Sometimes I just cant win.

Pine · October 03, 2022, 07:41:59 PM

Have this nice piece of stabilized Buckeye Burl and I cut some for this little knife.
The more I sand it down, the uglier it gets.
I have filled the voids with Super Glue but that just adds to the lackluster.

Not going any further, time to cut this one off and start a new handle.
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Pine · October 03, 2022, 07:43:43 PM

Pine · October 03, 2022, 07:44:27 PM

Captain*Kirk · October 03, 2022, 10:18:40 PM

Sometimes those things happen. Not your fault!

Sam Harper · October 03, 2022, 10:56:19 PM

I don't know what it looked like before, but it's far from ugly now. But anywho, you could try some thick black Starbond CA glue to fill those gaps. It should look pretty good in Buckeye.

Pine · October 03, 2022, 11:20:31 PM

I have lots of stabilized wood so I'll just try a different piece.

Pine · June 21, 2023, 11:25:32 AM

Let it sit for a long time and I tried something new to fill the voids. I used Loc-Tite Black Max.
I think it looks good.

Pine · June 21, 2023, 11:26:16 AM

Sam Harper · June 21, 2023, 02:54:10 PM

That looks good.

Rathbuck · June 27, 2023, 11:51:38 AM

Looks good!

Glad you could use it!

tippit · June 30, 2023, 03:09:00 PM

Fill the voids with turquoise sand mixed with thin cyan glue.
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Sam Harper · June 30, 2023, 04:32:53 PM

That's pretty, too.