Resin, traditional recipies

PUFF · 23rd March 2011, 08:29 AM

Thailand and many S/E Asian country use Damar composite and mentioned above. The the resin source and detailed recipe might be different as they are heavily relied on local availability.

Some variants for smaller knives are natural lacquer (insect origin) or other thermoplastic. Modern smiths may use scavenged polystyrene or polyethylene from junk yard as they used thermoplastic process for ages.

Mytribalworld · 23rd March 2011, 09:34 PM

Since some years I use a homemade mix of Damar and a kind of tar what I melt out of easyband ( mastic product to fix the roof)
its looks very much like the putty like they use to fix mandau handles and the resin cap. It glues very fast and strong and is always reversible ( just heat the blade) (To make the resin cap like a Dayak do is step two, however)

Arjan

23rd March 2011, 08:29 AM	#1
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	Thailand and many S/E Asian country use Damar composite and mentioned above. The the resin source and detailed recipe might be different as they are heavily relied on local availability. Some variants for smaller knives are natural lacquer (insect origin) or other thermoplastic. Modern smiths may use scavenged polystyrene or polyethylene from junk yard as they used thermoplastic process for ages.

23rd March 2011, 09:34 PM	#2
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	Since some years I use a homemade mix of Damar and a kind of tar what I melt out of easyband ( mastic product to fix the roof) its looks very much like the putty like they use to fix mandau handles and the resin cap. It glues very fast and strong and is always reversible ( just heat the blade) (To make the resin cap like a Dayak do is step two, however) Arjan