Flared Tube Glue Up Question

[Outdoor Gear Dad]

I have some knives that I need to use flared tubes instead of standard pins. Before I have flared the the lanyard tube, and basically glue the blade up and then redrill the epoxy out of the lanyard hole and throw the tube in and flare it.

Question is, if I am only using flared tubes, and not pins, what's the best method for glue up? I assume if I try to put the tubes in and glue up then I will get some epoxy in the counter sink....But I can really glue it up with out some sort of alignment pin. Or can I?

Anyway, if you are glueing up a knife and only using flared tubes, what's your process for glueing it up to make sure you arent getting epoxy in the countersink?

 

[imill3567]

Could you get everything close to final finish, as in shape the scales get them rough sanded, quite close to final dimensions just finish sanding left using dummy 1/4" pins to hold scales in place. Then countersink your holes and assemble with epoxy and while epoxy is still fluid flare your tubes which will squeeze epoxy out of your countersinks. Clean up the squeeze out epoxy. Then once epoxy has cured finish sand the tubes flush with scales and polish up anywhere else that needs it. I've never done this but that's how I'd approach it.

 

[Hengelo_77]

I use blind (hidden) aligment pins on all full tang knives I make. Gives you a lot of freedome.
Alternatively, use greased solid pinns, hammer them out after epoxy cures and make the countersink afterwards.

 

[Outdoor Gear Dad]

I use blind (hidden) aligment pins on all full tang knives I make. Gives you a lot of freedome.
Alternatively, use greased solid pinns, hammer them out after epoxy cures and make the countersink afterwards.

Awesome. Thats what I needed to hear. I can grease up some pins and just tap them out when it glues. Thanks.