How to Easily make Wood Chip Micarta Hybrid Knife handles or Scales
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- How to Easily make Wood Chip Micarta Hybrid Knife handles or Scales. Micarta is typically made by saturating paper or material with resin and then compressing in a press until the resin dries. We have altered the process slightly creating a hybrid micarta. The results of this hybrid are perfect for knife makers looking to create unique knife scales. These wood chip micarta knife handles are easy to make and can be made with an assortment of different color backgrounds as well as different color wood chips. Check out this knife making how-to video to see just how easy it is to make your own wood chip micarta knife scales.
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Nice job. Good to know my shop isn’t the only messy one around. The laboratory shops some people have just make me smile. My favorite shops are the ones where people sweat or freeze depending on the weather. That shows the real desire for creativity.
Great idea.....It's nice to see new and different ideas. Thanks for posting.
I have worked in wood work all my life (77 years old) And that is as pretty a piece of work as I have ever seen!
Thank you very much!!!
great job,I was skeptical about the blue cloth,but the finished product is WOW
Yeah I know what you mean but the end results is always darker.
Very creativie work sir! Those turned out really nice. I am getting ready to try to make my own micarta and probably will just start with canvas material. I had forgotten that fiberglass resin turns yellow, so that was a good reminder for me. Thanks for sharing this video.
Great results, each handle is "one of a kind," it's messy and smelly making micarta but you have proven that there are some very rewarding results to be had.
simple effective and beautiful, great job.
This gentleman is a master craftsman. Thank you, sir. :)
Its kind of git a camo look. Nice work. I'll have to try this.
Awesome! Unique, fun and educational as always.
Those are great looking scales, very neat idea.
Man, that is beautiful!! I love your videos!! Thank you for sharing your skills and insight.
A very interesting vid, with a clear concise narrative. Thank you.
Very very nice job, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Scales turned out beautiful.
This. Is. Awesome.
Nice!
Really cool! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing effect!!
Very nice work. The finished product looked fantastic. I would be proud to have scales like these on any knife. Thank you for such an incredible video.
Another beautiful handle, love your creativity! Very inspiring!
That's awesome!
Beautiful creation... that looks fantastic!
Looks great!
looks great good idea on chips
Amazing job broda.
Cool idea!!
Looks great.
Wow that's awesome
Very cool scales !!!
Nice Job!
That looks awesome
Very nice. Very informative
So happy that I stumbled onto your channel, from one maker to another. I love it. :)
So cool
true beauty and great work. Keep up amazing us!
Very very nicely done Sir thanks for sharing 🇺🇸
Great job, amazing result. Regards from Brazil
Awesome!
great idea,worked out very nicely,well done.
Excellent
so cool
Big thumbs up
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Love it
Very impressed with your micarta wood chip design. Good job and beautiful work.
Beautiful result. Just love your different micata handle.
Thank you!!
wonderful knife
Elegantly pretty
Thanks!!
Thank you!
Absolutely Beautiful work. And an Absolutely an Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Hello, a great idea, thanks! Greetings from Germany
Nice!!
Excelente trabajo y un efecto precioso
Thinking out of the box is good. Those scales look really good. Nice job brother.
Thanks 👍
I'm 2 minutes in. I don't care if I learn anything else. The tip re: polyurethane and thinners for stabilising is awesome
LMAO Glad you like it.
I have made a mental note of the same thing and offer you this info instead, maybe you'll be able to make use of it: to get copper color on steel without using heat and a copper wire brush; th-cam.com/video/S-WXX0EHxIw/w-d-xo.html
Nice scales!
Excelent idea...
Thanks for this video.
Grettings from México, saludos amigo!
Love the 3D effect. Beautiful. Some of the crystal epoxies could be interesting but would require really quick work.
wow, fantastico sia il manico sia il coltello veramente un bel lavoro complimenti !!!!!
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Great vid. Will try this out. And Subbed.
Never tell a man he cant do something,,, Nice Job !
You never cease to amaze me! great work!
Thank you!!!
DIYeasycrafts , awesome YT channel man ! I was wondering if you can help me with this problem. I´ve just make a denim micarta , i sanded it but i don´t know what to use for the finish . I tried using Watco Oil but turns my micarta really dark and dyed the white fibers of the denim into yellow . i want my micarta looks as natural as posible , what can i do ?
I have actually never made fabric micarta. Only time I have used fabric is on the wood chip micarta. That fabric was thin and absorbed the resin nicely. All I did was polish. I would think you may have to add an additional layer of resin after forming the handle. Just an idea. I would de grease with acetone then paint on thin layer of resin let it dry the lightly sand and polish. Will keep my fingers crossed
If you would please, show the making of the bolsters as well. Great job on the woodcarta.
