Has anyone tried.........

[gordonk]

I love my SS Police, but I don't like how slippery it is. What I'm thinking of trying, is to cut a small piece of cocobolo or equivalent on the shiny side and glue it on with epoxy, but I don't want to rough up the surface, in case it doesn't work so I can get it the glue off with acetone Has anyone tried this with any sort of sucess? I have to look thru my kit supplies, but I think I have a few pieces thin enough to experiment with, but I thought I would ask first

Many thx in advance - gord

[Padawan]

STR can probably offer some input, but I wouldn't expect the bond to be exceptionally strong. It should hold, but if any sort of extreme force is applied to it, it may let go. What you could do is cut the pieces and epoxy them, and if you're happy with the results, you could then drill and tap some holes so that screws could be used for further reinforcement.

[gordonk]

Pretty well what I was thinking. Cocobolo is a bit oily and that was my primary concern - how well it would bond. I've used it before, but I had both the steel and wood roughed up and it was fine. I was more concerned that if I didn't like it, it would relatively easy to get off and wouldn't hurt the SS The other thought I had, was to rough up the SS just enough that the expoxy would still get a good bond and still not look that bad if it came off - say about 600 grit. Normally, when I've done handles in the past, it's been 100 grit or less. I'm planning to use Devcon/30 min/2 Ton expoxy, which is what I normally use, and not really planning to use the Police so hard that handle torque/flex would affect the bond IF I can get it bond well. Now it also just occurred to me, that I'm also planning to get the cocobolo quite thin and not impact the thickness all much, so mild flexing may not affect it either, but again, this is only thinking out loud. I wait and see if STR or anyone else has some input. This was just a thought at this point - tougher issue will be - WHEN I can get to it


Thx again - gord

[Bodieism]

This adds a very secure grip if you like the way it looks:

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21162

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22782

[cobrajoe]

There is one more idea I've heard of, although it would be rougher on pockets, and not quite as pretty.

Put some skateboard tape on the clipless side of the handle, and if you want, you could probably put some more on the clip itself. That would add a lot of grip.

[gordonk]

Interesting options - I may end up filing in the jimping - hadn't thought about that (age...I actually read both of those posts before - many thx for that. I have files....... I was thinking of the skateboard tape as well, but I'm not sure if the edges would start lifting after some use. Guess I should start playing and see what I come up with I'm still liking the idea of wood and will probably pursue that first. Haven't done any "tinkering" per se for a long time.

- gord

[AUXCOM]

I have been looking for the tool that you can use in a drill press to put some damaskeen (sp) swirls on it like they do on some gun finishes

joe - Please don't take this as 100% certain, but I believe i read somewhere (Home Shop Machinist Mag?) That some gunsmiths simply use a wooden dowel mounted in a drillpress with some type of polishing or rubbing compound to achieve the damaskeen finish. Anyone else familiar with this technique?

Regards,

[Andre V]

joe - Please don't take this as 100% certain, but I believe i read somewhere (Home Shop Machinist Mag?) That some gunsmiths simply use a wooden dowel mounted in a drillpress with some type of polishing or rubbing compound to achieve the damaskeen finish. Anyone else familiar with this technique?

Regards,

Yes that is one technique to use. The other option is to use a cratex rod.

Another easy option which gives quite a nice effect is to use a brass or steel brush in the drill press.

http://members15.clubphoto.com/thoma...14/guest.phtml

Here is a nice link to a knifemakers site showing how he does it.

[cobrajoe]

Yes that is one technique to use. The other option is to use a cratex rod.

Another easy option which gives quite a nice effect is to use a brass or steel brush in the drill press.

http://members15.clubphoto.com/thoma...14/guest.phtml

Here is a nice link to a knifemakers site showing how he does it.

If you do use a brush, use some electrical tape or similar to wrap the sides of the brush, if you don't you'll get some random circular scratches from bristles that go astray.

[Andre V]

If you do use a brush, use some electrical tape or similar to wrap the sides of the brush, if you don't you'll get some random circular scratches from bristles that go astray.

i just cut the brushes short.