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Old 19th June 2005, 01:54 AM   #13
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Well, I can tell you that thread in which Artzi restored the Kilij hilt, that would too hard and very dangerous to do (somehow, he did it!). You will need (as I remember) epoxy putty (readily available, easy to use) and a welding machine (or someone who has one). If you want to re-tighten the grip scales, first you must cut the rivets and pull the entire hilt apart (2 grip scales, brass/silver strap, crossguard.), clean the tang. Weld the brass/ silver strap back on. Then stick the two slabs back onto the tang (be careful not to fill in the holes in the tang). Then add two new rivets. Then fix the crossguard with epoxy putty too.

I find epoxy putty as a replacement medium acceptable, one, it is much more harder and better than cutlers resin, two, it is much more easier to "obtain" and use.
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