How to Shape and Finish Micarta

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[@robruehle2229]

Dont stop doing videos, many of us dont care about the big production but rather just looking for the information, which you bring out perfectly. Your humble attitude comes through the screen and is appreciated. Thank you for the info God bless

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Really appreciate that man! I’ll keep them coming!!

[@Little_River_Forge]

It’s hard with the tiktok swiping craze now a days. People don’t want information. Trust me I tried

[@JohnAlanDay]

Great information, not much step by step online to help us learn.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you for watching!

[@colemasse7177]

love that Mexican blanket look.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Super cool stuff!!

[@kenziedelatorre]

I don't care for "KZbinr" videos. You did an excellent job and focused on what matters! I learned and enjoyed seeing your craft and skills. Thank you!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Really appreciate that and thank you for watching!

[@tysonpalmour2466]

I really like the look of those serape micarta scales. Nice work.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!

[@ericlbarton01]

I straight up appreciate you telling us how fast you run the grinder. I always wonder and now I know and can do it on mine.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

It was something I was always curious about while watching other videos!

[@timb8970]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!

[@dmitriykozachok8586]

Thank you for sharing! Very educational and helpful!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!

[@trainwon5699]

I’m going to finish my first micart handles this is a great help.... thanks

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Glad it helped!!!

[@christenbodtker3326]

Appreciate the in depth video! Doing some micarta s handles right now

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks for watching! Which micarta are you using?

[@williamemerson1799]

That Mex blanket handle is sweet! 👍🍻

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

That is awesome stuff!

[@holgerpresents]

It's amazing, how do you work! Thank's for showing. Holger

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Hope it helped!

[@edwardjarrell2900]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I am much rather get good info. on knife making and don’t care about fancy production skills.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

then you are in the right place lol, thanks for watching!!

[@jkn2k]

Thanks for the video

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasoncullity908]

Wow a lot of hand sanding!! End result is great looking. Will you show how you epoxy the handles on the knife ?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I can totally do that!!!

[@ericlbarton01]

ok, last one, lol sorry to blow you up, I'm writing this as I watch it. Would love to see how you do your sheaths... everytime I make one, it's suuuuuper hard to get out. I wrap it with tape 5 times while it forms and trim certain spots afterwards and it'll help but still would love to learn more. Thanks again for sharing and I like the straight forward videos. You don't need 30 angles and quick edits to be successful, just be you. Enjoying everything so far, keep up the good work!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you! And I’m planning on doing a sheath video soon!!

[@ericlbarton01]

Would love to see a video on finishing the blade, how you got the finish on it, and a separate one on tools etc, like what do you use to put the jimping on the back of the handle? tool recommendations etc. You could probably imbed affiliate links and get money in your pocket for doing so.

[@douglasscotto5936]

Great video, thank you!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you for watching!

[@raymondoreilly7569]

Great video, most important don't over heat the pins or it will discolour around the pins.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Definitely!!!

[@CWReid]

Great work 😊. I don't have a great belt sander so I do most of my high speed work with an angle grinder. I've found that 40-80 grit sanding flap discs and medium to fine metal conditioning flap discs work well shaping micarta and bringing both the knife spine & handle to a reasonable finish before finishing things up by hand. The dremel sanding drums are great I agree 🤙. That G-Flex epoxy is worth it; you had that drip--I've had luck cleaning away the excess with acetone which you probably did but just had some more squeeze out. It's not a bad finish actually (G-Flex thinned out w/ acetone), a wet look, and I've thought about using some leftover epoxy to finish some scales I'm working on, just have to stagger knives in different stages of completion. I appreciate you sharing your techniques in these videos.

[@tejas5007]

Great video, will be my first time working with this material. So video was detailed enough to understand what needed to be done. Only question is what oil do you use on the oil?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I believe this was just boiled linseed oil! Thanks for watching !

[@billyblake4291]

Thank you so much!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks for watching!

[@patcurtis6984]

Awesome man! Thanks for the tips!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Any time! let me know if you have any more questions!!

[@patcurtis6984]

@@gentrycustomknives8008 do you heat treat before grinding your bevels?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Yes!

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[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I totally agree!

[@Little_River_Forge]

Damn I’m glad I found this video

[@yerhar3191]

Thank you 👍

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you for watching!

[@GreenArrows0705]

I follow you over on IG and I am always amazed at how many knives you can pump out. You are a MACHINE! This is the first YT video that I have checked out on this channel. Great info! Thanks for sharing so much of your process and tips along the way. Great stuff man! 👊🏼

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Really appreciate that man!!!! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@buckkw5108]

This guy knows what he's doing

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks!!

