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Well I use West System epoxy for gluing scales....awesome stuff. So I they have other products which might suit my needs I will give them a look at. Thanks.

Well I am moving from stabilising to casting my own blanks, be they fully resin or hybrid blanks. Trouble is I am getting conflicting advise regards which resins to use. So I am sure there will be some who cast here and wondered what folk use. I imagine many will use Alumilite which I can get...

Very nice, love the burl.

Thanks for the information all very informative, I shall read later as a beer is calling me ;)

Cheers guys...

That's great as I have some of the file you suggest. But for the others |I need I have found a site selling Kennedy files which is believe are US made ? Any good...anyone use them? Thankns

Thanks...I might buy one and see who it is.

I am looking to update my files for the purpose of making guards on hidden tang knives. As I have never made a guard or even made a hidden tang knife I would like some advice on what files to buy please in order I don't waste money on files that wont suit the purpose. So what would be the best...

Cheers guys

Cheers Gents...seems you found out what I have but I was wondering if anyone had used a guard with the stuff. I think I will play safe and just get some bronze )) Cheers

I was looking at buying some bronze today for guards etc and found a pre made guard made of Melchior. As I have never heard of this material I thought I would ask if anybody uses it or is it best avoided?

I am the same as Ed. It is rarely I will buy wood from someone else. I tend to go to the wood yard and choose my own wood especially burls. If they are dry I will then cook them and then stabilise them myself, this way I know the complete history of that piece of wood. If there are voids in the...

Cracking... thanks for posting. I take it the normal elements are fine and you wont be replacing?

This is the part where I slap my forehead!...as bought a Dremel recently and completely forgot about going the air route. Odd as there is a rather noisy red cylinder that sits in the shop :rolleyes:

Nice one and some lovely handles and blades there. :cool:

:eek: :eek: :eek: Lol I never spotted that, personally I am more worried about grinding my mate!....Hell I need to check my grammar after a beer or three lol

Thanks for the replies gents. My terminology is likely wrong with the wording I used but its for a mate who now lives in Australia who wants a general purpose clever type design for when camping, so a jack of all trades blade I suppose though I think I will make it more or a chopping blade as...

They look lovely. Would it be possible you explain the process please?

In a couple of months I am going to grind my mate a camp knife cleaver. What would be the best grind to put on this please as I have never attempted a cleaver.

Many thanks