They called to say that my check cleared and......

[Spunjer]

ho, great job, braddah!

[asomotif]

Great job ! and intersting technique.

One could also us this on indonesian keris, drilling a hole and then glue in a whole new peksi.

Ps, how did you get the old tang out of the hilt without any damage ?

[Dimasalang]

Wow awesome pieces and awesome fix!

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by kino

A brief summary of how it was repaired: ... I used a tungsten-carbide drill to drill two holes into the base area along the center line of the broken tang, to about 1/2 inch deep, then used two high strength, same size "Drill Rod" pins to run down into those two holes, and let them extend out of the broken area and into two matching holes that I drilled up into the new tang about one inch deep ...

The procedure reminded me of what my dentist did to my tooth once

Thanks for the update Kino! Nice job

[kino]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Ps, how did you get the old tang out of the hilt without any damage ?

I never got to ask that question, I'm assuming that a part of the original tang is still attached to the blade.

migueldiaz Quote:The procedure reminded me of what my dentist did to my tooth once

Thanks for the update Kino! Nice job

OUCH!

The repair work was performed by a good friend. I just sent the Kris to him and waited, my part was easy, his part was not too easy. I'll extend the kudos to him.