HDPE or PP for scales

scott.livesey

scott.livesey

Dealer - Purveyor
Has anyone used high density polyethylene or polyproplyne for scales? i know you can get kitchen knives with these materials for handles but they are molded. I have adhesive that should work and corby bolts
scott
 
scott.livesey said:
Has anyone used high density polyethylene or polyproplyne for scales? i know you can get kitchen knives with these materials for handles but they are molded. I have adhesive that should work and corby bolts
scott
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You sure can! Its a pain to finish as noted and at the end of the day you have a handle that looks like it's off of a production J.A. Heckels Chef knife. Not really a handle that will stand out in the crowd, but it depends on what you are after?

Keep it cool when working and watch your stresses when drilling.

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com
 
rhinoknives said:
You sure can! Its a pain to finish as noted and at the end of the day you have a handle that looks like it's off of a production J.A. Heckels Chef knife. Not really a handle that will stand out in the crowd, but it depends on what you are after?

Keep it cool when working and watch your stresses when drilling.
Laurence
www.rhinoknives.com
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Thanks for the help. have potential client who does not want wood(stabilized or otherwise)handles. I wonder how the royal blue would look.
scott
 
Scott,
The blue gets some lighter marks in it from the scruffs from use. I like the Boss dog Kirinite Red & Black Lava flow or the Blue and gold.

Both colors make great looking handles and this stuff will look much better longer that the polyproplyne. Its my choice for synthetic handles on my culinary knives now. This stuff won't kill you to work it like the G-10 and the Micarta will, I still wear my mask of course. It works well but take your time on finishing with sharp belts and watch the heat like any of these Synthetics.

Laurence

www.rhinoknives.com
 
Agreed that Kirinite is the way to go. Really easy to work with and gives a very professional finish to your work.

Great stuff.
 
I made some anti-scuff strips for a boat part using HDPE that was 6' long by 1 1/2" wide by 1/4" thick. I assembled the whole thing in Washington and took it to Miami for a boat show. The strip was screwed to the part every 2'. By the second morning the strip had expanded at least 1" between every screw. Bottom line - HDPE expands quite a bit due to temperature changes.

Tim
 
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