Thread: My Apache broke :(

I was drying my beloved little Apache and she tapped the wall and broke along an existing line. It must have been close to going for it to go that easy.
Oh well, that means I have to buy another, right?
Maybe I'll try to glue it.

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Dang that hurts. If they break that easy are you sure you want another ?

It looks like it easily can be glued. Alternatively, you might consider contacting the supplier about an exchange.

I always seal the sides of my naturals, especially helpful with the ones with lines.
This one might need to be glued and mounted for durability.

Does the edge cut through the glue as the stone wears? I have seen different post about horizontal gluing but that would never touch the edge. The finer the stone the more the possible interference.

Just wondering and tossing out my thoughts.

One of my Nortons cracked, I used marine epoxy to glue it back together. I lapped until I couldn't feel it. It's been two years with extended soakings and so far so good.
Maybe glue it to a base for added strength

Mine flew out of my hand when I got a static electricity shock and is in 10 pieces. Glue that stone together and mount it on a piece of hardwood.

Originally Posted by mainaman

I always seal the sides of my naturals, especially helpful with the ones with lines.

What do you use?

Super glue will stick it right back together to the point you won't even be able to feel the crack when honing as long as you have a tight fit along the original crack line. Bonus: CA glue cures with moisture, so get it wet right after you glue it and it will cure even faster. I'd recommend epoxying it on or inlaying it into a nice block of wood afterward, but you don't have to if the crack line is clean and you get a good bond. I have several old stones that came to me broken and some I just glued back together not caring if they broke again - I hand hold hone with them a bunch and they have held up awesome.