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28th September 2019, 04:21 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Repairing cracks in saw handles..etc
Have been giving my user tools the once over and noticed cracks in several of my handles.. on the S&J tenon saw, the cracks are repeated on the opposite side.
I would usually wipe some linseed oil into timber like this, but may not work so well with the varnish I want to apply later.
On the Disston D8 I am bringing back to life, similar small cracks are beginning to appear.
The last handle is off a H.H.Swann tenon.. appears to be English beech..the slot for the blade is off centre as well as on a tilt.. I want to remake this handle, but finding this timber in Brisbane seems a problem.
Kenny.
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The only one I would touch is the first one as the cracks appear to go right through the handle.
I'd tape up the sides and underneath and flood those cracks with a two pack epoxy, may need several flood attempts tp get them to fill up.
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28th September 2019, 06:52 PM #3
Agree with Bob - the only one I would attempt glueing is the S&J handle. The wood looks clean & dry, with no oil evident, so you have a reasonable chance that glue will actually adhere inside the cracks. I'd also recommend epoxy. Run a good thick bead along one crack at a time, then hit it with a hair-dryer. That turns the epoxy to a water-like consistency & it will penetrate well into the crack. Repeat on the other cracks, then try to clamp them closed as much as you cn without applying unreasonable force, & leave to cure. Once cured, scrape/sand to bare wood again to get rido f the epoxy on the surface.
If it were my handle, I'd give it a good soaking in Danish oil. Most brands aren't much thicker than water, & will soak in much more than straight linseed, & many of the small cracks will take up as the oil soaks in. D.O also cures pretty quickly, and is compatible with solvent-based finishes. Myself, I would just give then 2-3 lots of Danish a few days apart, let dry for a week, then scrub with OOOO steel wool & wax - leaves a very nice, tactile finish on a saw handle.
With the weather we've had here in Brissy the last coupe of months, everything is cracking up in my shed - I've seen shrinkage on things this last month I've never noticed in the last 20 years or more!
Cheers,IW
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29th September 2019, 03:13 AM #4
Kenny
And those handles that are unsuitable for "reconditioning" you could make new handles from whatever hardwood you have to hand and use the old hardware. Easy.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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