stingray leather on a folder - Page 2 - The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions

Kelly Carlson · #16 10-26-2007, 09:15 AM

Thanks for your very nice remarks about my stingray knives, and my apologies if I may have inadvertently "hijacked" this thread.

shroomlad · #17 10-29-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly Carlson

Thanks for your very nice remarks about my stingray knives, and my apologies if I may have inadvertently "hijacked" this thread.

Its ok if you hijacked the thread it gave me time get some things done, I'm in the finishing stages its looking pretty good for my first knife if I can say so myself, I'll be posting some pics here in a few.

Kelly Carlson · #18 10-29-2007, 06:24 PM

Looking forward to seeing your first knife!
If you use stingray, stabilize and stiffen the material with super thin cyanocrylic, being careful to not let it pool on the surface when curing, as that will result in uneven filling of the pattern.

Zimba · #19 10-30-2007, 05:50 AM

fantastic work i really like it. wow
a question.
How do you attach the skin to the knif??

Lars J

Kelly Carlson · #20 10-30-2007, 10:44 AM

An abbreviated summary of the process I use to attach the skin includes:
--- form a contoured carbon fiber underlay tapering to a knife edge at the frame edges.
--- wet form the skin to the carbon fiber under pressure and dry
--- bond the formed stingray to the underlay with cyanocrylic, also under pressure
--- stabilize the skin as bonded to the underlay with very thin cyanocrylics
--- drill mounting screw holes
--- secure to the handle