Who can re heat reat and handle my HI.

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10-35

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About 5 years ago I bought a huge HI Khukri. It was a blem, and the handle was the main problem. I have used the heck out of it, and have found it to be a little soft. It is about .5 inch wide and 20 inches long. I would like to get it re handled, and heat treated. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

P.S.

The Khukri was exactly what I paid for. No complaints, just want to improve it.
 
Many forumites can rehandle it for you in new and exciting ways, but for heat treatment--if you are absolutely sure it needs it--I would go to Yangdu and from there to Nepal; and if you are sending it back anyway, might as well get her to rehandle it too. But I have to wonder why the heat treat in the first place? Why not simply re-grind the edge to the desired profile? Or is the sweet spot soft?!
 
I guess if you used it heavily, then sharpened it, and you still haven't gotten to the hard edge, then it's due for another teapot treatment. I tend to find HI edges harder than the competition, but every blade is different. There is some benefit to a softer edge, such as using the chakma as intended more often rather than grinding serious steel every now and then.

Oh, it would be really great if you could post before and after (and ideally even during!) photos of the project. Strangely, some people get off on that ;)
 
Yes the edge rolled. I dropped it once, and the tip blunted. I really like it as a tool. I have other HI products, but nothing hits like this one.
 
10-35 is it just the tip that is "soft" or the whole thing?The only part of the blade that will be really hard is the "sweet spot" which doesn't include the tip or the area just north of the cho. Re-handle is relatively easy but by the time you pay a pro to reheat treat it you'd be cheaper picking up another DOTD.
PS just got in from a chopchop with my 20" AK
 
10-35 said:
Yes the edge rolled. I dropped it once, and the tip blunted...
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Many people like the tip soft. A hard tip will break whereas a soft one will bend.

The edge rolling at the sweet spot is another matter. A few resharpenings may have the effect of changing the edge profile and taking care of the problem. If it continues to be an issue then another heat-treat may be the way to go.
 
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