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Tips for gluing bolsters w/liner?
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Pics might help, or more details.
Are the bolsters steel that are peened into place?
Wood bolsters glued on?
Do the bolsters also have liner material?
Depending on the configuration, you can glue the liner to the handle material as one step. Then you have fewer moving parts.
Are the bolsters steel that are peened into place?
Wood bolsters glued on?
Do the bolsters also have liner material?
Depending on the configuration, you can glue the liner to the handle material as one step. Then you have fewer moving parts.
TLR
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One piece g10 liner going under both the micarta bolster and the main wood handle material. Similar to knives done by Fiddleback Forge and many others.
I'm not really sure how I would glue up the liner first and have the front of the liner and bolster finished properly. I would prefer to drill, pin and epoxy the handle "slab" onto the tang as one piece.
I'm not really sure how I would glue up the liner first and have the front of the liner and bolster finished properly. I would prefer to drill, pin and epoxy the handle "slab" onto the tang as one piece.
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I think most makers glue up the whole handle slab(handle material and liner) first then completely finish the front of the scale before glue up.
It depends on the adhesive you're using but in the past I've epoxied bolster to handle material first, flatten, then glue to liner- that way there are fewer parts that can shift. A couple of clamps to hold everything in place is all you need. I would clamp your bolster to a table, apply glue between bolster and handle material, lightly clamp the handle material to the table and then use another clamp to make sure the two pieces are drawn together. If you use cyanoacrylate to glue the handle material to the micarta bolster then hand pressure and maybe a clamp is all you need until it's set then flatten and glue to your liner. After everything is dry, drill your pin holes and install.
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It depends on the adhesive you're using but in the past I've epoxied bolster to handle material first, flatten, then glue to liner- that way there are fewer parts that can shift. A couple of clamps to hold everything in place is all you need. I would clamp your bolster to a table, apply glue between bolster and handle material, lightly clamp the handle material to the table and then use another clamp to make sure the two pieces are drawn together. If you use cyanoacrylate to glue the handle material to the micarta bolster then hand pressure and maybe a clamp is all you need until it's set then flatten and glue to your liner. After everything is dry, drill your pin holes and install.
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Here is how I basically do it. When the inlay/bolster isn't diagonal I also have another clamp going from one end to another so that they are being squeezed together as well.