03-17-2017, 02:01 PM
First of all, that's a damn nice little nikiri, Wade! I like the gentle curve of the handle.
I think flowing lines on inanimate objects can give an air of femininity to anything. Even a bad ass battleship, to say nothing of knives!
Hope she cuts as well as she looks!
Enough heat generally weakens epoxy. If you put the handle in a pot of boiling water it might just pop right off.
It's rarely a good idea to harden tangs imo. I always end up drilling them for mechanical fasteners, even though I use the very best adhesives. It would still be possible to put corby bolts in Wade's handle if the tang isn't hardened.
I would be extremely remiss to not caution everyone about the dangers of inhaling any fumes of anything, but some things are toxic. Maybe you'll get by on natural immunities for some time, but it's not worth the risk!
Almost all exotic wood is bad for you, but the Rosewood family (including cocobolo) is flippin dangerous. Another very common material these days is G10. Dust like this can kill you! Even dust you wouldn't consider, like metal dust that you can't see, can send you to the ER.
Be smart, be safe.
I think flowing lines on inanimate objects can give an air of femininity to anything. Even a bad ass battleship, to say nothing of knives!
Hope she cuts as well as she looks!
Enough heat generally weakens epoxy. If you put the handle in a pot of boiling water it might just pop right off.
It's rarely a good idea to harden tangs imo. I always end up drilling them for mechanical fasteners, even though I use the very best adhesives. It would still be possible to put corby bolts in Wade's handle if the tang isn't hardened.
I would be extremely remiss to not caution everyone about the dangers of inhaling any fumes of anything, but some things are toxic. Maybe you'll get by on natural immunities for some time, but it's not worth the risk!
Almost all exotic wood is bad for you, but the Rosewood family (including cocobolo) is flippin dangerous. Another very common material these days is G10. Dust like this can kill you! Even dust you wouldn't consider, like metal dust that you can't see, can send you to the ER.
Be smart, be safe.