Handle on a knife with filework on the tang

I've had epoxy stay gummy after adding colorant. In my case I had used black acrylic craft paint. Now I use dry Rit dye and it seems to work better. Maybe colorant specifically for epoxy would work better.

- Paul Meske, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
 
Not wanting to hijack this thread, but seeing as how dyeing the epoxy had become part of the conversation, I'll add my 2 bits...
I've been using either wood sandings or pencil lead powder (with ebony) to mix with my epoxy for colors. Is this a bad idea?
~billyO
 
On the last knife I tried to use wood sanding but the result wasn't great mostly because the wood was light I guess. I normally use artist pigments.


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I have just used epoxy colorant. They sell a couple different colors at Texas knifemakers supply. It doesn't take a whole lot and works just fine.

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You might try concrete coloring powder. It's cheap & readily available. Do a couple of test batches to see how much color you need, how the mix cures & how hard it gets. Available in different colors. A 1# box would last forever.

Disclaimer: I haven't used it for epoxy, I normally use powdered graphite, colloidal silica or aluminum powder for flow/color modifiers.
 
On the last knife I tried to use wood sanding but the result wasn't great mostly because the wood was light I guess. I normally use artist pigments.


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Knife is getting closer to done. There are a couple place were the epoxy had a bubble in it which I found when sanding.


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Finished. So it is an O1 blade with brass bolsters and an oak handle held by mosaic pins.


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Artist pigments. I usually use them for modeling
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Like this one but a different color.


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