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Sorry to Kramer into your thread but I figured you’d be the right people to ask. What’s the easiest way to reattach the (scales?) to some knives that will endure dishwashing? I bought a henchel knife set around 1995 and they’re coming apart. I’d rather not replace them since it’s just the handles the steel is still just as good so it’s a wate to replace them. I’ve tried boat epoxy and polyurethane (gorilla) glue and both only last a few months of daily washing. The original rivets have failed. The hole through the tangs are just under 4mm. The corresponding holes in the handles have a 7mm shoulder. I’ll take any advice. Thanks.
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Jul 31, 2022 17:28
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Fair enough that makes sense about the expansion but I didn’t realise it blunted them too. hand washing them isn’t much of a chore. How do I go about repairing them then? I have a mill so drilling out the remaining pins and previous attempts isn’t an issue. Where do you source pin stock? Steel, aluminium? I wouldn’t have anything against brass even if that makes it easier.
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Aug 1, 2022 11:22
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First attempt. Results: passable. I cut pins to length, tapped in and then used a drift punch to try and flatten the ends which sort of worked. Ish. Any tips for flaring the ends?
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Aug 5, 2022 12:34
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McSpergin posted:I'm currently going through the same thing, a colleague who gifted me 20l of quench oil from an old work project asked if I could fix his. Currently at 320g hand sanding on the scales, replacing it with Tasmanian Blackwood and mosaic pins I found mosaic pins online when searching for brass stock. Very cool, I had no idea such things exist. Although they’re fixed I have to confess I’m contemplating making molds and pouring new handles in resin that would in theory flow through the pin holes to make a single handle.
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