I am relatively new to building knives. So far I have assembled 5 using premade blades from Jantz and other dealers. Most have used pins for the scales but I am working on my first using Corby bolts. When I did the mock up the corby bolts seemed like they were in deep enough but when I epoxied everything together it seems like I didn't get them deep enough. In the process of sanding the scales I now can see that I am almost through to the center threads. What is the best way to try to salvage this knife? I thought about drilling the center of the bolt and putting a pin through. The other thought was to drill the threads out and heat the remaining pin to soften the epoxy and drive it out and replace with a new corby. This knife has to be finished soon so I can pack my tools for a move to another house.
thanks,
Chris :31:
thanks,
Chris :31: