Veritas Carver's Knife

[sihollies]

Hi
Just for information.
The Polymorph arrived yesterday and it is absolutely perfect for this application.
I tried it on two handles and have moulded one of the handles to facilitate a more horizontal general cutting
angle and the other on a more vertical angle, which I will use for marquetry.
When the Polymorph began to cool down it became a bit tricky to work with, so I just popped it back into the pan of hot water for 20 seconds or so and it became malleable once again.

Great product for the price.
Be aware if you are considering buying some for any reason, that a little bit goes quite a long way.
I bought 250 grams, and have probably used less that 50grams


Thanks all for your input

Si

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Ernie Ives designed a knife taking scalpel blades specifically for marquetry work. Might be worth a try, especially as it's not particularly expensive. Here's one source - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... ry%20knife

Interesting - and cheap. TERRIBLE photo on Amazon though!

BugBear

And very little product information, is it plastic, metal, wood? How is the blade held? For that price it could be just an plastic handle with a hole at one end and the blade just slots in.

It was designed by a very accomplished marquetarian specifically for marquetry. What do you want for four quid? Gold plating?

If you don't fancy it, don't buy it. All I did was offer the fact that it existed and a link to where it could be obtained. I didn't expect to be criticised for that.

 

[SteveF]

Hi
Just for information.
The Polymorph arrived yesterday and it is absolutely perfect for this application.
I tried it on two handles and have moulded one of the handles to facilitate a more horizontal general cutting
angle and the other on a more vertical angle, which I will use for marquetry.
When the Polymorph began to cool down it became a bit tricky to work with, so I just popped it back into the pan of hot water for 20 seconds or so and it became malleable once again.

Great product for the price.
Be aware if you are considering buying some for any reason, that a little bit goes quite a long way.
I bought 250 grams, and have probably used less that 50grams


Thanks all for your input

Si

glad it worked out for you
simple solution sometimes the best

Steve

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

What about the blue one here?

 

[Willum]

I have had one of the Veritas knives for years , I would say not worth the cost and new blades seem impossible to obtain. However the Swann Morton scalpel blades which fit the no; 3 handle function quite well and as a one time Biology teacher I have a stock of them but readily available on e Bay anyway.

 

[Trafalgar]

Wow, Xacto should sue Powerfix. They're identical. :lol:

David? Derek? Hope you guys have stuck with Xacto. Anything else would be totally unethical and despicable you know.

 

[bugbear]

Wow, Xacto should sue Powerfix. They're identical. :lol:

David? Derek? Hope you guys have stuck with Xacto. Anything else would be totally unethical and despicable you know.

Thank for you that valuable, and informative post, Charles.

:roll: :roll: :roll:

BugBear

 

[Trafalgar]

The photos were right there, juxtaposed to one another. Apologies, but a bit hard to resist.

One wonders if ethics run so deeply as to include shop bits, bobs, and ancillaries.

Me, I use lots of tools made by companies other than the original makers/patent holders. And copies of copies, too. We all do, even the holier than thou do. I actually have Xacto knives, but I also have Stanley's version. I think Xacto's was first. I have utility knives other than by Stanley who I think may have made the first one. I don't own an original Phillips Screw Company crosshead screw driver. What a wretch I am! God loved Mr. Phillips, he sold all his patents to Ford Motor Co. for 5MM US in 1945 which was a helluva sum of money in those days, these days too come to think of it.

 

[bugbear]

Hi
Just for information.
The Polymorph arrived yesterday and it is absolutely perfect for this application.
I tried it on two handles and have moulded one of the handles to facilitate a more horizontal general cutting
angle and the other on a more vertical angle, which I will use for marquetry.
When the Polymorph began to cool down it became a bit tricky to work with, so I just popped it back into the pan of hot water for 20 seconds or so and it became malleable once again.

How adhesive is it?

It strikes me that you want it to be adhesive so you can add it (as you've done) to an existing item.

But it also strikes me that if it's sticky it would be a bügger to work with.

Or is there a way around this that I haven't thought of?

Some googling later:

general video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhVuc6RNyaw

List other brand names for Polycaprolactone

polymorph thermomorph "ShapeLock" "Instamorph" "Friendly Plastic" polymold

BugBear

 

[sihollies]

Wouldn't say that it was adhesive at all.
I just kept manipulating it until it became more viscous and continued until it became semi solid.
There is no contraction of the product on cooling.

Easy to use, and gave a great result in this instance.

Simon