Tim92 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hey all, The title pretty much asks it all. So do you think it is? I'm wondering because I'm thinking of putting some homemade paper micarta on some kitchen knives. I'd hate to find out that the resine is leaking some chemicals all over the other dishes. Thanks, Tim. Knife Prayer by Morris Herring "Heavenly Father, Thank you for my Knife Family. Help me, that they would see Jesus in me. Forge me into a caring person that would be a good witness. Sharpen me, to cut all sin from my life. Guard me, from saying the wrong thing, that I might not offend or hurt someone's feelings and lose my witness to them. Father, let me be able to Handle all trials and tribulations that come my way. Finally, Father, let me help Sheathe lost souls into your Fold. Father, let me use my craft to be a witness and to point the way that the unsaved might follow our Glorious Jesus. Amen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yes. Completely. The carbon steel of your knife, however . . . . -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim92 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Great! Also, I'm going to be using 440C Stainless.. Edited March 23, 2011 by Tim92 Knife Prayer by Morris Herring "Heavenly Father, Thank you for my Knife Family. Help me, that they would see Jesus in me. Forge me into a caring person that would be a good witness. Sharpen me, to cut all sin from my life. Guard me, from saying the wrong thing, that I might not offend or hurt someone's feelings and lose my witness to them. Father, let me be able to Handle all trials and tribulations that come my way. Finally, Father, let me help Sheathe lost souls into your Fold. Father, let me use my craft to be a witness and to point the way that the unsaved might follow our Glorious Jesus. Amen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian458666 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hey all, The title pretty much asks it all. So do you think it is? I'm wondering because I'm thinking of putting some homemade paper micarta on some kitchen knives. I'd hate to find out that the resine is leaking some chemicals all over the other dishes. Thanks, Tim. Micarta- yes. Home made- maybe. Experiment. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hurtado Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I've grown fond of Corian scraps for handle material. It's about as chemically inert as you'll find. My only concern with Micarta would be warpage from the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Dish washers are bad for knives no matter what they're made from. Whether it harms the materials or not, it'll always harm the edge. Can always resharpen them more, but I just give them a quick rub down with soap and wipe them dry and lay aside. Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim92 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 I agree, but the kitchen knife is for my soon to be sister-in-law and I'm not sure if she will take the time to wipe them down instead of putting them into the dish washer. Knife Prayer by Morris Herring "Heavenly Father, Thank you for my Knife Family. Help me, that they would see Jesus in me. Forge me into a caring person that would be a good witness. Sharpen me, to cut all sin from my life. Guard me, from saying the wrong thing, that I might not offend or hurt someone's feelings and lose my witness to them. Father, let me be able to Handle all trials and tribulations that come my way. Finally, Father, let me help Sheathe lost souls into your Fold. Father, let me use my craft to be a witness and to point the way that the unsaved might follow our Glorious Jesus. Amen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 then she'll be asking why it doesn't cut very well after a while =P Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim92 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Maybe I can convince my brother to convince her not to put it in the dishwasher... Knife Prayer by Morris Herring "Heavenly Father, Thank you for my Knife Family. Help me, that they would see Jesus in me. Forge me into a caring person that would be a good witness. Sharpen me, to cut all sin from my life. Guard me, from saying the wrong thing, that I might not offend or hurt someone's feelings and lose my witness to them. Father, let me be able to Handle all trials and tribulations that come my way. Finally, Father, let me help Sheathe lost souls into your Fold. Father, let me use my craft to be a witness and to point the way that the unsaved might follow our Glorious Jesus. Amen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John N Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Ive put micarta handled knives Ive made through the dishwasher a couple of times, even though I try and use 'best practice' attaching the handle slabs (decent epoxy, pins and liners) Ive had them lift off a bit. Dishwashers get pretty hot when they are drying ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Might be worth using corby bolts as the temps might soften the epoxy some? Dunno, but the bolts would help keep it against the tang if doing a full tang. Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 The bolts are a good idea; your choice of epoxy is also important. Not only can the heat effect the epoxy but some don't stand up well to water. Acraglass is one that has the reputation of being water proof. Doug Lester HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat B Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 if your worried about heat dont use epoxy... use JB Weld or Acraglass... needs much more heat than a dishwasher to make that stuff unbond. Gnáthamh na hoibre an t-eólas (Knowledge comes through practice) Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through the forging fire, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion. - Morihei Ueshiba my site: http://lfcforgeworks.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim92 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Is there any commercial store that carries Acraglas? Or do you have to order it online? or would it be smarter to use the corby bolts and forget the epoxy altogether? Edited March 28, 2011 by Tim92 Knife Prayer by Morris Herring "Heavenly Father, Thank you for my Knife Family. Help me, that they would see Jesus in me. Forge me into a caring person that would be a good witness. Sharpen me, to cut all sin from my life. Guard me, from saying the wrong thing, that I might not offend or hurt someone's feelings and lose my witness to them. Father, let me be able to Handle all trials and tribulations that come my way. Finally, Father, let me help Sheathe lost souls into your Fold. Father, let me use my craft to be a witness and to point the way that the unsaved might follow our Glorious Jesus. Amen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian458666 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Is there any commercial store that carries Acraglas? Or do you have to order it online? or would it be smarter to use the corby bolts and forget the epoxy altogether? Google "Brownell's" for the Acraglas, it's made for bedding rifle actions. As far as the corby bolts go, use them plus epoxy plus a vulcanized spacer. Try to remove as many of the opportunities for things to go wrong as you can. And don't clean surfaces with acetone, use sandpaper. One other thing I'm doing now is using epoxy from a carbon fiber supplier, not from a hardware store, even though it takes at least a day to set up and a bit more to fully cure. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 You can usually find Accraglas at any outdoor sports store or gun shop. It's expensive and messy, it can be left its natural tan color or dyed brown or black (dye is included in the box), and it holds like nobody's business. Be sure to use the release compound on anything you don't want permanently stuck! It won't stick to petroleum jelly either, so I use that as a sort of damming compound to keep the Accraglas where I want it. It's pretty runny when fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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