Grinder

Tomas Rucker, a German knife maker, has been using a small angle grinder to craft some beautiful knives (check out his website here). The blade is held in place by a welding magnet in a vise. He uses a hard abrasive wheel to rough in, then switches the wheel to a sanding pad and stick on sanding sheets. He has a youtube video showing the angle grinder in use.
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The advantages to an epoxy soaked cord are numerous. I use west system epoxy on all my cord wrapped handles. Just wrap the handle, and brush it on with a small brush. Some makers dip their handles. Whatever works, as long as it gets on there. It essentially turns the cord into something like micarta. Hard as a brick (if you get your mix ratios right) and you're not going to find a grippier handle. I have a paring knife with a black paracord handle that has been washed about a million times in the dishwasher and sink, and it's still as fresh and solid as the day it fully cured. To get a properly cured handle off, you'd have to grind it off. Some guys hate a cord wrapped handle, but I'd say they are as tough as any handle out there, and my paring knife is proof that epoxied cord will withstand years of everyday use and abuse.
 
Cool! What kind of epoxy do you use and where can I find it. I have been using a similar method to this Tomas Rucker guy, but he sure is allot better than Me!! :cool:
 
North woods Knives said:
Cool! What kind of epoxy do you use and where can I find it. I have been using a similar method to this Tomas Rucker guy, but he sure is allot better than Me!! :cool:
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I suspect you are using the common hard wheel, and the guy in that video is using flap wheel or a sanding disc on a rubber backing plate.
 
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