Barn Find Kris Restoration

RobT · 4th September 2023, 11:41 PM

Klop,

I think what you are taking for a rivet is actually a 1/8" diameter brass plug that I set into the baca baca (on both sides) as a decoration. I think that traditionally the baca baca ends are braised together but, being unwilling to use so much heat near the blade, I use epoxy.
I am aware of using soot (or lipstick or dykem blue) for fitting but what I meant in this case is how do you get a ganja to blade tight fit without first having a tang to ganja tight fit (and vise versa).

Sincerely,
RobT

4th September 2023, 11:41 PM	#10
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 476	Baca Baca Questions Klop, I think what you are taking for a rivet is actually a 1/8" diameter brass plug that I set into the baca baca (on both sides) as a decoration. I think that traditionally the baca baca ends are braised together but, being unwilling to use so much heat near the blade, I use epoxy. I am aware of using soot (or lipstick or dykem blue) for fitting but what I meant in this case is how do you get a ganja to blade tight fit without first having a tang to ganja tight fit (and vise versa). Sincerely, RobT