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Yangdu

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Overall lenght --25''
Weight --44 oz
Spine thickness 1/2''
Brass bolster, buttcap and tip
Usual great work by Tirtha and Amrit Sarki
Due to Reno dry weather the horn handle developed a huge crack
Standard leather scabbard
My lost your gain at $95. *SOLD*

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I think that blade is begging for a longer handle so it can be used with a two-handed grip.

Maybe the crack is the blade's way of say, "Please rehandle me, I've outgrown this one!"
 
Black JB weld works really good on cracks like that. It's a dark gray color that I think looks good with the black horn.
 
Absolutely flawless blade, very happy with this deal.

A little JB weld is in order but that can't possibly affect functionality. These big knives/short swords are usually expensive.
 
wildmanh said:
Black JB weld works really good on cracks like that. It's a dark gray color that I think looks good with the black horn.
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Where do you pick this stuff up?

Everywhere I look it is the regular JB Weld with no color. I haven't been able to find black JB Weld.
 
My favorite fix for cracked horn handles is pretty simple and effective. I've actually repaired a couple of my own (one a silver mounted AK) to the point that you couldnt tell it was ever cracked.
Use Devcon 2 part epoxy, add about a 1/3rd amount of horn sandings and the a good dot of black ball point pen ink. Mix well and apply to crack and overfill a little (for shrinkage) sand flush and use 240 and 340 grit to ready for buffing, machine buff and Voila!
This method works well for wood too, just be sure to color match the wood sanding as close as possible and leave out the ink.

For small cracks and such, another way is to add superglue to affected area, let congeal but not dry. Using 150 grit, sand from edge into the affected area to work up the horn dust into the repair. Sand flush using 240 and 340 grit and buff.
This method also works well for wood.
 
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falar said:
Where do you pick this stuff up?

Everywhere I look it is the regular JB Weld with no color. I haven't been able to find black JB Weld.
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They always seem to have black JB weld in stock at the larger hardware stores around here, so I assume it's
a stock item. Just bad luck that they haven't had it where you looked.

Worst case you can order it online, e.g., at amazon.com.

I think that like most epoxies they make this in regular and fast-setting versions. Better to get the regular.
It gives you more time to press it all the way into the crack and scrape off any excess. Also the slower
setting version will tend to settle deeper into the crack under its own weight and capillary action.

That applies to any kind of epoxy, not just JB Weld.
 
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