Nice scales brother!
Thanks !!!
i'm going to absolutely copy this!!! love it!!!
Thank you and please do. If possible post a photo of your finished product
DIYeasycrafts i will make for sure a video with credit to your channel
Let me know when you do. You can also post any of your builds or videos on my facebook group page facebook.com/groups/1668357033451028/
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Really love the results and how well you explained the process... But I have two tips that might help other DIY's make this Wood Carta...Tip One -- use cardboard instead of wood for first layer -- easy to remove during sanding step !
Maybe sanding off all of backing would be a good idea
Tip Two: Lose the Bar Clamps and Used A 30 LB. Dumbell To Weigh Down Jig Ram While Drying...:)
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Cool project, thanks for sharing and all the good details! What are your favorite resin and your favorite 2 part epoxy? Thanks
Gracias amigo por el video. Podrías usar madera de diferente color y quedaría muy bonita
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after you shaped the handles did you put any thing on it
So many people are so quick to play the politically correct police instead of just complimenting on the beautiful craftsmanship and creativity of others work. This is beautiful, dramatic, and just a great pc of work!! Joe Garrison had the perfect name for it in his comment.... WOODCARTA!!
Thank you so much for the kind words and support. Wish I had thought of the name before finishing the video!!
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Can you use a stiff cardboard for a base layer instead of the wooden one? Lots of great ideas in that video. Thanks!
i enjoy your helpful videos Thanks ( Wood Chip Micarta Hybrid ) would these poses stabilize wood & ore bone WITH OUT A VACUUM CHAMBER ?
Beautiful knife! I notice that you did not put a finish of the wood part. Will that cause problems from moisture after a while, from washing it.
Did you do anything to seal the edge of the 1/4 inch oak backing of those scales after they were finished? Or is it ok to leave it raw?
Looks great! You should consider protecting your feet before something bad happens. Trust me!
This is a great idea and is saving me from losing my mind about what to do for a customers knife scales. Did you have any issues with the resin no filling any of the areas? Watching this that kept popping in my head.
It had a few micro bubbles, easily filled with CA glue prior to final polishing
Great video..use epoxy instead of fiberglass resin..has longer pot life and won't turn yellow
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Do you use Alumilite for casting or what do you prefer and why?
This one was done with fiberglass resin which is much easier to work with. The Alumilite requires a pressure pot, is more expensive but does end up being clearer which can be well worthwhile
It's called Beaver Barf
Very cool! Have you tried Cardboard micarta?
No but would love to see a photo if you have ever tried it
I haven't tried it yet, but i'd love to see it done! :)
I was thinking of this last night and can you technically make micarta anything?or does it have to be fabric to be micarta. Can I make a lego micarta handle or a bunch of coins? Idk I feel like that would just be a resin handle? Either way ima try one with some camo paracord so I can have a nice camo look hopefully
Micarta has to be pressed. So it can be made from almost any material, paper or cloth. The wood chips I used were laid on top of cloth and pressed so I got away with calling it micarta. Otherwise you can creat some awesome looking scales but they would just be called cast scales
@@DIYeasycrafts cool thanks great answer!
Great work. What is the fiberglass resin? Where do you buy and what brand? Thank you
nothing fancy. Fiberglass resin from Home Depot but any fiberglass resin will work
Great video, I've seen a knife with a pine cone design is there anyway u can make a video using pine cones
I have never made one. I think you are talking about a casting which is done with aluminite and a vacum chamber. Hopefully someday I will step up and buy the vacum
You talked about a couple drops of blue paint-what kind of paint- acyrlic,??
Any oil based paint
Is any kind of micarta food-safe? Dishwasher safe? Microwave safe?
You never mention adding the hardener to the fiberglass resin.
Do you mean polyester resin for making the scales?
Just used fiberglas resin from home depot
So those handle scales are amazing, but that knife!? Is it just a cleaver in your own scale?
No just finished the knife up for a customer. His design but I made it
Damn. Id love to know his thought process. Regardless, thank you so much for your channel, so much to be learned.
I’m wondering if you could do the same for a necklace
Absolutely
everytime the video faded to black and white i thought something bad happend and that made me uncomfortable :S
awesome handle though!
Nice scales but damn I hate seeing people wearing flip flops in workshops
You should just use the tshirt material and resin and make the scales from that. Look at Peter Brown's channel. He just made a pocket watch case out of blue jean micarta.
Paper or material micarta is very common and can have spectacular results. For this video I wanted something a bit different.
DIYeasycrafts Yeah, it looks great. I never would have thought of wood chips. The stabilizing the chips hint was good also. I was just making a suggestion.
Ersatz “Beaver-barf.”
Sol? Sol Rosenburg??
Tbh you could have bought an OSB board.