Nikov knives
Well-Known Member
Once again old thread maybe.
Let's see. First i make a full tang knive. I mount a wooden scales (not stabilized). And after few weeks or months - HA! The wood shrinked and expozed the corners of the tang. Just a tiny part of the edge, that you can feel with your fingers.
So, if the wood is heated in a box on a lamp of some heater that holds arrownd 20-30C for a few hours just before mounting, would that be a + for the shrinking? Wood shrink before gluing?
Let's see. First i make a full tang knive. I mount a wooden scales (not stabilized). And after few weeks or months - HA! The wood shrinked and expozed the corners of the tang. Just a tiny part of the edge, that you can feel with your fingers.
So, if the wood is heated in a box on a lamp of some heater that holds arrownd 20-30C for a few hours just before mounting, would that be a + for the shrinking? Wood shrink before gluing?