knife scale liners??????

[lannyman8]

what can i use as scale liners, could i just use some flexible plastic of the correct thickness or polly sheet etc????

help please...

chris.

 

[Robbi]

yep, you could, thin plastic or fibre sheet stuff, if you're thinking of black scales,...yellow looks really good !

 

[lannyman8]

i know this is a bit pikey but i was going to use the lid from the biscuit tub, its red/orange and flat, how would you do it Robbi????????

thanks.

chris.....

 

[Robbi]

LOL !! hell mate don't ask me !!

anything thats reasonably flat would be OK,....the reason for liners is two fold..1, to give a better bond to the steel....wood bonds good to fibre...fibre bonds good to steel...clamp it all up....leave for a day and.....

or 2, purely decorative....gorrilla glue the scales to the steel, clamp up for a day......job done.... what do you need liners for ?


got any brass sheet ? that would look good

 

[dorkingbushcraft]

sorry for the hijack
but can you use acrylic plastic?

 

[lannyman8]

this is what i was thinking, about 1mm or so thick do you think it would work??????

 

[Robbi]

yep, no probs

 

[lannyman8]

never used them was going to give it a go see if i can make it look a bit better than standard scales is all......

i will pin them all with brass rod anyway so holding should not be a problem really......

 

[Robbi]

black scales, red liners and brass....

http://ukbladesforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3740



but yours would be shiney !

the folder is black corian

not the best piccy

 

[Chainsaw]

Might do, I've seen a couple of people offering plastic liners rather than traditional fibre ones. Need to make sure they bond the two materials together, and for plastic they suggest a cyranloate (I can never spell that, superglue!!) rather than epoxy. Someone over on BB gifted me some blue fibre liners which are really nice and I'm happy to pay it forward by mailing them to you FOC. One prob is that I'm away tomorrow for a week and won't be able to ge them to you until about the 21st. If you can wait they're yours if you want them, need to get dims for you etc. Pm me, I'll pick it up whe I get back

Cheers

Alan

 

[lannyman8]

jobs a fish then.....

just need that garage to get grinding, the shed is tiny and full of junk...... get my garage on the first....whhoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

there will be blades, oh yes, there will be blades...........

thanks gents....

chris..

 

[lannyman8]

this is the thread with the rough blade shape on it..

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68475&highlight=

its 30mm wide and 4. 3/4 inch long (handle) blade is 4. 1/4 long.......

should be a good blade when its done, all HT done in the new forge.....he he he he he

 

[Robbi]

looks good

 

[lannyman8]

thanks to you and the handal material it will be mate.......