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Old 06-05-2001, 08:16 AM
vdkknives
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AAAARGGGG - I broke it, can we fix it?


Last night I was putting final fit to an 18" long dagger with a hidden tang. I had the handle ready, layers of Tagua, African Blackwood and Cocobola. The blade is 3/32 440C concave ground with a mirror finish. It had a 4" tang. I looked at the blade and realized that the tang was not square to the blade by a couple of degrees so I stuck the tang int the vise and pushed. Guess what? I snapped the tang off clean at the blade, then I said a whole bunch of not nice words especially after I realized I had forgotten to temper the blade. Its the little things that get you. Then I noticed that I had taken most of the skin off the nuckle of my thumb, more bad words followed. Anyways I now have a 12" blade with no tang what so ever and I need some help to figure a way to reattach the tang so that I can use it for the knife. All help greatly appreciated. By the way I do not have the ability or the equipment to weld.
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Steve

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Old 06-05-2001, 12:05 PM
Don Cowles
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Steve, if you can't weld, I think you are hosed. Another of the myriad lessons along the path to perfection. We never get there.
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Old 06-05-2001, 02:54 PM
MIKE KOLLER
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send it my way i can fix it !:

Just kidding ,but here is a suggestion .Take what you have,grind you another tang,square it all up for your guard and make you a coulpe of choil cuts.It will all turn out fine.
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Old 06-05-2001, 07:38 PM
Geno
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Get it brazed.
A brazed joint has a better tensile strength.

The joint will be covered up and will look good.
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