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Old 07-06-2008, 09:38 AM
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light color handles

I used some burly maple for handles on a small folder. When blending in the handles and bolsters the metal stained the handles and I had to stain the handles a dark color to hide it. Any suggestions on how to install light colored wood as handles and blend it into the bolsters without it metal staining the wood? I like the look of a light color handle, you don't see many around. Frank
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Old 07-07-2008, 06:55 PM
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Ive had the same issue ! :/ We ll see if someone can shine some light on it for us.

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Old 07-08-2008, 01:52 PM
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I think that you may need to seal or stabilize the wood. Some woods have agents that react to metal and are then absorbed back into the wood.

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Old 07-08-2008, 02:23 PM
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It doesn't sound like a chemical reaction between the wood and metal, but rather your sanding belt is shoving metal particles from the bolster into the wood. Stabilized woods may have the same problem.
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Old 07-08-2008, 05:09 PM
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That procedure is a colosal pain in the butt. I did it once with white paper micarta and have not tried it since.

It's just a whole lot of being real careful. I had to finish the scales to completion off-the-knife with a bit of hand sanding to get the metal out of the white stuff followed by a white rouge polish. The final fit-up might suffer just a bit, but not if your REAL careful. Just do'n let the buffer round the edges that make contact with the steel. That will kill the sharp edge and look pretty bad.

What made mine tougher was the fact that my blade had a very dark etch.


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Old 07-11-2008, 09:37 PM
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I've had a similar situation also. I read where one maker had made a separate short extension for the boster so that the edges wouldn't become rounded during sanding or buffing. I don't remember how he finished his scales to match though.
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Old 08-18-2008, 10:27 PM
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I am no expet in this, but i do like light wood, and I have no stabelized wood.
What I found for me anways is:
as above sand the wood and bolsters close as possible before instaling them. Once installed sand with masking tape on the wood untill you get even closer. Finally sand away from the wood ( without the tape on it) so thesanding dust does not get into the wood. Sand at a 90 degrees to both so long a your strokes are straight. Change the paper more frequently.
, when I first started I would put a thin spacer of something darker in there for a fudge factor, now I am a little more practiced at it. If I get the wood "dirty" a quick zip on the belt sander going at a right angle to the wood/bolster bring it back and I can start over agan.
Hope this helps. Cheers Ron.
 

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