glueing a dive knife handle

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as a scuba diver and being interested in knives as well . i have made myself a diving knife. at the moment i have the handles (scales) just hel on with socket head cap screws. what im wondering is,,should i also glue the scales on? and if so what the best to use . has to withstand salt water, and even the same under a bit of pressure .
also what the procedure for posting? i have an off site place i can host the pics.
is it ok to link to them?
i did a search but did not get the right answers ,,so now illa sk the experts..hmm thats you guys
thanks terry ..aka shaker
 
You could use a good marine grade epoxy.You didn't say what the metal was,but I'll assume it is a full tang made in stainless steel.
 
i have one i made in the spring in cm154 ,,that should be good for fresh water diving,,, its fairly stainless
and another i just finished in stelite ,,that one should be good in salt water
and yes both are full tang
 
It should be good for salt water, too. I use a knife in ATS34 when I dive and it's never given me a problem. Just make sure you keep it oiled.

- Chris
 
i use one epoxy for everything and have never had a failure. hughes assoc. epoxy 330,if mixed right it won't fail for anything you may do.
 
its always nice to hear what others have done or used ,
its ok to learn on your own ,,but that can be very time consuming ,,whenever possible i like to hear what others have learned
thanks ,,shaker
 
I don't have an answer for your main question, not being a diver or familier with what works well in those situations, but I did want to let you know it's fine to link a pic here you have saved someplace else.
 
I know it's more fun to make a nice knife but for dive knives I use a $2 steak knife from a dollar store. I break off the blade to shorten it and sow up a sheath from a piece of weight belt webbing. They are usually stainless but if it gets too rusty I just toss it and grab another.

Another wonderful tool for diving is a pair of EMt shears. They cut anything including wire and can be had for like $12
 
All of System Three epoxies are designed for marine use. Their structural epoxy is T-88. It's rated to be submerged in salt water for 9 months a year.
WS
 
at the moment my website is down ,,as soon as it gets back on its feet ill link a few pics .
i'll probally go with a marine epoxy,,,depends on what i can get locally .
thanks agin
terry
 
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