Thread: Oopps... Souldnt have done that

I think it could have been...

Anybody who is "doing something", whether it's restoring, honing, or making WILL break something sometime. This is the second blade that I have personally broken, first was one that I was trying to get that final little bit of shine out of on a boker worked back & I had a bit of lapse in concentration...buffer snatched it from me and broke the blade. I was sick, but have trodded on as I hope the OP will...

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I think it could have been...

Anybody who is "doing something", whether it's restoring, honing, or making WILL break something sometime. This is the second blade that I have personally broken, first was one that I was trying to get that final little bit of shine out of on a boker worked back & I had a bit of lapse in concentration...buffer snatched it from me and broke the blade. I was sick, but have trodded on as I hope the OP will...

Thistle Cut Co for me... Just had to take it back to the buffer one last time, to get just a "Touch" better... Wanna hear stupid ??? I actually took it out of the scales, after I had already honed and test shaved the razor,,, DUH!!!!! yep buffer caught the spine edge, and ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIng, ping zip zip ting..... pieces...

Taught me a valuable lesson, when they're done,,,, leave them be...

What a bummer...

Well, that is a pretty set of scales. Put them to good use.

Looks like the tang on that baby was pretty hard eh Grant ?
I knocked one off my bench last year but wasn't worried as I have a large rubber mat covering the floor. Of course the blade found a patch of bare concrete.. Murphy's Law again... Doh !

Originally Posted by stimpy52

Well, that is a pretty set of scales. Put them to good use.

Once, while making some scales, I placed the intended blade on the bench top. I grabbed a file sitting right next to it...dragging the tool next to it, knocking the blade to the floor. Heard metal hitting concrete, looking down to see it broken.

I put the scales on different blade, but just glancing at those scales from the corner of my eye, I get stabbed with that reminder.

I wonder if you could solder weld one back together. It would not take much heat and if it is far enough back from the blade, it may not burn the temper. You could try brazing it if you have an acetylene set and put a big heat sync before/after the break to keep the heat from working into the blade. That remindes me, I need to get more gas for my set.

In England, the term we use is "dropping a bollock".
I don't know how pc this site is cos it's a bit rude.
Sorry to moderators If I've offended anyone, UK is maybe to pc.
Anyway, I've dropped plenty so I know how it feels, you have to share them, it's a kind of therapy.

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

I wonder if you could solder weld one back together. It would not take much heat and if it is far enough back from the blade, it may not burn the temper. You could try brazing it if you have an acetylene set and put a big heat sync before/after the break to keep the heat from working into the blade. That remindes me, I need to get more gas for my set.

I really doubt you could solder one back together without destroying the temper. One that is more broken on the tang than where the tang and blade join may be a possibility...

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

I wonder if you could solder weld one back together. It would not take much heat and if it is far enough back from the blade, it may not burn the temper. You could try brazing it if you have an acetylene set and put a big heat sync before/after the break to keep the heat from working into the blade. That remindes me, I need to get more gas for my set.

If about 1/2 the width of the blade could be firmly held under water it may be possible to braze, it shouldn't matter to much about tang losing some hardness. Alternativley you could make a tang from different material maybe from something like bone and bond or pin it to the blade.