[TheForge] More on knife gluing

[James Binnion]

Look for words like flexible, high impact strength, tough, high peal  
strength etc in the description of the properties of the epoxy. If you  
go the the companies web sites they generally will have some form of  
tech info on the various resins.

Jim


On Aug 23, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Andy Gladish wrote:

> Any idea which epoxies flex?
> So far the problem area is right where the blade goes into the  
> handle- the
> blade is a bit flexy, and that's where it fails if it's going to
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
>>
>> If you are gluing different materials together (wood to metal or
>> copper to steel for example) you are better off with a epoxy that has
>> some flex to it to allow for the differences in thermal expansion
>> between the materials.
>>
>> Now if I could just afford his epoxy, $1100 for 16 oz. , sheesh.
>>
>>
>> Jim
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James Binnion
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