Candy Stripe folder covers
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Candy Stripe folder covers
Have any of you guys ever experimented with making candy stripe covers? My daughter and I have been experimenting with a resin/hardener kit I purchased and have had some interesting results using dyes and glitter. But we'd both love to figure out how those beautiful old-time candy stripe covers were made. We've been mixing the glitter in with the resin mostly; plus I've also experimented pouring the resin into a mold and sprinkling glitter just on the surface to get that Case "goldstone" look. But I'm not sure of the approach with candy stipe or glitter stripe covers. The photo is of a beat up old Case XX 095 Fishing knife that I deconstructed and re-constructed as a single blade. The covers are dark blue-green with silver and gold glitter embedded. The photo is kida artsy and obscure to the cover up cracked, ill-fitting covers and the hardware I haven't started polishing and buffing yet. Thanks!!!
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Re: Candy Stripe folder covers
The old candy striped material was celluloid nitrate. It had a bad habit of deteriorating in later years-and ruining the knives it was installed on.
The material was available from China until 12 or so years ago, but was pretty unstable.
There was a fellow, now deceased, who experimented with gluing strips of acrylic together to make candy-striped type scales, but it never looked right.
Casting epoxy can be used wioth colorants and glitter much like you are doing.
Suppliers also sell some glitter-type plastics.
The material was available from China until 12 or so years ago, but was pretty unstable.
There was a fellow, now deceased, who experimented with gluing strips of acrylic together to make candy-striped type scales, but it never looked right.
Casting epoxy can be used wioth colorants and glitter much like you are doing.
Suppliers also sell some glitter-type plastics.
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Re: Candy Stripe folder covers
The place I get acrylic from has colors that are slightly transparent. I've considered getting the red, orange and yellow ones and attaching them. It would be a solid scale with the original candy strip look.
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Hi Jerry,
I think killbucket, RIP, made candy stripe scales the same as you’re describing.
You should do it. The scales will have the same look. The method you’re describing is the simplest way to achieve the same candy striper look and they’ll be rock solid.
John
I think killbucket, RIP, made candy stripe scales the same as you’re describing.
You should do it. The scales will have the same look. The method you’re describing is the simplest way to achieve the same candy striper look and they’ll be rock solid.
John
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Re: Candy Stripe folder covers
Killbucket's candy stripe stuff looked bad. All the joints showed.
Perhaps using real acrylic adhesive might help. He may have used super glue.
Regardless, it will be a lot of trouble.
Perhaps using real acrylic adhesive might help. He may have used super glue.
Regardless, it will be a lot of trouble.
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I know nothing about the procedure, but having your daughter involved in the project sounds like a nice bonus no matter what the outcome.
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Re: Candy Stripe folder covers
I use Weld-on when I attach acrylic pieces and the connection point is virtually invisible. I did a multi-color scale a while ago that was a bunch of connected 1/4" pieces and it looked pretty good, though they weren't the transparent stuff so it could end up looking different. It's not all that much trouble to make the connected scales; it's mostly just waiting for the stuff to solidify.
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Thanks, friends! Yes, for sure it's great working on this stuff with my kid. I tend to over-think things sometimes so it's refreshing seeing her mixing color and glitter, etc with a devil-may-care attitude. I'll post any results I think might be worth showing off. Maybe you guys can too!