Lifting gouge in wooden knife handle

[dwain]

I recently purchased a Buck 110 with dark wooden handles. There are a couple small gouge marks in the wood handles. I was wondering if I can lift those with a wet rag and an electric iron on low heat. This would be the procedure they use for lifting a gouge in a rifle stock. I would use very low heat as not to get the rest of the knife very hot. These marks are very shallow. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Bill1170]

The technique you describe is for lifting, or raising a dent where the wood has been compressed. A gouge is generally understood to mean an area where wood has been removed, as in cut away.

I do not think the steam method will take care of a cut, but it ought to help with a compression dent. A dent will have a smooth surface at the depression and a true gouge will generally be rough.

Try it and see. They are probably dents.

Bill

 

[midnight flyer]

If you just bought it, wouldn't it be worth the time to exchange it rather than to spend the time trying to fix it, gambling on the results?

Robert

 

[Phillip Dobson]

If it is a cut and cannot be lifted, you could fill the cut with CA adhesive and polish it smooth. Cyanoacrylates work great for fixing flaws in wood.