Crosscut paper micarta cracks

[jfk1110]

Cracked wood.....

 

[abcdef]

Could be wood. Do we know the maker?

 

[draggat]

The maker is Amy Valerious - Warlander Knives

I purposely left out who it was because my post wasn't meant to disparage her. Materials can crack through no one's fault. Really I just was wondering if it was common, how people generally go about fixing it and if it was some sort of catastrophic failure or just an aesthetic aspect of the material.

She was incredibly quick to respond to my message. Sent photos and she is going to fill the cracks and re finish the handle. Very impressed with her response.

For the record, it was confirmed that it is indeed crosscut paper micarta. It does have a sort of wood grain look but in person it does look like micarta.

Aside from the cracks, the finish is outstanding and the sheath is very well done.

It's a bummer to have a new knife not perfect out of the box, but I feel confident that it will get sorted out.

Thanks for all of the responses, I appreciate all of you!

 

[Armithius]

For what it's worth, the liners and pins appear to be micarta. But yes, I'll agree with everyone else that the actual scales do appear to be wood of some variety.

For the record, it was confirmed that it is indeed crosscut paper micarta. It does have a sort of wood grain look but in person it does look like micarta.

Welp, shows what I know, lol. It's a gorgeous knife otherwise. Glad to hear that the maker was responsive and willing to make it right.

 

[draggat]

Welp, shows what I know, lol. It's a gorgeous knife otherwise. Glad to hear that the maker was responsive and willing to make it right.

Agreed! Thanks for your input!

 

[shinyedges]

The maker is Amy Valerious - Warlander Knives

I purposely left out who it was because my post wasn't meant to disparage her. Materials can crack through no one's fault. Really I just was wondering if it was common, how people generally go about fixing it and if it was some sort of catastrophic failure or just an aesthetic aspect of the material.

She was incredibly quick to respond to my message. Sent photos and she is going to fill the cracks and re finish the handle. Very impressed with her response.

For the record, it was confirmed that it is indeed crosscut paper micarta. It does have a sort of wood grain look but in person it does look like micarta.

Aside from the cracks, the finish is outstanding and the sheath is very well done.

It's a bummer to have a new knife not perfect out of the box, but I feel confident that it will get sorted out.

Thanks for all of the responses, I appreciate all of you!

Impressive micarta at least over photos it looks like wood LOL

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

That’s a good looking knife.

 

[draggat]

That’s a good looking knife.

Thanks! I thought so too!

 

[jfk1110]

The maker is Amy Valerious - Warlander Knives

I purposely left out who it was because my post wasn't meant to disparage her. Materials can crack through no one's fault. Really I just was wondering if it was common, how people generally go about fixing it and if it was some sort of catastrophic failure or just an aesthetic aspect of the material.

She was incredibly quick to respond to my message. Sent photos and she is going to fill the cracks and re finish the handle. Very impressed with her response.

For the record, it was confirmed that it is indeed crosscut paper micarta. It does have a sort of wood grain look but in person it does look like micarta.

Aside from the cracks, the finish is outstanding and the sheath is very well done.

It's a bummer to have a new knife not perfect out of the box, but I feel confident that it will get sorted out.

Thanks for all of the responses, I appreciate all of you!

Beautiful blade and a good outcome.. ....Still looks like wood to my old busted eye balls.......

 

[Arathol]

She was incredibly quick to respond to my message. Sent photos and she is going to fill the cracks and re finish the handle. Very impressed with her response.

If the micarta is delaminating, filling and refinishing might only be a band aid fix. Chances are it will delaminate further.

 

[draggat]

Beautiful blade and a good outcome.. ....Still looks like wood to my old busted eye balls.......

Thanks!

If the micarta is delaminating, filling and refinishing might only be a band aid fix. Chances are it will delaminate further.

You are probably right.

I look at it this way - Nothing lasts forever, including me. That's made it very freeing to not worry about using expensive and/or rare knives. So, even if this one cracks again, I bet it would take a while for it to become catastrophic. Not ideal, but I could live with it.

I have another knife that's made up of many pieces of wood, which has cracked pretty bad due to shrinkage and has held up still because it was epoxied to a liner.

It could always be re-handled in event of total failure. I'm going to give it a chance.