Some steps to replacing handles on a slipjoint

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Re: Some steps to replacing handles on a slipjoint

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orvet wrote:Don,
Here is his eBay store. http://stores.ebay.com/That-Burly-Guy
His name is Gary.

Tell him I sent you.
We used to work together.

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Thanks Dale all I can say is wowie, he's got some wood... DOn G
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You said that right.
I love to go to his house & pick out what I want. :mrgreen:
He said he has the harvest rights on 60 acres of Koa in Hawaii.
Koa can only be harvested after it has blown down. Well, a storm hit this area several years ago, so this wood he is getting has air cured before it is cut.
He has some beautiful Koa.

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Dale he said he's opening a web site
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Thank you we will be moving to the web towards the end of January at www dot thatburly guy dot com.
Burly

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Re: Some steps to replacing handles on a slipjoint

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jonet143 wrote:not a stupid question, glue is the answer.
Can you be more specific on the particular glue you are using? And speak to metal prep for good adhesion if you will please. I know this is an old thread, but I would like to know more about this subject (repairing slipjoints).

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Re: Some steps to replacing handles on a slipjoint

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Hi Ed,
Welcome to AAPK.
It may be an old thread but the techniques have not changed.

Here is a link to the glue I use: http://www.usaknifemaker.com/store/epox ... p-571.html

I use this glue for most applications in knife making & repair.
I find it works MUCH better than most of the consumer grade adhesives available at the Lowe's or Home Depot type stores. The only exception to that is if I am gluing wood to the metal liners. Then I sometimes use Sumo or Gorilla Glue if it is a flat fit with no spaces, (like in a stick tang).

For a great discussion on glues and which are best a couple knife makers, Steve S. and Tracy Mickley, did exhaustive testing on glues, currently at 19 pages of testing and comments. You can read about it at: http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showt ... light=glue

For prep I rough up both surfaces, the liner or tang (if it is a fixed blade) and the handle material with coarse sandpaper. Then I wipe them with 99% pure isopropyl alcohol. Alcohol is one of the best cleaners and it leaves almost no residue like acetone or other detergent or oil based cleaners can.

Allow a few seconds for the alcohol to dry and you are ready to mix your epoxy and glue.
If I am are using polyurethane glue like Sumo or Gorilla I prep the same way. Then I spray one piece to be glued with water (it activates the glue) and apply the glue to the other piece. Then I clamp it and allow the recommended time for drying.

Tip- polyurethane glues tend to foam when drying. It is easier to remove the foam if you get to it before it sets up completely.

I hope this helps,
Dale
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Re: Some steps to replacing handles on a slipjoint

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Wow I clicked on your link and we definately dont read Japanese?
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Which links Bear?
The ones in the previous post are working......... I just checked them.
You might try them again.
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