Thread: woodcraft part #3 completion !!

well it is done ... has some blemishes but is more then good enough for my taste !! has one little spot in the CA Glue finish that i have to go back in and touch up but that will be for another day .... used 2 washers for stack in the double pins , and a 3 washer stack in the pivot pin , bleached the antler spacer then coated it in poly after it dried , thought about putting a metal liner around the spacer but i think ill save that for next time ,all thats left now is to do some touch up on the 8k or 12k , strop ,oil the blade and place it next to its other Greaves friends until we meet again around the sink !! (cell pics , ive been lazy with the camera lately )

Looks GOOD! I am reading up on the CA finishing. Seems interesting...

Originally Posted by Chevhead

Looks GOOD! I am reading up on the CA finishing. Seems interesting...

im VERY impatient sometimes so the CA glue thing is hard for me to do ...lol.. plus im high strung while doing any project !!! i wanna go go go , and there is none of that in the CA glue ... this time i took my time and didnt get stuck to anything or have anything stuck to me .. the first time i did it was a MESS !!!

Originally Posted by gooser

im VERY impatient sometimes so the CA glue thing is hard for me to do ...lol.. plus im high strung while doing any project !!! i wanna go go go , and there is none of that in the CA glue ... this time i took my time and didnt get stuck to anything or have anything stuck to me .. the first time i did it was a MESS !!!

Oh... this might not be for me then.
I am like you also, I like to have things done quickly.
But that is in direct conflict of my OCD to have things PERFECT.
I will try not to glue myself to anything at least...

Looks good

Just out of newbie curiosity, why is CA glue used instead of some sort of a polyurethane finish? Does the glue hold up better than poly or what?

Okay , I am not so sure on my thought here but it seems it is going to be a lot thinner in as many coats and sanding as it takes to get that type of finish. I am also betting it won't flake or peel as quickly. Remember this is just a guess and will wait to stand corrected.

LOL and I got a case to try it and see someday soon.


Oh ,, and that came out nice gooser . Glad to here your hands are free this time. I might try mine this weekend. If I get a day off that is.

Originally Posted by TexasShaver

Just out of newbie curiosity, why is CA glue used instead of some sort of a polyurethane finish? Does the glue hold up better than poly or what?

honestly i couldnt tell you if it is any better or not , i never looked into it as far as the benefits i know i should have but i heard about it on here and gave it a try ...

but as far as results go !! ive done a couple in polyurethane and 2 in CA glue ... i think the CA glue looks more natural of a finish between the 2 and personally i like the look and feel better ...

on a side note i bet if i sanded down the poly finish with fine sandpaper and cut it like the direction for the CA coat read the results may be the same idk though ? i just more or less used it cause i never have and wanted to try it ...lol

CA finish is out of the question for me, cat hair flying around everywhere, unless "furry" is the finish I want.

As a woodworker I must say that the concept of the CA finish is great, because of the penetration, durability and the fact that you can get such a great polish to the finish. Nice looking project.