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Question about billets

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Coo-wah-chobee:
............."hidey glue"..........bob

Pat B:
 I have cut splices that weren't perfect and never lost one. You could also put a dowel through the handle splice from side to side for added strength but it probably won't be necessary. By boiling or steaming the cut ends and putting them together like Justin said you will get a better fit, especially on white wood.  Pat

tom sawyer:
I use resorcinol or URAC, both have the wood flour to give them good gap-filling properties.  I think URAC is supposed to fill a 1/16" gap without crazing.  Might even be slightly more than that.

You can also use small slivers of wood to help fill in gaps.  I agree that the small bandsaw will work fine.  Use a sharp blade, something at least 4tpi.

GregB:
I would use the bandsaw, just make sure you have the belly side of the billets in the handle nice and flat and matched in height between the two for a good platform to rest on the bandsaw table during the cutting of the splices. ;)

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