Blue jean micarta

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Does anyone know of a good place to buy blue jean micarta, or any other unusual micarta types?

Thanks,
Travis
 
or make your own... i have played around with it once or twice and it's actually not too overwhelming at all.
 
i make mine its not to hard and we makers wreck jeans so fast that we always have scraps to cut up
may=ny use systems west resin i have used fiberglass resin and its plenty strong tho can carry a amber tint to really light colors
 
butcher_block said:
i make mine its not to hard and we makers wreck jeans so fast that we always have scraps to cut up
may=ny use systems west resin i have used fiberglass resin and its plenty strong tho can carry a amber tint to really light colors
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Get surfboard resin, its really clear
 
Surfboard resin is fiberglass resin , unless it's an epoxy board. When I've done repairs on my non epoxy boards the resin is an Amber color. Not really noticeable unless it's a really light color material. Blue jean material would be fine with fiberglass resin (bondo)
 
kdogmcg said:
Surfboard resin is fiberglass resin , unless it's an epoxy board. When I've done repairs on my non epoxy boards the resin is an Amber color. Not really noticeable unless it's a really light color material. Blue jean material would be fine with fiberglass resin (bondo)
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If you get actual surfboard resin, not standard polyester resin, it's blue in color and dries clear. It darkens very little and is UV stable. Look at all the pretty white surfboards in the shop, not Amber boards.
Here's one I did, using clear polyester surfboard resin. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1245783-Mexican-blanket-micarta
 
Every surfboard repair kit I have used for fiberglassed boards has been Amber. But it has been about ten years.
 
http://www.fiberglasssource.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=584
Clear resin I used in the above micarta. Add wax to cure or cover with wax paper.
Fun fact regarding fiberglass polyester resins. Typical gallons and quarts are usually no good as not many people buy them and they sit around too long. That type of resin has wax mixed into it and eventually goes bad. A lot of people use it and wonder why the stuff never hardens. Anytime you see the words Laminating resin, it will stay sticky forever!!! It has no wax agent mixed in so you can fiberglass multiple layers without having to sand between layers. Home Depot stuff you have to sand to rough it up or your fiberglass has wax between the layers.
 
I just checked the only board I have in the house. It's a long board and the base coat is an Amber color so the nose repair I did 20 years ago is Amber as well. Could be the repair resin, or the background tint.I stand corrected about the resin. Can't be sure it's Amber because the board itself has always been a light tan color ( a nineties era Robert August back when he still shaped them by hand) I think it was tinted to look more old school since its a summer classic model.
 
butcher_block said:
i make mine its not to hard and we makers wreck jeans so fast that we always have scraps to cut up
may=ny use systems west resin i have used fiberglass resin and its plenty strong tho can carry a amber tint to really light colors
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How much micarta can you get out of a pair of jeans? I'm having memorial knives made from my father in law's jeans. He passed away 2 years ago and I only have a couple of pairs of his old jeans.
 
Flatlander PA said:
How much micarta can you get out of a pair of jeans? I'm having memorial knives made from my father in law's jeans. He passed away 2 years ago and I only have a couple of pairs of his old jeans.
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Old thread, but I can typically get one 3" x 15" x 1/4" slab out of one pair of jeans (depending on size). It takes about 9 layers to get to 1/4" depending on the jeans, but should be close to 9 layers. That being said I can typically get 3 sets of scales out of each slab. Take a caliper and measure the thickness of the material in a few spots. Take the thickness of the scale material you want and divide the thickness you want by the thickness of the material. That will give you your layer count needed to make what you want. If you don't have enough material from your father inlaws to make enough for all of the knives you want to make, take the material from his so you have an equal amount for each set and fill the rest of the layers with material from another source. If you run short maybe get a pair from your mother inlaw that way you can make the layers out of some from both and they'll always be together.. :)
 
pleasanthill said:
Old thread, but I can typically get one 3" x 15" x 1/4" slab out of one pair of jeans (depending on size). It takes about 9 layers to get to 1/4" depending on the jeans, but should be close to 9 layers. That being said I can typically get 3 sets of scales out of each slab. Take a caliper and measure the thickness of the material in a few spots. Take the thickness of the scale material you want and divide the thickness you want by the thickness of the material. That will give you your layer count needed to make what you want. If you don't have enough material from your father inlaws to make enough for all of the knives you want to make, take the material from his so you have an equal amount for each set and fill the rest of the layers with material from another source. If you run short maybe get a pair from your mother inlaw that way you can make the layers out of some from both and they'll always be together.. :)
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Thank you for taking the time to put this together! This is great info.
 
i make it "burl" style by cutting every bit into small squares and then use a 12 tone press and steel box to make a block i can cut up so its not a plain layerr lay up like some do
 
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