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Yangdu

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21 inch 24 ounce Gelbu special by Tirtha. Nice blade and sheath. Epoxy fix crack in satisal wood handle. $75 YBB. *SOLD*





18 inch 22 ounce Chitlangi by Tirtha. Beautiful rig. Epoxy fix crack in satisal wood handle. $70 YBB. *SOLD*





15 inch 16 ounce Ang Khola by Bhakta. Great lite weight backpack/camping Knife. Two cents worth of super glue fix crack in horn handle. $80 YBB. *SOLD*






10 inch 8 ounce R-10 by Anil. Beautiful Knife. Slight shrinkage in US maple wood handle. $50 YBB. *SOLD*





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Have a great weekend!
 
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great offers so tempted on the R10--ugh email sent on both anil's-- I apologize again to everyone I am just wronging the community right now by not sharing enough , when i can no longer walk under the weight of khukri's im sure i will be done.
 
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Kobra's brass buttcap came loose needs repair work. Order cancelled.
Sorry
 
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18 inch 22 ounce Chitlangi by Tirtha. Beautiful rig. Epoxy fix crack in satisal wood handle. $70 YBB.
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15 inch 16 ounce Ang Khola by Bhakta. Great lite weight backpack/camping Knife. Two cents worth of super glue fix crack in horn handle. $80 YBB.
 
if you emailed auntie you are fine mouse, it just takes a tad longer over weekend
 
Gehazi, Auntie replied to my first email earlier today when I asked about availability.
This will be my first khukuri and my first time ordering from HI ... just want to make sure I did everything right. :)
 
its totally understandable, they will take care of you. best products and people, i think you will really enjoy them.
 
I got the Chitlange and Angkhola today. Thank you, Auntie! Today is my first day being a khukuri owner .... :)

Guys, I am thinking about using AcraGlas to fix the crack on the handles. AcraGlas is commonly used for glass-bedding a rifle action. It is stronger than epoxy glue we can find in store. Moreover, AcraGlas can be dyed into black or brown at varying degree of darkness. I have a couple of Garand stocks with cracks that are repaired using AcraGlas. They are pretty solid. However, I would like to hear other members' experience on fixing cracked khukuri handles and the glue of choice they use.
 
I've never used Acraglass but here is what undied plain old epoxy looks like in full sunlight. I can see it but anything other than full sun and its pretty much invisible. Next time ill mix a bit of wood dust with it to lighten it up and that would probably be as good as it gets...at least for my old eyes:eek:
They do make dyes or pigments for epoxy. They are powders you mix in before mixing catalyst. They come in all colors. Im thinking black for horn. I use them for surfboard repairs. They are also used for boat repairs...etc. Do a search on fibreglass supplies and look for "pigments" They are about $15 for half pint but will last till next millennium.

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Congrats on them knives! Im very jealous on the Chitlangi. Mine is 17.5"
 
mousegun87 said:
I got the Chitlange and Angkhola today. Thank you, Auntie! Today is my first day being a khukuri owner .... :)

Guys, I am thinking about using AcraGlas to fix the crack on the handles. AcraGlas is commonly used for glass-bedding a rifle action. It is stronger than epoxy glue we can find in store. Moreover, AcraGlas can be dyed into black or brown at varying degree of darkness. I have a couple of Garand stocks with cracks that are repaired using AcraGlas. They are pretty solid. However, I would like to hear other members' experience on fixing cracked khukuri handles and the glue of choice they use.
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I'd use the AcraGlas myself for all the reasons you mention. I use it for everything lots. It's tough stuff and the dye lets you get a good decent match.
Are you over on Kahrtalk by any chance too? We got a Mousegun guy over there too.

If you have the regular AcraGlas as opposed to the gel I think it would work slightly better. I mostly use the gel, easier to mix and more practical for my needs but the regular is a bit thinner and might work into the crack a little better. Warming the handle a bit might aid in that as well.

Do let us know how it pans out for you.

Edit to add- ndoghouse might be talking about Marinetech. I think it's nearly the same thing as Acraglas. My son worked on boats and a detective at work used to as well and the way they describe it, it sures sounds like the same stuff.
 
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I've never used Acraglass but here is what undied plain old epoxy looks like in full sunlight. I can see it but anything other than full sun and its pretty much invisible. Next time ill mix a bit of wood dust with it to lighten it up and that would probably be as good as it gets...at least for my old eyes:eek:
They do make dyes or pigments for epoxy. They are powders you mix in before mixing catalyst. They come in all colors. Im thinking black for horn. I use them for surfboard repairs. They are also used for boat repairs...etc. Do a search on fibreglass supplies and look for "pigments" They are about $15 for half pint but will last till next millennium.

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Congrats on them knives! Im very jealous on the Chitlangi. Mine is 17.5"
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What brand epoxy did you use on the khukuri handle in your photo?

The coloring compound for AcraGlas does not have that many variations. Black and brown are the most commonly used. But I am more familiar with AcraGlas so I think I will use it. The Dying compound is also available from Brownell's.

After holding both the AK and the Chitlange .... I found the Chitlange's handle and weight fits me better. It is quite an impressive blade. It appears to be a slim blade, but the spine is actually thicker than that of the 15" AK. Wow.

Auntie has a 22" Gelbu special still available .... hmmm ....
 
Bawanna said:
I'd use the AcraGlas myself for all the reasons you mention. I use it for everything lots. It's tough stuff and the dye lets you get a good decent match.
Are you over on Kahrtalk by any chance too? We got a Mousegun guy over there too.

If you have the regular AcraGlas as opposed to the gel I think it would work slightly better. I mostly use the gel, easier to mix and more practical for my needs but the regular is a bit thinner and might work into the crack a little better. Warming the handle a bit might aid in that as well.

Do let us know how it pans out for you.

Edit to add- ndoghouse might be talking about Marinetech. I think it's nearly the same thing as Acraglas. My son worked on boats and a detective at work used to as well and the way they describe it, it sures sounds like the same stuff.
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Hi Bawanna,

the use of AcraGlas had been discussed in BF for fixing knife handles. I think it is found suitable for the job. I know once cured, the acraGlas is impervious to oil and solvent, unlike many epoxies out there.

Here is the link to one of these discussions:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...t-use-old-epoxy-and-my-evaluation-of-AcraGlas

I don't own a Kahr, so that must be another Mousegun .... there are a bunch of us who loves mouse caliber guns. :)

I think you are correct in regard to the regular AcraGlas being thinner than the gel.

I need to order a fresh batch of AcraGlas from Brownell's. Mine is older than 5 yrs.

Will report my experience on this repair project.
 
I wrapped the one I had in a good leather strap , makes it look "adventurous"( the cracked handle like yours)
 
Gehazi said:
I wrapped the one I had in a good leather strap , makes it look "adventurous"( the cracked handle like yours)
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I am considering wrapping the handle with a leather strap or paracord as a back-up plan. But I would like to try AcraGlas repair first. Did you put any epoxy on the crack before wrapping it with leather strap?
 
not at all just gave it about 5 coats of boiled linseed with 2 coats of stock finish ,then wrapped it with a neets feat soaked strap
 
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