hello everyone,
Im new on the board but not new to knife making, I use to make hidden tang and wire wrapped handle stuff (D2 and some stainless, stock removal) for the frontier and medievil groups. my stuff was not art work by any means.
ive not done any full or partial tang work to speak of so im a bit lost on scale and pinned bolster work (I always soldered or welded guards)
Im dabbling in knife making again and will need some help from time to time.
right now Im customizing a hunting blank for myself, Yes a store bought blank (sorry) (I dont have a grinder anymore but Bador Machine is a good customer of mine and I may purchase a B3 grinder If I get going again)
anyway Im all set on scales (kingwood) I made some mosaic pins but would like to add a small set of bolsters. the only problem is I dont think I have room for 2 pins.
so (sorry to be long winded)
1)will one peened pin and some epoxy work
Or better yet
can I blind pin and epoxy a small set of bolsters in place.
I will be using a Paste epoxy built for fishing rod building (U40 Rod Bond)"Rod Bond" is MUCH stonger than devcon 2 ton and stays put with no running or bleeding.
actually a heat gun doesnt loosen the paste epoxy too easy, Ive ruined a few reel seats that were epoxied with the rod bond paste where as seats glued with the devcon 2 ton epoxy loosend up and slid off within a short time.
Many thanks This is a great site.
Im new on the board but not new to knife making, I use to make hidden tang and wire wrapped handle stuff (D2 and some stainless, stock removal) for the frontier and medievil groups. my stuff was not art work by any means.
ive not done any full or partial tang work to speak of so im a bit lost on scale and pinned bolster work (I always soldered or welded guards)
Im dabbling in knife making again and will need some help from time to time.
right now Im customizing a hunting blank for myself, Yes a store bought blank (sorry) (I dont have a grinder anymore but Bador Machine is a good customer of mine and I may purchase a B3 grinder If I get going again)
anyway Im all set on scales (kingwood) I made some mosaic pins but would like to add a small set of bolsters. the only problem is I dont think I have room for 2 pins.
so (sorry to be long winded)
1)will one peened pin and some epoxy work
Or better yet
can I blind pin and epoxy a small set of bolsters in place.
I will be using a Paste epoxy built for fishing rod building (U40 Rod Bond)"Rod Bond" is MUCH stonger than devcon 2 ton and stays put with no running or bleeding.
actually a heat gun doesnt loosen the paste epoxy too easy, Ive ruined a few reel seats that were epoxied with the rod bond paste where as seats glued with the devcon 2 ton epoxy loosend up and slid off within a short time.
Many thanks This is a great site.
