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As a cantankerous ex old gunsmith, let me tell you... the fastest way to find a knot hole in the floor that leads to an unlit, dirt floor basement is to disassemble a new to you, for the first time,...

Well, it should be easy enough to determine if the epoxy let go on the brass side or the Polymer side... I'm betting on the brass side though, the Polymer is probably slightly porous and would not...

It sounds like there was a bonding issue between the brass liners and the glue or between the glue and the polymer scale. Epoxy should have bonded so solid that when it hit the floor, the worst...

I know, it's killing me too! There was a copy of this book at the gunshop where I worked (it had a most delightful library). I don't know the title anymore and the gun shop owner has since passed on,...

Hey, that looks pretty good on the flexing side of things! Did you use Fimo or one of the other polymer clays for that test?

Making up canes is indeed quite involved sometimes.... At least I've...

Ah.... but will it handle the flexing from opening and closing? I don't know, I'm just just asking.

Christian

I have an artist/sculptor/wood turner friend who dabbles in a lot of stuff. He made some very interesting pens using polymer clay, making his own canes. The stuff looks nice but it's brittle. Turning...