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I've used super glue to seal wood handles for a long time with excellent results. It leaves a hard finish that preserves the color of the wood over time. However I know there are many ways to apply the stuff and suspect that almost every other way is better than mine. I'll tell you what I do and welcome any input on how to make this a better process.
With the handle at 400 grit, I drip some SG on the handle; I use a 1" disposable paint brush to "paint" it on the surface. Then I flip the knife over and do the other side.
When it's dry I sand it all down to the wood, usually using 220 or 320 followed by 400. Then I reapply the SG, sand it off, reapply, sand it off etc until all the grain is filed to the surface of the handle. At the end I buff it with pink compound on a loose wheel and viola! a hard, smooth, shiny handle.
But I've read about folks using heated SG for example, and smoothing it on with lens cleaner tissue. I believe Scott Slobodian does it similarly to that and I think that's how he gets his final finish, but not sure.
Any input here would be great. I always want to try to improve my processes, and since I'm just flailing around in the dark on this one thought I'd ask. Thanks!
With the handle at 400 grit, I drip some SG on the handle; I use a 1" disposable paint brush to "paint" it on the surface. Then I flip the knife over and do the other side.
When it's dry I sand it all down to the wood, usually using 220 or 320 followed by 400. Then I reapply the SG, sand it off, reapply, sand it off etc until all the grain is filed to the surface of the handle. At the end I buff it with pink compound on a loose wheel and viola! a hard, smooth, shiny handle.
But I've read about folks using heated SG for example, and smoothing it on with lens cleaner tissue. I believe Scott Slobodian does it similarly to that and I think that's how he gets his final finish, but not sure.
Any input here would be great. I always want to try to improve my processes, and since I'm just flailing around in the dark on this one thought I'd ask. Thanks!