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I have purchased a blem from Hi Iports . It has a crack in the handle which epoxy would you use?
 
mitch4570 said:
I have purchased a blem from Hi Iports . It has a crack in the handle which epoxy would you use?
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Mitch, is the handle wood or horn?
How big (wide and long) is the crack?
 
Horn handle, I have not received the knife yet. Discription does not say hairline, but if it is a hairline crack I thought I could use loctite, it works great for cracks in bows. Not sure which epoxy to use if bigger crack. I have huge faith in jB weld, but that will show badly.
 
For cracks in horn less than 1/16" I use thin (not gel) superglue. I've had very good luck with the Loctite Quicktite brand. For larger cracks I use Devcon 2 ton epoxy. It's generally available in hardware and home improvement stores. Some people color it with powdered charcoal. I use some black dye made for epoxy that I got from Texas Knifemakers supply. If you want some, email me your address and I can send you a few drops. It goes a long way. After repair, moisturize the horn with something containing lanolin. One product is Hooflex, for horses hooves, another is something that is sold at the drugstore for nursing mothers.

Steve
 
If I were Bruise, I might call it boobflex. :footinmou
Seriously, I use a tall, narrow jar partially filled with cheap olive oil. I've kept the oil around for ages. Seems to work fine - let the horn sit in the oil for a few days, and drain the excess off.
 
Hey, Mitch, welcome to the Cantina. You should definitely moisturize the handle first and see where you're at before you move on to glue. Sometimes very small cracks will close up as the horn expands. Good advice Ferguson and Bri in Chi, though I personally prefer Hooflex on my horn handles. It has a distinctive aroma.

--Josh
 
I thought i heard all the hooflex jokes. Thanks a bunch - spat coffee on my screen filter again... ;)


Andrew Lim

Bri in Chi said:
If I were Bruise, I might call it boobflex. :footinmou
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