Thread: Dans Primitive Cut Arkansas 14"x4"

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Thanks, Marty-The guys at Dan's flattened it far beyond what I could ever hope to do. As for finishing, on this one only, I went up the grits with sandpaper starting at 600 in a vibrating sander on a wet surface, which worked far better than I anticipated. The key was just to keep it moving around fast, cover all areas evenly, and work the radiuses some more.

I'm probably gonna burnish it a bit with some hard chef's knives today before I put more razors on it. Still thinking about my propping up/stabilizing options. I even thought about making some kind of form, filling it with an appropriate depth of some kind of silicone if I could find some kind thin enough, then slice away excess when it's set, then paint it black.

Set it face down on a level surface, wrap it with tape, you want the tape wide enough to make the proper depth you want the base to be.
Run a light coat of Crisco, or something similar around the exposed inside of the tape form with your finger, and pour in a 2 part epoxy.
The Epoxy will finds its own level. Voila, nice level base.
All you need to do after it’s set is trim the edges with a bastard file, if that.
Because of the large area. You shouldn’t use a five minute epoxy. It will start heating up and set up too quick. You want to give yourself enough time to properly mix the epoxy, and pour it. A 30 minutes set time should be OK, but you will still have to work quick. Larger and thicker amounts of epoxy set quicker than a thin layer.
Good luck with the project whatever you decide.