Newbie Question: Epoxy on the ricasso

Dip a q tip in acetone and apply to the epoxy. Repeat and repeat until it softens then I use a little wood chisel and start removing the epoxy and keep applying the acetone.

It will come off just be careful in the removal.
 
The West System website says that acetone will work up to full cure. Full cure on some epoxies is 24 hours.
 
Ha this thread makes me feel better that I am the only one that gets epoxy where it's not supposed to be.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
The super glue solvent is just a fancy acetone type solvent. Regular acetone will dissolve hardened epoxy. Wipe, rub, wipe, rub. It takes from a few seconds for a thin film, to a minute or two for a thick spot.
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Yeah I assumed it was something like that, but it didn't smell like acetone to me, regardless, it works.
 
I don't see why a razor blade couldn't work if used with caution. I've used one on the whole 5 knives I've done and regular razor blades won't scratch the knives' surfaces because the razor is softer than the knife blade, or so I assume. Nickel silver bolsters and the handles are a different matter.

I've dug pretty hard into a blade to get epoxy (and cured oil) off and a razor worked each time. A little buff after the razor with some good compound and a Dremel cleaned it right up with no residual marks.
 
To prevent this, mask off the area, dry fit scale, score the tape and peel off tape under scale. Glue up knife and peel off tape with epoxie on it.

Hoss
 
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