hammerforged Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Been busy gettiung ready for Blade Show in Atlanta the first of June and doing some experimenting. Been trying to make my own Micarta for handle material. Here is the first knife finished with the first batch of Micarta I have made. Here is a close up of the handle. The fabric I used is called "Tree Bark" and is a quilting fabric. I used Bondo Resin as the binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Beautiful piece there Ross, love the handle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 looks good Ross. i'd think it's pretty durable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Once again...the ARTIST at work! . They look great. What exactly is Micarta Ross? Linen and Polymer of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourthenILdeerhunter Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 looks beautiful ross love the handle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thanks everyone - Anthony - Micarta was developed by Dupont and Westinghouse back in the early '50s as an insulating material for computer circuit boards. Typically made of many layers of Linen or Canvas and even paper bonded with resin and compressed into a solid board material. After its creation it was discovered that the resulting material was completely impervious to heat or cold or even moisture and pretty much indestructible. Most of what is available on the market is limited to Black, OD Green, Red, Brown or White. I am trying to come up with alternatives to give my customers a way to really make their knife their own signature style. It is a messy process but I think the end will most definitely justify the means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Great work as always Ross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks real good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks good Ross. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 A real work of art Ross! Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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