[@csarebel8657]

How do you rough cut the scales from the block? You use a bandsaw?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I try to buy them in scale sets! If I have to buy a block ill either use my porta band or wet cut tile saw to rip them down.

[@theofulk5636]

What do you do for ventilation? There were warnings on the last I bought from Jantz, to make sure you have mask protection~~ that is ACTUALLY NECESSARY.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I run my shop vac under the grinder while shaping and always wear a respirator

[@sikamoreify]

Nice vid, knives, and beanie. Subscribed. I like that exposed gimping on the top back of that first blade. Might have to incorporate something like that in one of my future designs. Curious what kind of oil you use on your handles to finish them after buffing? I've been using simple finish for a bit and it works pretty well but doesn't bring out the richness quite as much as I'd like on composite materials like Micarta and G10. Red Label has become my go to for belts on my 1x42 Kalamazoo as well as for my oscillating machine. They are excellent.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

thanks for watching! I use boiled linseed oil sometime on my handles

[@matthewhegstrom8478]

How do you make your handle scales, do you have a vid on that? Thanks for the vids!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Yes I have a few videos on that

[@lukasking2573]

So oil like Balistol is not a problem for the finish to apply on micarta?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I’ve never used that kind of oil before? I use 3in1 oil or rem oil a lot and it works good

[@aaronwiederholt8598]

About how long did it take you to hand sand that to 1200 grit?? Great content by the way

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Probably around 1 hour

[@aaronwiederholt8598]

Thanks Matt, getting ready to shape and hand sand my first micarta here in the next week. Great info

[@themichiganangler4746]

@@aaronwiederholt8598 nice! Good luck!

[@aaronwiederholt8598]

Thanks!! Only finished 2 knives so far, have a batch of 4 edc going now. The finish a couple kitchen knives for my wife

[@joshuainghram4774]

Where’d you get this cool micarta????

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

G carta 👊

[@jonathanbailey345]

Where did you find the blanket micarta.. Thanks

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Google G carta from g.l.handson . 👍

[@Logan.H.L]

I have noticed that you do a stone wash on most your blades that I have seen, you lose that finish on the spine and handle areas after handle fit and finish, do you just leave a sanded silver finish or is there a way to get the stone wash finish back on the spine and handle area?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I normally gun blue those areas!

[@loganhemingwayl654]

@@gentrycustomknives8008 that’s what I do as well figured but thought I would see if there was another method, I have also shaped with the scales pinned and blue tape super glued in place then take it apart re stone wash and then do final glue up but definitely more work, makes the finish on the blade and tang consistent but is quite a bit more time consuming.

[@jab7800]

Curious if there’s a way to maintain the acid wash look on the handle as you are sanding?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Not that I’ve found really. I re etch after sanding

[@jotterson1156]

Where did you get the Mexican blanket micarta?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

G.l handson Gcarta if you Google it👍

[@holliday9416]

hi sr, i whish to ask about the advantages of a micarta handle vs g10 or aluminum or wooden handles, my question is if micarta its primarelly abou the colours or about the texture this material gives, in other words, i personally like micarta becouse of the colours u can get, but if it have no other benefit i will just paint my folding knife handles hehe, thank you very much fot share this video tutorial

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

It’s very durable and has a nice texture!

[@robertmcmillian9099]

What buffing compound do you use..

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Check out my recent buffing video

[@oguzkorkmaz8426]

What oil we need to use at the end of polishing the handle?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

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[@beardedpatriot0]

Is this similar to damagrip canvas?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I’m not sure 🤔

[@beardedpatriot0]

@gentrycustomknives8008 I believe it is. I just finished it and man it was a pain. If you have an IG or FB page, I'd love to follow for more tips. I don't have nice equipment like you, just a dremel and miter saw lol. So when I eas shaping the dama canvas, it was eating up my sanding wheels. I ended up using a carbide bit. Just glued and set the pins yes.

[@ericlbarton01]

Also, if there are other youtube creators you enjoy, it might be worth seeing if they want to do a collab with you, would help increase traffic to your channel.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Pretty fantastic idea! I’ll check around!

[@ShermanDoll]

Thanks!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!!

[@addiesmith5289]

Where’d you get the scales from? You said it in the video but you said it really fast haha

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

These are from g.l.hanson and called g carta

[@addiesmith5289]

@@gentrycustomknives8008 thanks!