Blue twill G-10

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Does anyone know where to get this stuff? I have a request to use it on an order and when i googled it i found some knives with blue twill and i really like the look. Now i gotta have it :)
 
Guys contact Tom Krein. He uses a lot of Blue Twill and he could point you in the right direction. He is skiing right now in colorado but should be back Tomorrow. ( Friday )

edited to add Silver twill is awesome too...

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Joel Bolden <joelcb@pennswoods.net>

He makes this stuff. Maybe if enough people contact him he'll sell some

Syn
 
Joel make canvas and blue jean Micarta. Blue twill is a Texalium fiberglass product using Hexcel Texalium.
 
I searched a week ago Less and not even guys like R.J. Martin or Kirby Lambert could point me to any of the stuff (and they both used alot of it). Every single supplier I called who had soem said they tried to get more and could not. Many even said they cant even get the exact colors of g-10 they want and often have to put up with whatever the supplier has for g-10 stock. Sorry I cant be of more help but I think this stuff has been used up. If you do come across any please pm with the info. :D
 
how much does G10 cost? i know sources for raw texalium cloth and resin and am a resonably accomplished glasslayer with fiberglass cloth, with the talk of G10 being in demand I've been wondering if i could turn my hand to making blanks.

WHat sizes are the most popular and how much do they cost?
 
This Twill G10 is fairly expensive, IMO.
I bought 6 pieces of the Silver Twill G10 last year, and each piece cost me $30. The pieces measure 3" x 12" x 1/8".
 
how many layers to the twill G10 at 1/8 thick? 5 sheets of basic weave glasscloth makes about 1/16 or thereabouts. I'd expect the twill to be thinner fibre, but how much thinner does it need to be for scales or handles?
 
i had some blue and silver , think I sent all I had left to Mr Krein last year when he needed some , let me dig around the shop and see if I have any left.
 
If you find a piece of the blue, I'll trade you one of the Silvers of equal size.
 
Kiwi303 said:
how many layers to the twill G10 at 1/8 thick? 5 sheets of basic weave glasscloth makes about 1/16 or thereabouts. I'd expect the twill to be thinner fibre, but how much thinner does it need to be for scales or handles?
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The fabric I have is .010". Thin. About 12-13 to get to .125".
I still need a press, though... and plates... and less laziness...:D
Sorry, Dan. I gave mine away...
 
Try getting in touch with Halpern Titanium. They seem to have a lot of stuff lying around and sometimes it isn't listed on their site. Also Sheffield, I think, typically has some of the more unusual handle material. Good luck! No one wants to let on where they got it, sounds like! :D
 
i think you need to press it or autoclave it to get it right. wouldnt know how much pressure it needs tho.
 
M Wadel said:
i think you need to press it or autoclave it to get it right. wouldnt know how much pressure it needs tho.
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High grade Carbon Fibre structual racing parts are typically Vac Bagged. it's not cost effective to get it down to absolute vacuum, but with sea level atmospheric pressures at 14psi approx, a Vac bag can managed 12psi quite easily.

For G10 I'd expect to make a frame from welded 15mm mild steel, a pair of aluminium fitted patterns and use something like a 4cyl engine block as the weight on the press block. or skip the pattens and make cross or straight laid sheet. just a matter of lining the fram with plastic wrap, laying the soaked first piece of fibrecloth in place and then just layer it up by laying cloth on and painting it with resin then the next cloth, using a stiff mini roller to press any air bubbles out, carryign on untill the required number of layers for the thickness is done, then lay another piece of plastic wrap on it. Drop a block of steel or aluminim into the mould, shaped to fit tight to the sides and centre the engine block on that. leave for a couple of days at least to cure under pressure. then remove, slice off the plastic wrap from the edges and sand off from the piece.

Pretty simple. I've made Fibreglass knives for the drama society that way using wooden moulds hollowed out to a knife profile, and the final product having the handle painted and tinfoil glued over the blade.

How popular would patterned/textured G10 be? it wouldn't be too difficult to create a pair of pattern plates.
 
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