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Micarta! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know...

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Walter Sorrells

Walter Sorrells

Күн бұрын

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@16valvehate
@16valvehate 6 ай бұрын
Man it’s crazy you have been around on KZbin for 15 years and I have been watching for probably 13 Time flies right.
@iantaylor7992
@iantaylor7992 6 ай бұрын
Hi Walter, great chanel that I've just found. I'm really looking forward to going back through the last 15 years. Thank you so much for these jess of experience and wisdom in all things knives.
@oysterfleet5669
@oysterfleet5669 4 ай бұрын
I used Micarta in sawmills as band saw guides. Amazing stuff. It held up very well under 22,000 pounds of saw strain and 1/8 inch of guide pressure.
@SilentForest-cs9dm
@SilentForest-cs9dm 6 ай бұрын
Walther, the hidden gem you are, I hope you know how much you mean to us who know about you. You deserve a big fat hug for sure. And more valuable stuff than a hug as well. I've never met you but I really like your on screen persona. You, man, you are extremely competent and very lovely
@ozarked2363
@ozarked2363 6 ай бұрын
I came to knife making from a wood working background. I just love working with the stuff and I love combining different colors of wood in a knife handle. I use micarta every now and then on knives that I know will go into a dishwasher.
@JohnFleshman
@JohnFleshman 6 ай бұрын
My favorite knife I ever made myself has home made Black denim "micarta" scales. Looks great and has great grip even when the handle is wet. Ya cant go wrong if you want sturdy scales.
@neiljborja
@neiljborja 6 ай бұрын
My first knife had an handle made from a block of micarta my dad found at work (electrical substation). It was being used as a step stool, probably an old block of insulation. When I first made the knife, it had a yellow honey color, but after a decade it's a much darker brown now.
@trevor4081
@trevor4081 6 ай бұрын
great video as always man! thanks for the info and time
@AMF1
@AMF1 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Walter
@nick-firstest
@nick-firstest 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great lecture)
@Dreweldeenknives
@Dreweldeenknives 4 ай бұрын
Can Micarta be filed away pretty well or more so sanding ?
@Nioclas64
@Nioclas64 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info, personally prefer using Aluminum Alloys, like 6160, for messer-style handle scales, like the types of blades zombie tools do
@MasterK9Trainer
@MasterK9Trainer 6 ай бұрын
Very intetesting. I like micarta and G10, but wood is still nice.
@fishntools
@fishntools 6 ай бұрын
Need a non-detectable edge? You'd be amazed what you can do with Lexan!
@scottbluewaspknives2300
@scottbluewaspknives2300 6 ай бұрын
G-10 will always be my favorite.
@iantaylor7992
@iantaylor7992 6 ай бұрын
Question for anyone, how does micarta hold up to going through a dishwasher cycles over time?
@pgricar
@pgricar 3 ай бұрын
Great stock of Dr. Larrin Thomas books on the top shelve (by the window) at 11:54 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ3OeGSmp9OWnMU . Otherwise, great videos, very informative, enjoyfull - thanks.
@flfll8187
@flfll8187 6 ай бұрын
ultem is nice to but only one main color
@danhandke5012
@danhandke5012 6 ай бұрын
👍👏🏻👍💪👍
@patrickmurray9409
@patrickmurray9409 6 ай бұрын
Wow I'm a hundred likes,wanted to make handles out of a pair of pants. Haven't done it yet,but found a good reusable steel, a chopper. It'll be good.
@ttattx
@ttattx 6 ай бұрын
Many mfg keep putting it on knife scales, but more and more - people don't want it on their knives... fat carbon / full Ti / Ano'd aluminum (that's an odd one) so many other options that just look better, and wear better. I don't mind it, but it has to be the right material, and the right color or it makes the entire knife look awful
@fredmonroe6042
@fredmonroe6042 6 ай бұрын
#1👻
@Donorcyclist
@Donorcyclist 6 ай бұрын
Micarta, we barely knew ye.
@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd
@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd 17 күн бұрын
I would prefer that my machete has a hidden tang, wrapped instead of scales .
@jeffhicks8428
@jeffhicks8428 6 ай бұрын
biggest downside to micarta from the perspective of the consumer is the weight. you really can't use it on kitchen knives without ruining the balance and making the knife handle heavy. No one that actually knows how to use a chef knife will even consider it if it's handle heavy. The biggest downside from the side of the maker is that it's kinda of a bear to work with as far as like grinding and whatnot. It's quite nasty. it's not just "stinky" it releases nasty toxic fumes, difficult to grind, etc. I stick with wood.
@TheScrawnyLumberjack
@TheScrawnyLumberjack 6 ай бұрын
Micarta can be very easy to grind shape and polish. It’s honestly not that that much heavier than wood. Example Micarta is .72 ounces per cubic inch and ironwood is .69 ounces per cubic inch. You could certainly compensate for a .03 ounce per cubic inch difference.
@jeffhicks8428
@jeffhicks8428 6 ай бұрын
@@TheScrawnyLumberjack Ironwood is literally the densest wood you could have chosen and for that reason it's not commonly used on kitchen knives so you're comparing apples to oranges. Most woods you'd actually use are dramatically lighter. As far as grinding it's not that it's difficult to grind, it's that it's unpleasant to grind, as the video said you can't just power through it or else you will burn and discolor it, and it not only releases nasty dust, but he didn't mention it also releases formaldehyde fumes which are toxic and terrible.
@TheScrawnyLumberjack
@TheScrawnyLumberjack 6 ай бұрын
@@jeffhicks8428 there are several woods far denser than ironwood. Most wood for knife handles are stabilized which increases the density therefore I can’t list an accurate weight of those woods but it’s probably near that of ironwood if properly stabilized. Who knows what nasty stuff is in stabilized woods. Ive only burned micarta twice once was blue linen and the other was richlite both were because of dull or clogged belts. If you’re using sharp belts which you should since it makes life easier wood or micarta is cake to shape.
@markgoggin2014
@markgoggin2014 6 ай бұрын
You are mispronouncing homogeneous
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