Spyderco Bushcraft UK Seconds

hlee

hlee

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So, by now I guess most people know that Spyderco had problems with the spalted maple handles on their Bushcraft knives cracking. Being over $200 off the msrp- plus free shipping- I couldn't pass up the offer to buy one as a second. Now that I have mine in my hand, what is the best way to go about filling the cracks? Super glue to fill the cracks only? Should I seal the entire handle with super glue? Should I sand it smooth? What grit? I've got 220 up to 2000 grit on hand for sharpening. Should I buff it smooth and forget the sanding? Could I use a hand held power drill mounted buffer? The cracks are superficial, maybe a milimeter deep and at most a few milimeters long. It is really a handsome knife and only one of the handle slabs is cracked. If I wasn't actually looking for them, knowing that I should expect them, I may nave never noticed the cracks.
 
Seems the product of choice is the runny type super glue. I'd start by just doing the cracks and see how it looks. One guy stated that the glue makes the cracks invisible. Mine is showing up Friday. I'm thinking of going right for the super glue. Post some pics of yours. They all look different and all seem to have different extents of cracking.
 
The best advice any has given yet is wait a few days before you do anything. If your climate is humid, there is a good chance the wood will absorb enough moisture to close the cracks. Of course, if you live someplace as dry as I do, it is more likely that the cracks will get bigger. Either way, give it a few days to acclimate, then evaluate what it needs.
 
Well,

I don't have one yet...

But, as I often am a trafficker in information, I thought I would share this gem from the Spyderco Forums, with you all who have one, and might be considering fixing yours...

http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=561291&postcount=142

".. BSI or Bob Smith industries makes some of the best CA out there. Their CA is triple distilled..."


"After inquiring with BSI as to properly using their products to fix this knife; I received the following today:

"...The initial application of CA should be with our Insta-Cure super-thin.
This will completely penetrate into the wood. Be sure to purchase some extra-fine extender tips or some teflon tubing for applying the thin CA. Without them, it's very easy to get the CA where you don't want it. You could just keep using the thin CA to completely fill the cracks, but you would be adding a lot of time to the process. After that first application, you are not going to get much more deep penetration, so for the second application you can immediately switch to
Insta-Cure+ gap filling or Maxi-Cure extra-thick and the cracks will be
filled. For wood that already has the black lines running through it, the black IC-2000 would be perfect for the second application. Insta-Set accelerator can be sprayed on the surface about one minute after the second application and it would be ready for sanding. The CA should sit for at least an hour before you do final polishing. Contractors who do the installation of granite countertops will mix in granite dust, produced when they cut it, on top of the Insta-Cure or Insta-Cure+ that they have applied to cracks. They even use the CA for bonding the granite pieces together...."



Also, I thought I would mention, that you can get black CA, so it will match the colours in your handle, maybe even look seamless when finished...


I gathered that little factoid from the same thread...

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42309

Enjoy!

Marion
 
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