The knife for the sheath

[woodse guy]

I have a small paring knife that was made by Old Hickory. I'm putting a new handle on. My question is the brass rod that I have to make the pins out of will I be able to sand it down with the wood or how or when do I put the pins in the handle?

 

[cutshurt]

You can put them before or after you glue up your handle it will work either way, myself I always put them in when I glue up then the handle dont slide around, and with a good sharp new file work the pins down to the handle and sand smooth.

 

[woodse guy]

The pins fit tight do you always have to glue? Also wat kind of glue should I use?

 

[LRB]

If you want it to look more correct for the period, use iron/steel pins. Brass pins were seldom to never used. If you want it even more correct, countersink the holes a tad bit and peen the pins down. Not PC, but I like grip slabs epoxied to the tangs. It prevents water intrusion and is not seen. Or should not be seen.

 

[woodse guy]

What kind of epoxy should I use is one kind better then the other.

 

[lonehunter]

What kind of epoxy should I use is one kind better then the other.

Devcon, 2 ton :v

 

[LRB]

I use Devcon 2 ton. Easy to find, easy to use, works great. I have used it for over 25 years. If you want the ultimate bestest, use Brownell's Acraglas. The original formula.

 

[woodse guy]

Thanks to everyone for the help. This is fair week so when it's all over and I get a chance to work on the knife again I will post a picture for you guys. :hatsoff:

 

[Troy Allen Christianson]

Dittos on the Devcon. I have also used JB Weld with good results.

 

[LRB]

J&B is a great epoxy, but too thick for most of what I do. I wish they would bring out a thinner version of it.

 

[woodse guy]

So the Devcon 2 ton epoxy is easy to find. Well not in my town not any any where. Will regular epoxy work or is there something special about the Devcon 2 ton.

 

[lonehunter]

Ace Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, Even wal-mart carries it. Im sure the others will work but Devcon is the best in my opinion! :v

 

[LRB]

Most often, you will find it in a syringe form in a blister pack.

 

[woodse guy]

Ace Hardware is closing down. Walmart, Orscheln Fram Supply and Sutherland's don't have it either. And Auto Zone not there either you would think that with a town of 8,500 that someone might have it but not yet.

 

[woodse guy]

I have checked every auto parts store in this town and nothing. Even went to Joplin and still nothing. I guess I will have to order some and wait for it to come in before I can finish.

 

[Leatherbark]

Any kind of 2 part epoxy you can find will work fine for your knife.

Bob

 

[LRB]

Yeah, some are better than others, but go with what you can find, or order the devcon. If you peen rivet the pins, the epoxy is more of just a sealer anyway.

 

[woodse guy]

I'm going to try and post a picture of the knife handle that I made if I can get it to work.

 

[woodse guy]

I know that I still hav work to do but it is the first try.

 

[LRB]

Looks pretty good.