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Ray,
You and I on the same thought process. I'm worried about how they hold up to abusive environments (heat, cold, damp). Tracy is too.
The shear strength tests he's doing are for fun. I wipe the beads off the sides of the wood. BUT again I'm not trying to test the best way to construct a knife with these tests. Just trying to find the best for sealing them on the long haul.
For example, JBWeld is definately very strong. I won't use it for slabs 'cause it shows and I don't need strength. On the other hand DEVCON is certainly strong enough for handles, but if it gives up after a trip thru the dishwasher I'm not expecting it to last years and years.
Make sense. I'm using an impact test. Why? not to find the strongest, but if an epoxy lasts fine when fresh, but fails after some time in the freezer it's a failure.
See we are trying to find out the same thing you are concerned about.
Steve
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