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I made some scales today.
I saw a knife in another post with burlap scales, so, I said to myself, they can't be to hard to make.
Now I want to try it with some of my old camo shorts. |
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Well, apparently it isn't so hard to make. Looks good so far, let's see how it looks on a knife ...
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They might be a little thin for a knife, I thought they would come out a little thicker, I just did the same with some camo shorts, I made sure to add some extra material.
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A word of advice, the more cotton in the material the better. Polyester and other blends dont absorb the resin as well
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I just tried some cotton shorts, I was bored today and thought that I'd give it a try.
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I would recommend more resin and laminating the three in to one to make the scales at a minimum of 1/4 to 3/8 thick for a knife handle . make sure the bond good clamp them together when you apply the epoxy / resin .
Sam __________________ R. Yates 13 & On Forge Live and Let Live , Do Not trespass on Life or Me! As we are not so kind or forgiving ! |
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One thing I've noticed is that the burlap alone doesn't really provide enough variance in pattern by itself. I tend to throw in any other random scraps or stuff that I have laying about in quantity to see what I get and if I like it. /opinion.
A few other things, that you may have figured out already. 1. Wax paper is going to cause you no end of problems, the wax will react with the resin, use tinfoil. 2. Clamps! 3. Add in other fabrics or change the orientation of your layers in a repeating pattern. |
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When I did mine, I cut enough fabric to make a stack roughly twice as thick as I figured the finished scale should be. I used green cotton and brown burlap. I alternated each fabric, ending with the cotton on top. I saturated each layer and layed it down. I compresed them between two boards with plastic on them. When they were hard, I put them to use. when I sanded off the first layer of cotton....the burlap showed up, looking like a 3D photo of burlap fabric....the pic does it no justice.
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Here's the camo shorts I sanded them a little on the belt sander. Last edited by Kevster; 01-14-2013 at 04:38 PM. |
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Has anyone when making micarta tried raw wool fiber? Thinking if used correctly it would offer some sweet contrast. Just askIng not trying to hijack the thread.
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Keyster. They may be to thin for scales, but you can use them as stack washers for a hidden or through tang. Use a 1 1/4" hole saw without the bit and make up a bunch. It adds great contrast between the guard and any wood handle material.
Good luck |
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That camo looks pretty sweet I might have to go through my shorts drawer now lol.
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
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Lol, I was trying to line up the stitches and belt loops, I wish I would of instead of laying the pieces flat I would of rolled them up like a fruit roll up, I'm going to try it that way next, also it might look good if you were to add a khaki color with the camo.
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That would be awesome!
__________________ J, Saccucci Knives, JSK |
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