Cgcc
11th November 2021, 10:08 PM
Dear all,
A little project on my radar is re-handling an old drawknife I have. In a recent project, I had to hog off a lot of waste in a curve - each side of 8 legs. The drawknife was wonderful for getting through 80% of the waste. It is functional and sharp, but the handles are atrocious. As it, it has a rusted, riveted/washer style end holding the handles on.
I have watched a few videos and it seems most people simply grind off the washer/river, make their new handles, then epoxy the tang into the new handles, instead of having any kind of riveted or mechanically seated solution.
I am a little leery because none of the videos seem to really discuss durability and seem a little "for show".
My question is - does anyone have experience (either directly or comparable) in terms of whether your standard epoxy will last, and stand up to the tough pulling forces that a draw knife that is really put to work will go through?
Part of the reason I ask is that I personally dislike using epoxy to seat handles - when I can I prefer to ream a really tight fit. However the action of a drawknife it seems will almost inevitably pull out any tang with a mere friction/compression fit.
A little project on my radar is re-handling an old drawknife I have. In a recent project, I had to hog off a lot of waste in a curve - each side of 8 legs. The drawknife was wonderful for getting through 80% of the waste. It is functional and sharp, but the handles are atrocious. As it, it has a rusted, riveted/washer style end holding the handles on.
I have watched a few videos and it seems most people simply grind off the washer/river, make their new handles, then epoxy the tang into the new handles, instead of having any kind of riveted or mechanically seated solution.
I am a little leery because none of the videos seem to really discuss durability and seem a little "for show".
My question is - does anyone have experience (either directly or comparable) in terms of whether your standard epoxy will last, and stand up to the tough pulling forces that a draw knife that is really put to work will go through?
Part of the reason I ask is that I personally dislike using epoxy to seat handles - when I can I prefer to ream a really tight fit. However the action of a drawknife it seems will almost inevitably pull out any tang with a mere friction/compression fit.