Making Micarta

[Mortblanc]

Winter has arrived and boredom has set in.

I am going to give making micarta a try. I have a couple of friends that make it and I have one custom knife with Micarta scales and I think I am going to give it a go.

I already have a press device made, all of the supplies on hand and several blades that need a way for the human hand to deal with them.

I have always been restricted to wood as a knife scale material but some knives beg for a more durable material. If you go a bit too far with wood scales they are going to split. That is even a limitation on my tried and true Moras. I might just re-handle one of my "Clippers" with a fist full of denim micarta.