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    Default Manzaneta scales

    While on vacation I can across some manzaneta I had put aside to dry, many years ago...

    I cut several slabs to make some scales from, one of them (best looking one of course) has a slight crack in it. I'm not much up on wood sealants other than linseed oil and such. Is there any way to seal that hairline crack?

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    Manzanita is some beautiful wood! I played "wildman" living off the land in Northern Ca.for a couple of years with my father,In the mountains just outside a little town called Willits! We were in an area where on one side all we had was tan oak and on the other side mostly Madrone and Manzanita!
    Well after all that I can't be any help, sorry.

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    I'v had good luck with gunstock bedding on similar pojects in the past. It is a two part dyeable epoxy.
    http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/sto...le=ACRAGLAS%7e

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    What about cyanoacrylate (a.k.a. CA, a.k.a. superglue)? I've heard some knife makers use it to seal minor cracks in handles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    Manzanita is some beautiful wood! I played "wildman" living off the land in Northern Ca.for a couple of years with my father,In the mountains just outside a little town called Willits!
    I've been to Willits several times. It's nice country up there!

    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    Well after all that I can't be any help, sorry.
    D'oh, the same is true of me!

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    I read one post that mentioned soaking the wood in CA. I've never seen enough of the stuff to get more than a few tablespoons worth. How well would it work on the hairline cracks alone and than finnished with an oil finish?

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    DC,

    I think if it is a hairline crack, the patching material, either epoxy or cyanoacrylate, is unimportant for over-finishing issues. Were it a large crack that were going to be stained, you might have problems getting color to take on the patch, but you mention putting a clear oil finish on the wood so it should be not a problem making the crack disappear. The finer the crack, the thinner the repair material needs to be.

    Bruce

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    Enough talk about scales, what about your grandpa's razors?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonedangerousli View Post
    Enough talk about scales, what about your grandpa's razors?
    John, you need to do more reading and less typing: story.

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    You are correct. I should have read more and typed less. Thanks.

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