Handle Liner Material?

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Hello Everyone;

I'm very new to knife making. I have made 2 thus far with great results both were given as Christmas gifts. The third one is for myself, I am making a Woodlore Clone Bushcraft Knife using the following materials 3/16" O-1 Steel, Brazilian Cherry Scales, 2 ea 1/4" Brass Pins 1 ea 1/4" Lanyard Hole and finally one or two liners per side red and black will be the colors used and or chosen. 1st question is what is the best adhesive to use to mate the liner to the scales? 2nd would that same adhesive be used to bond the two liners together should I go that route? I have used Gorilla Glue on the past two knives with great success, this will be my first attempt to use liners, any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Liners, no liners. I only use Epoxy.
 
I've tried 5 min epoxy on other tasks and it didn't perform well. I made a fire piston and had to plug and end of alumminum tubing, when pressurized the plug blew out the end. I used Pacer Z-poxy.
 
T-88 Structural epoxy. Started using it after seeing it rec'd in a glue thread, awesome stuff.
 
My most consistent results have been with Gorilla Glue thus far, just don't leave gaps and don't over clamp. The foam is not structurally sound, but the glue sure is. Plus you have already had experience with it. My rookie 2 cents.
 
Use 24hr epoxy, it will be the strongest

Curing epoxy loves warmth. If it cures to cold it won't work or will hardly work.
That might be why it didn't work for you.
(that's how I found out)
 
I use 24 hour clear epoxy with great results. Do not be frugal with it.

Tim H
 
West Systems 105/207, T-88, or Tap Plastics house brand marine epoxy are all I can recommend. If you are going to use hardware store epoxy get the longest cure time you can. Personally I use West Systems in different combinations for different applications. I trust it enough to make structural repairs to my race boats so I know it will never fail due to the epoxy's fault. If it does, I did something wrong.


-Xander
 
I have done a lot of research on this subject and I'm using West System G-Flex epoixy. I would bond the liners to the handle material and then drill through the liners to expose the scales for maximum contact area.
 
Thanks everyone for your insight, I revisited the 5 min epoxy mixing tray I used several weeks ago and the epoxy seems rubbery so I will not use that brand for sure. Due to my impatience I used the JB Weld and it seems to be doing an outstanding job at the moment. I ended up epoxy the two colored liners together and then epoxy the liners to the scales. I will be drilling the pin & lanyard holes this weekend through the scales and the liners. Once I have that completed I will join the scales to the knife itself. :D
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
I have done a lot of research on this subject and I'm using West System G-Flex epoixy. I would bond the liners to the handle material and then drill through the liners to expose the scales for maximum contact area.
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+1 on the G-Flex epoxy. I use the thickened version. That stuff holds! :thumbup:
 
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