now applying many coats of oil to the handle. Time consuming yes but, worth the results. By the time I finish, they won't look like blems.
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thanks for the tips. yeah will have to wait and see whats in store for me I guess :) im fairly practical so hopefully I can work it out. Will of course let you guys know how I get on :)
 
I agree Steve, that's a fine looking knife and the handle is beautiful. Be nice to save it.
 
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