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The file work on that spine leave a gap the will collect goop
What type of Nicholson file was it? Country of origin?
I think you could put more curve in your handles.
The dark circles around the pins mean that they got hot enough to burn the glue / wood
The file work on that spine leave a gap the will collect goop
Beautiful work sir!
I was curious about this, but have seen it on other knives; is it usually considered best practice to discontinue the file work somewhere prior to the scales then? Or maybe just decrease the relief in that area?
not sure what i am supposed to do with the gap. i thought it was supposed to be open ? suggestions
You can darken epoxy with epoxy pigment, indian ink, graphite, or colored chalk and use the colored epoxy to fill in the gaps, then sand it smooth.
How'd you do the nice mirror finish, Crawdaddy?
paint store can likely sell you universal tint. The hardware Hank by me sells it for 35 cents an ounce. I used it with gflex epoxy and I worked great with just a drop or two to get jet black. Epoxy seemed to cure normally as well on a test blob I did prior to using it on a knife.
just finished up a file knife for my mom...