Finishing canvas micarta

[Tinker Simpleton]

Question for all:

I'm finishing a knife handle with OD Green canvas micarta. I chose canvas for its grippiness, but as I'm finishing the handles, the color fades when the micarta is dry. How can I achieve a combination of lusturous color and canvas grippiness? Or, is this impossible?

 

[firebert]

Have you tried a little oil?

 

[Bruce Culberson]

I had the same problem and used Tung Oil.

 

[MRpink]

Use some Mineral oil (or baby oil if you want it to smell fresh).

 

[sweet]

I use Mineral Oil by Equaline which is odorless, colorless and tasteless on my canvas, paper and odd stuff stuff micarta I make...brings the color right out...just dont drink the stuff

 

[Tinker Simpleton]

Fellas:

Thanks for the tips. I'll give oil a shot..........I love this website!

 

[messermacher]

Polish it, Green Chrome on a 8-9" sewn buff, 3600 rpm, will buff out nice and pretty.
I take it down to 600 grit and buff it.

 

[Daniel Koster]

Here's what I do:

Rough out at 36 grit
Shape to 120 grit
Bead-blast w/ 120 grit abrasive
Clean with hot soapy water
spray with WD-40 a couple times.

After a while it really soaks it up.


That said, any oil will do and mineral oil is the least likely to "spoil" or go rancid.


I like canvas micarta a LOT...and the above method results in a very grippy handle.

Dan