Question on wooden slabs

junglefighter

junglefighter

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I recently acquired a customized/modified crkt kasper folder with wooden slabs.. I noticed there was a hairline crack that runs the width of the slab and I would like to get some info on how to keep it from cracking and making me have to put the original slabs back on it. This knife is going to be used as a training aid,
 

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I’d fill it with epoxy. I did that to an old pearl scale on a slipjoint and it’s lasted ~15 years. It was cracked at a pin all they way through with a piece out on the surface. Looks like it was dropped. I occasionally cary it loose in my pocket and the repair has stayed put.
 
brownshoe said:
I’d fill it with epoxy. I did that to an old pearl scale on a slipjoint and it’s lasted ~15 years. It was cracked at a pin all they way through with a piece out on the surface. Looks like it was dropped. I occasionally cary it loose in my pocket and the repair has stayed put.
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About the only thing that will allow you to have use and longevity !
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I'd fill it with crazy glue (Cyanoacrylate glue) it's thin and fills in cracks nicely, dries fast, sands well
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That is what I was thinking because I had heard that it could be done with antler and bone handles that had cracks.. I did it with one of my greco bowie which had a red stag handle and it worked great.. I just needed to confirm the technique because I don't make knives, I just use them in my edc and training

Thanks for the info
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I'd fill it with crazy glue (Cyanoacrylate glue) it's thin and fills in cracks nicely, dries fast, sands well
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This^^^^
I’ll also add that if you can locate some wood that’s similar in color, you can file/sand some fine dust from it to fill the crack, then add the CA glue to seal it.
 
CA glue and wood dust, agreed. Make sure the wood dust is from a hardwood, not a softwood. CA will resist moisture but if it’s submerged at length it will dilute and turn gummy and lose adhesion the longer it it is submerged. Obviously with a wood handle you wouldn’t treat it like that but it’s good to know.
 
What is the advantage of CA over epoxy? I used epoxy since it was available.
 
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