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Hi,
I know that dings and scratches on the brass fittings of khukuri are not a major concern to a lot of people and that many consider them "character marks".
However, I recently purchased my first quality khukuri and it was pristine except for a ding on the butt cap.
I really like this knife and felt the relationship should start out with some TLC on my part.
Here was my fix:
I cleaned the area of the ding with a brass brush, on a dremel tool, and isopropyl alcohol. Then I fluxed and tinned the area with solder, usin a small soldering iron. Filed and sanded to shape.
Here are some pictures.
The repair is really not as noticeable to the eye as it is to the camera, especially when polished up. I used electrical solder. Recently, I saw that Rio Grande carries a yellow color solder for use with brass, bronze or gold that should make a similar repair almost invisible.
By the way; does anyone have any advice about the 12 inch Ang Khola?
I was wondering how it performs as a camp knife and as something managable by my girlfriend (or I wouldn't mind carrying too).
Regards,
Greg
I know that dings and scratches on the brass fittings of khukuri are not a major concern to a lot of people and that many consider them "character marks".
However, I recently purchased my first quality khukuri and it was pristine except for a ding on the butt cap.
I really like this knife and felt the relationship should start out with some TLC on my part.
Here was my fix:
I cleaned the area of the ding with a brass brush, on a dremel tool, and isopropyl alcohol. Then I fluxed and tinned the area with solder, usin a small soldering iron. Filed and sanded to shape.
Here are some pictures.
The repair is really not as noticeable to the eye as it is to the camera, especially when polished up. I used electrical solder. Recently, I saw that Rio Grande carries a yellow color solder for use with brass, bronze or gold that should make a similar repair almost invisible.
By the way; does anyone have any advice about the 12 inch Ang Khola?
I was wondering how it performs as a camp knife and as something managable by my girlfriend (or I wouldn't mind carrying too).
Regards,
Greg
However they get alot more toxic, and more difficult to work with. Expecially alot of the harder solders require extreme temps to flow. Essentially these odd solders are just the actual material with a little filler to lower the melt temp. Hence the high prices. Old time silver/gold/general smiths used to make their own solder with various melt temps as they saw fit. Alot still do, and could probably sell you whatever you needed in whatever shapes you want. Personally though, since all I own is a pencil tip propane torch, I tend to go with soft to medium silver solders.