RE: Potential bump for my karma? (Tru-Oil giveaway)

moogoogaidan said:
Ok, i'll just stick with tung oil or boiled linseed oil, then maybe a rubdown with 000 steel wool. Last question: what shall i use to fill in any gaps between the handle and tang? At the bottom of one of my ASTKs, the handle has maybe a 1 mm gap between the wood and the tang. And should i fill it with whatever before or after i treat my handle with tung or boiled linseed oil? cheers!
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I had a fairly small gap between the handle slab and buttcap on my replacement satisal m43 that arrived the other day. Here's what I ended up doing: since I had to sand down the handles to get the rogue off before finishing, I did the sanding over a piece of printer paper to catch the dust. I sanded a good bit with 100grit to get a decent amount of it. I then mixed this stuff with a very light amount of wood glue and used it to fill the gap. Allowed it to dry, then went ahead and continued sanding: 150, 220 then 400 grit before cleaning and the first coat of Tru-Oil :thumbup:
 
moogoogaidan said:
Ok, i'll just stick with tung oil or boiled linseed oil, then maybe a rubdown with 000 steel wool. Last question: what shall i use to fill in any gaps between the handle and tang? At the bottom of one of my ASTKs, the handle has maybe a 1 mm gap between the wood and the tang. And should i fill it with whatever before or after i treat my handle with tung or boiled linseed oil? cheers!
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The best thing to use is Epoxy mixed with sanding dust from the same wood as your handle. If you can find some wood that approximates the same color as the wood, that would work also. Barring that i would use some black radiator epoxy(stick form), as it kinda looks like laha. At the very least you could just put straight epoxy in there. You will want to make this type of repair before putting on any type of finish.
 
Elmer's makes a wood glue that is sandable and stainable. I have used this, mixed with some sanding dust for color to fill gaps and it works well since it will then take on the color of the oiled wood when it is all done. It is fairly water resistant but will dissolve if you leave the handle submerged in water for a while. It is also cheap, which is a major selling point for me. Finally, it holds great if you want to make two bits of wood hold together too.
 
Cheers, thanks all for the recommendations! i think i'll try the black radiator epoxy, as the ASTK is a villager model with lots of laha character along the handle already. Epoxy might also be longer lasting than glue, as well. i'll let you guys know how it turns out!
 
Well sorry for the lack of WIP thread but I honestly do my work at night since I have trouble sleeping most nights. I have been working the two Neem handles I bought on the YCS Karda and Giant Seax now for a week. I have now put five coats of BLO and am now finishing up the second coat of Tung oil which is where I plan on stopping. Next, after buffing this up I will apply a thin coat of Renaissance Wax, after buffing the blade up as well. This will be my first time using the wax on wood but it is supposed to be great on it and not only help to protect it but bring the wood a rich, lustrous glow. It also leaves the wood without slickness, or so it is advertised. It has never slicked up a blade nor a bit of plastic so I can't see it making wood slippery. I look forward to seeing how much it brings the whole look together for me. I must say that both pieces of Neem are really fantastically figured and grained. These should really look like nice pieces when I am done. As usual, pix of the finished product will be posted and I will give a run down of how I did it in the picture post as well.
 
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