Hello, Thank you for the kind comment. I buy the blades forged and ready for the scales from eBay. Not the best quality-forging, but it serves the purpose. Unfortunately, the extent of my bladesmithing is limited to polymers :-). However, we have master-smiths that use the MAX CLR resin system for casting, wood impregnation, and micarta fabrication with really impressive results. MAX CLR also works well as a strong adhesive for bonding the scales to the tang. Just type MAX CLR epoxy on any search platform (google, yahoo, bing, etc.) to find more information and links to our web-store and product listings. Thanks again. Gerald
You can cast it in any shape you wish to use. The casting mold was just a sheet of HDPE plastic that was obtained from a used bottle. Make sure the plastic is HDPE which epoxy resins do not bond to unless it is 'flame treated'. Upon cure, the cured casting demolds quite easily. The video is for demonstration purposes of the MAX CLR's impact resistance, adhesion, and for ease of shaping by sanding and then polished, which is how custom knife scales are made. MAX CLR also works well with shape-designed silicone RTV molds if needed.
There will be a slight darkening over time, however, this resin system MAX CLR will not turn dark yellow compared to an epoxy resin by another brand manufacturer. Check out this link to the description page where more pictures of its color stability are posted; www.ebay.com/itm/222705596779 Yellowing is predominantly caused by oxidation, especially if the surface is exposed to oxygen during cure. Other factors that cause color instability are extreme heat and continuous UV exposure. By sanding off the areas that were exposed to ambient oxygen during cure, the cured material below the surface is much more resistant to color change or severe yellowing since no free oxygen present when the resin polymerized from a liquid resin to a solid plastic. Polishing the surface as demonstrated in the video helps with color stability. Thanks
Hello, Yes the epoxy resin used in the video demonstration is also our FDA compliant resin system. Check out this playlist of MAX CLR related videos for more details especially the first video which includes comprehensive video demonstrations for the proper use of epoxy resins; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x31gkzdZkiI.html Thanks! Gerald
