Wow!! Funny you should post on this topic. I just did the same friggn' thing, except mine was a 12 inch piece of damascus. Snapped er' right in half!!! I ended up clamping it to a steel table and welded it back together, keeping away from the top and bottom of the visable tang. I can see a very slight crack line, but hopefully after fileworking and etching it will hide. If not, I'm looking at about a $600 mistake. Live and learn I guess. Sucks to be me.....and you!!
Good luck to ya, Jeremy
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