??? on work Tiger Coral

Nathan House · Dec 4, 2002

HI
I have been looking at tiger coral and I find it very interesting looking.My question is how workable is it,I like sculted handles,
is it hard to drill and shape? Also were does one get some from
Thanks

D.A. Guertin · Dec 4, 2002

Texas Knifemaker's Supply carries it in stock.

Sylvester · Dec 4, 2002

http://www.knifehandles.com/

Chuck Gedraitis Knives · Dec 4, 2002

Most corals are easy to work with. They are soft and sometimes crack or break. Another drawback is that they are porus and like to fill with buffing compound. I suggest that you seal them with superglue before you buff them. knifehandles.com is the best place to get them.

Nathan House · Dec 5, 2002

Thanks

weld · Dec 5, 2002

Nathan, save your money and buy a nice piece of ivory or mother of pearl. Tiger coral will break very easy. If you buff it you can not get the buffing compound out of it. It looks like s---.

kile · Dec 5, 2002

Has anybody tried stabalizing coral? I really like the looks of it, but I have never worked with it because I have heard it was very fragile.
Kyle Fuglesten

Nathan House · Dec 5, 2002

Would super glue or clear epoxy harden it up?Also maybe clear auto body epoxy,it has a fiber glass resin in it,that is used just for the purpose of hardning soft body work on cars