corian & circular saw blades

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i am working on making my first knife from a piece of bandsaw steel. i have chosen a corian type material for the handles. i plan

on using brass pins or corby rivets in the handles. will this material work well for the handles? i wanted to practice making a knife with less expensive materials to get the hang of it all.



also, i have obtained a 14" & a 16" circular saw blades made by freud. they have been taken out of useful service and i thought of making knives w/this material. the saw blades are made in italy with steel from a company in germany, named krupps.



any suggestions or thoughts on these two subjects is much appreciated. i have been reading this board for a while and there is much knowledge represented here!!



thanks in advance for your help..
 
Corian is good for some handles. Its super weather resistant and water won't bug it one bit, but it is kinda fragile. You can break it real easy. I've never done a drop test, but I've split it while peening pins. I only use it on fillet knives, and just hand sand it thru a green scuffy. Don't want that stuff to be real slick when your hands are wet. As far as the saw blades, you should try to get ahold of the makers to find out what the steel is first. It would be tough if not impossible to heat treat steel not knowing what it is. Go ahead and buy a piece of 1095 or 440c. It's not much at all and you can buy it online from Admiral steel. They're a real good outfit. http://www.admiralsteel.com

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Corian makes a good looking handle, and works fine if you don't drop it. Two things though, it's sorta hard to glue, so make sure that you rough up the inside of your slab and your tang good. I cut random groves in mine with a dremel tool too. As for glue, use the best you can get. I use acraglass rifle bedding compound. The other is that it gets hot easily while grinding, and holds the heat long enough to cause the glue to release and make the scale warp. So, while your grinding it, dip it in water frequently to keep the surface cool, and quit and let it cool completely every few minutes.

Corian is one of the few white handle materials that is totally nonporous, it's super to scrim on, and will not pick up black stuff off of your buffs like pvc or the new ivory micarta (the old stuff didn't do that)

James

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