I just Glued on some Cocobolo slabs to a large fighter. I used J B weld, one side is perfect the other is un attached by the ricasso. Approximately half inch did not adhere. I can slide a razor blade between handle and tang but not much more. Is there a trick to fixing this or do I need to pop it off and try again? The handles have been shaped and sanded but the pins have not been put in yet.
Thanks Steve
Steve Watkins
www.ironmanknives.com
Hello Steve. Sounds like you have one scale that is not perfectly flat. I am assuming this is a full tang knife. Either that or your tang is not perfectly flat. I would take the scales off and try again. Sand them on a flat plate like a piece of marble with a sheet of 80 or 120 grit sandpaper taped to it. You will be able to see the low or high spots, especially if you use alternating sanding directions. Then do a test fit on your knife and see how they match up to the tang. Good luck.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
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Hello Steve. Sounds like you have one scale that is not perfectly flat. I am assuming this is a full tang knife. Either that or your tang is not perfectly flat. I would take the scales off and try again. Sand them on a flat plate like a piece of marble with a sheet of 80 or 120 grit sandpaper taped to it. You will be able to see the low or high spots, especially if you use alternating sanding directions. Then do a test fit on your knife and see how they match up to the tang. Good luck.
Brion
Thanks...looks like the tang is slightly out. I will fix it tomorrow. At least I know J B weld holds good. a sliver of my scale is still attached to the knife!
Steve Watkins
www.ironmanknives.com
Cocobolo is one of the woods that tends to be oily. The oil in the wood can inhibit the ability of the adhesive to stick. To help this situation, clean the cocobolo with acetone just before you apply the adhesive to the slabs.
As for the JB weld; it wouldn't be my first choice for gluing slabs to a knife tang. But, it sounds like it is working for you, so maybe it will be fine. I always use Brownell's Acraglas.
Acraglas is used for bedding rifle actions in stocks. It is stronger and is more heat and chemical resistant than most epoxies. I buy the 28oz. resin and 7oz. hardener package. This is a lot of epoxy, but Acraglas has a 5 year shelf life.
If you don't want to spend this much, or have so much epoxy on hand, any good 2 hour epoxy will also work well for knife handle adhesive.
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Cocobolo is one of the woods that tends to be oily. The oil in the wood can inhibit the ability of the adhesive to stick. To help this situation, clean the cocobolo with acetone just before you apply the adhesive to the slabs.
As for the JB weld; it wouldn't be my first choice for gluing slabs to a knife tang. But, it sounds like it is working for you, so maybe it will be fine. I always use Brownell's Acraglas.
Acraglas is used for bedding rifle actions in stocks. It is stronger and is more heat and chemical resistant than most epoxies. I buy the 28oz. resin and 7oz. hardener package. This is a lot of epoxy, but Acraglas has a 5 year shelf life.
If you don't want to spend this much, or have so much epoxy on hand, any good 2 hour epoxy will also work well for knife handle adhesive.
Thanks, for he help. I took off the scale resurfaced the tang and it's tight.
Steve Watkins
www.ironmanknives.com
