Pouring metal shapes into wood scales

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Chrisjhusker

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I was trying to think of a way to put an extra touch into my knives, and I thought of carving a simple design out of the wood, then pouring some type of metal into the recess and smoothing it off with the rest of the handle. Has anyone else ever done this, and what type of material could I use that would melt easily, but not get scarred up too bad with use?
 
Check some place like Toys R Us. My son had a metal casting toy set that included a low heat melting metal pellets for casting. Use a small crucible and a torch you should be fine. Or check Rio Grande jewelry supply web site
 
I never did it on knife scales but do it all the time (well some anyway :rolleyes: ) on rifles.

Just drill a few holes in the bottom so the metal has something to grab.
Use lead, pewter, 50/50 bar solder, there are special casting metals.

It should make a nice handle.
 
Hadn't every really thought of that, as I"ve had problems with burning the wood just by sanding too fast/with worn belts.

Post som epics if you do it and it turns out well, please.
 
Chuck (Wild Rose) posted a "How to" on this sometime back; here's the link to it.
Regards,
Greg
 
There is a company called "Small Parts" that also sells various grades of metals that melt at quite low temps. I believe some of them may be Gallium based, which melts at body temperature! They are graded by melting point, and several of them can be melted with hot tap water. I'd think this stuff would work if you're concerned about burning the handle material.
 
I'm not a caster of metals, but how about pouring the metal into a metal flat stock form, pouring it flush with the top, and then inlaying it into the wood? Or, just pour the metal to the thickness you want, pouring it into the form? Or, if you want to, pour the molten metal into a selected thin walled steel pipe, and cut sections off to the thickness you want.Then knock it out of the pipe ring. Most of my casting has been lead into molds and also filling the fishing gig handle voids in the handle portion of the fish gigs.
 
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