Hi everyone,
First of all, congratulations Bart and everyone for the great work here.
I have a problem with a vintage coticule I have, and I thought there was no better place to ask for information, and in the meantime introduce to you my beloved hone
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The BBW backing is glued with what seems to be beeswax glue.
Now, it seems to me that the glue is slowly crubling away; as you can see "holes" have appeared in the cavity between the two sides.
Today I discovered that warm water from the tap (I don't like cold water for honing...) is sufficient to loosen up the glue.
Now I fear that the stone could come apart and the fragile coticule side could break.
What do you advise me to do?
-Keeping it as it is and taking care, or
-Replace the old glue...
In that second case, what should I use to remove the beeswax? And what should I replace it with? Epoxy?
Thank you
First of all, congratulations Bart and everyone for the great work here.
I have a problem with a vintage coticule I have, and I thought there was no better place to ask for information, and in the meantime introduce to you my beloved hone
The BBW backing is glued with what seems to be beeswax glue.
Now, it seems to me that the glue is slowly crubling away; as you can see "holes" have appeared in the cavity between the two sides.
Today I discovered that warm water from the tap (I don't like cold water for honing...) is sufficient to loosen up the glue.
Now I fear that the stone could come apart and the fragile coticule side could break.
What do you advise me to do?
-Keeping it as it is and taking care, or
-Replace the old glue...
In that second case, what should I use to remove the beeswax? And what should I replace it with? Epoxy?
Thank you