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Lew Hodgett[_6_] Lew Hodgett[_6_] is offline
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Default What would you use to seal this crack in a homemade manzanita walking stick?

"Danny D." wrote:

What would you use to seal this crack in a manzanita walking stick?


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Epoxy and micro-balloons.

1) Open up the crack by removing ALL the failed items you have tried.
You need a clean rough surface.

2) Mix up some slow epoxy and wet out all the cleaned surfaces
with epoxy.

3) Take the remaining mixed epoxy and add micro-balloons mixing as
you go until you have a mixture the consistency of mayonnaise.
Using a paint mixing stick or equal, apply thickened epoxy as req'd to
fill crack completely allowing 10% overfill.

4) Allow to cure 2-3 days, then sand smooth.

5) Wet out a piece of leather and wrap the repair.

No suggestions for tip.

Have fun.

Lew