Fixin a Hole in Stag???

L6steel

L6steel

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Well, I messed up two nice sambar stag crowns by drilling a hole all th way through them. They both came out on the top where the most pigment is. Is there a way to fill the hole and make them look good as new, and would that be an ethical thing to do?? Sure hate to see $23 worth of nice stag just go to waste. Take care! Michael

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I have not been able to salvage the piece as a whole (no pun intended) but I have used pieces like this in other fashions such as a spacer between maybe the guard and other material. In the past, I have used a spacer of water buffalo or amber between the guard and stag. The same could be done with your stag.

C Wilkins
 
Michael, its a common practice to fill cracks and voids in all kinds of handle materials. I would suggest you try to blend dyes in epoxy to match the color of the stag and fill and polish. Remember Michael it takes more of a craftsman to repair damage then just replace it. If all else fails you might try a "Dutchman's patch" where you take a piece of similar scrap and graft it where the damage is, but you must be precise with your fit. Good luck.

Jake
 
I have just put a pin in or filled the hole with epoxy. Get a color that you tink would look good on the knife.

ckknives
 
Try some of the dust mixed with epoxy.Make it a paste.I did a blackwood handle that way came out fine.
I use devcon 5 min for everything.Or you could fill the holes with turquoise for embellishments.Did that once with some handle rivets I sanded through.
Nessesity is the mother of invention!
Take care
TJ Smith
 
l-6, i filled a crew up in cocobolo with dust/glue mix. just make sure you mix in alot of dust, and mix well! it'll look just like new. it should match even better on stag, becuase there is no grain.
(ahhhh! look at the post number)

[This message has been edited by magnum .44 (edited 01-28-2000).]
 
Thanks everyone!! I'll have to try some of your ideas on it. I guess I could always slab it if nothing works. Take care! Michael

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