Random Sunday Knifemaking Thought

[navman]

Just sitting on the couch, scrolling through USA knifemakers website, contemplating my next purchase once I get my shop set back up. I use corby bolts for most of my builds. We have Stainless, Copper, brass, nickel silver, titanium and I have even seen a few examples of Damascus...why not G10? It would add a pop of color, while retaining the mechanical strength of a corby bolt over a pin.

 

[Hengelo_77]

Can you cut threats in G10?
To have a true mechanical bond you'd have to do that, otherwise it will me a chemical bond and you could have used solid pins.

 

[navman]

I don't see why not. Threaded g10 and other fiberglass products exist.

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

I've had the same thought!

 

[Scaniaman]

Yep, I have been thinking this too

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

Wouldn't be too hard to make Loveless bolts , i guess...

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I think the issue is the smaller size of the threaded shank. It would take carbide threading tools, too.

I use G-10 and Micarta pins on micarta/G-10 handles regularly, and when properly glued in never come loose. It is one of my favorite fasteners for fillet knives.

 

[tito]

I have tried garolite for something, it's soft at small diameters. I didn't test it for a handle, but imagine there'd be little to no improvement from mechanical hold over simple pins with epoxy with threads under .25 tpi, maybe not a lot larger.

 

[Hengelo_77]

You could try a fastener the way woodworkers do, have a slit in a dowel and hammer a wedge in from both sides.
You can try different colours.

 

[timos-]

if someone offered phenolic or g10 corbys I would certainly buy them!

 

[TheEdge01]

They could easily make G10 corby’s by attaching a G10 head on a piece of metal all thread and threaded tubing.