Fixing a Handle Crack with Super Glue

Ray Settanta

Ray Settanta

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Cracked handle
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Crack filled with Super Glue and sanded
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Handle finished with Watco Danish Oil
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I used a 220 grit sandpaper. After I sanded the repair, I sanded the entire handle and also removed some rough edges on the brass.
I am very pleased with how this came out.
 
That turned out really nice. 100% improvement.

Wondered if it was sacrilege to improve or make a handle finish nicer. Guess it depends on the person and how rare the blade might be.

Was hoping for a new blade today but maybe tomorrow. Patience never has been my strong suit.

Well done.
 
Bawanna said:
That turned out really nice. 100% improvement.

Wondered if it was sacrilege to improve or make a handle finish nicer. Guess it depends on the person and how rare the blade might be.

Was hoping for a new blade today but maybe tomorrow. Patience never has been my strong suit.

Well done.
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"Woodchucking" the handle is a time honored tradition around these parts:) Sanding, fitting the grip to your hand, and/or giving the handle several careful coats of boiled linseed oil is never a bad thing. I've probably "chucked" about half the wooden handles I've received. It's a fun way to make the knife "yours". It bonds you to it:)
 
@ Ray. Will be interested to see how this works out, my experience with super glue is it is very brittle and not all that great for use outdoors. If this is to be a actual working knife, I would be surprised if it holds up. However if it is for collection purposes, it looks damn good!

@ Bawanna. You aren't alone, I am waiting as well. Look at the bright side, mine isn't shipping until tonight
 
RiverRat9533 said:
@ Ray. Will be interested to see how this works out, my experience with super glue is it is very brittle and not all that great for use outdoors. If this is to be a actual working knife, I would be surprised if it holds up. However if it is for collection purposes, it looks damn good!
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I bought the Ang Khola to use; however, the polish on the blade is very good and I am also not sure how the repair will hold up. So, perhaps I should get a CAK for chopping and keep this one to admire. :D
 
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I wonder how acraglas would work. I've used it for gun stocks and inlays etc. It's very tough, impervious to oil or moisture. I often times mix the sawdust into it before I push it into a crack, then sand pretty much as you describe.
Boiled linseed oil runs in my veins, never a shortage of that.
I don't know if mine has shipped or not, I only ordered on Sunday evening to try and beat the Monday morning rush. I didn't ask for an email confirmation just so the wife wouldn't interrogate me.
When my Bilton arrives it's will be a good day. Some of these daily deals are driving me crazy. I've even been lucky and seen them fresh where I had the chance, I just need to focus, make a plan and have the loot on hand. I got the desire well covered, why does it always have to be about money?

I'm glad it's OK to work the wood handles, I look forward to that. Hope your not joshing me on that.
 
Bawanna said:
I wonder how acraglas would work. I've used it for gun stocks and inlays etc. It's very tough, impervious to oil or moisture. I often times mix the sawdust into it before I push it into a crack, then sand pretty much as you describe.
Boiled linseed oil runs in my veins, never a shortage of that.
I don't know if mine has shipped or not, I only ordered on Sunday evening to try and beat the Monday morning rush. I didn't ask for an email confirmation just so the wife wouldn't interrogate me.
When my Bilton arrives it's will be a good day. Some of these daily deals are driving me crazy. I've even been lucky and seen them fresh where I had the chance, I just need to focus, make a plan and have the loot on hand. I got the desire well covered, why does it always have to be about money?

I'm glad it's OK to work the wood handles, I look forward to that. Hope your not joshing me on that.
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Acraglas should work fine. Knifemakers use it to glue scales on a knife and also a handle onto a stick tang knife. People have been refinishing and reworking knife handles for a long time. The only time I would not do it is with a knife that is a historical artifact or a high-value antique. Refinishing it will most likely lower its value.
 
Ray Settanta said:
So, you are suggesting that I NOT buy another khukuri? :eek:
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Buy as many as you like, Ray. But always remember that the amount of purchases is not equal to how many you can admire... but in how many you can use and polish. You are experiencing what the oldtimers called HIKV. The Khukuri Virus has claimed many souls at one time or another,here in the depths of this forum. Its symptoms can include fever, sweating, hives, anxiety,anticipation,worry and a progressive and irreversible shrinking of the wallet organ, sometimes necessitating it's surgical transfer to the watch pocket.
 
Ray Settanta said:
I am also not sure how the repair will hold up.
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I had a much larger crack in one of my handles, and superglue worked like a charm. I didn't use the sandpaper technique, so it can still be seen as a fine line. I had the handle in a clamp to reduce the width of the crack, so sanding wasn't practical. But after letting it cure for a few days, and then applying many layers of Watco Danish Oil, I have found the handle to absolutely solid and don't hesitate in using it hard.
 
Karda said:
Buy as many as you like, Ray. But always remember that the amount of purchases is not equal to how many you can admire... but in how many you can use and polish. You are experiencing what the oldtimers called HIKV. The Khukuri Virus has claimed many souls at one time or another,here in the depths of this forum. Its symptoms can include fever, sweating, hives, anxiety,anticipation,worry and a progressive and irreversible shrinking of the wallet organ, sometimes necessitating it's surgical transfer to the watch pocket.
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Oh, I thought it was just the flu. It looks like I'm going to have to hire someone just to keep the blades oiled. You people produce too much nice stuff. :thumbup:
 
the flu you can get over in a couple of weeks HIKV and it's more generic siblings are forever. be glad you have the more specific hikv, the generic sharp pointy thing virus (SPTV) is much harder and more expensive to treat. i know as i have both.
 
Aww man, I'm much sicker than I thought. I got all those symptoms, especially the anticipation, anxiety and mostly the tiny wallet organ!

I thought I had that sharp pointy thing virus for awhile but the Kuhk virus seemed to have displaced it. Maybe they are therapeutic after all.
I'll try that on the wife and see how that goes.
 
good luck with the wife. ;)

mine told me "it's me or them".

we've been separated for 6 years now.
 
Will the super glue technique work with a horn handle? I have a giant chitlangi bowie that has a small crack towards the butt cap.

WPM
 
Good to know about superglue, my experience with it was outdoors when in the military, and it didn't hold up. Possibly due to UV from the direct sunlight, became very brittle and appeared to turn chaulky. I would say maybe it was because we were harder on our toys, but SuperGlueing your toy so you can take it outside and beat it against a tree seems to qualify as being hard on ones toys
 
I've used super glue or clear frying epoxy mixed with the saw dust from the wood I'm sanding. It works real good at fixing and hiding cracks. I like the Danish oil that you used. I like to use it too. You did an awesome repair on that handle. It looks real good.
 
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