Advice on Micarta

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I have worked with wood and bone. I have no idea what goes into the finishing process for Micarta. Any advice or suggestions would be great.

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aeiou
 
If you're going to bead blast the blade, you can also blast the micarta and handle pins and give everything a nice frosty look. Again, as CHIRO75 says this will provide a nice grippy handle even when wet.
Good luck...GARY B
 
I don't personally care for Micarta that isn't high-polished, but that's what makes us individuals, right? For a high sheen, follow Mr. Tichebourne's instuctions but, in my experience, expect to take longer doing it. It's really hard stuff and may require you to do a lot of hand-work to make sure that all those annoying little rough areas are gone (easy to spot because they're lighter in shade when dry). Most compounds I have do very little cutting on Micarta, so scratch removal either means a lot of buffing or hand-sanding 320-600 grit. That's my experience, anyhow. I haven't worked with too many woods, but they were all very soft in comparison.

-Drew
 
Thanks for everyones response. I am new to this forum, but I think I am in the right place. I should have said "white micarta". I was shocked and very pleased by the response to my question

[This message has been edited by aeiou (edited 10 August 1999).]
 
White Micarta is hard to work with. I have tried it & like the finished product, but no longer use it due to the difficulty in keeping it "white".
I now use Antique or Bone......

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This may sound a bit crazy but...... I made a fillet knife a while back with a white macarta handle. Needless to say, everytime I use it, its a mess. I clamp the blade in my Workmate, set it up in the driveway and about 30 seconds with the power washer and presto! It looks like new again. I have done this with newly finished knives too! There is always that last darn smudge with that material. Once I use the last of my supply of white I will only use the antique color!!!!!!!
 
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