Fun With Fibers

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 21, 2007

Carbon Fibers, Fiberglass, Basalt Fibers and some Felt

If homemade micarta is MYcarta, is homemade G10, ME10?

this one is orange, red and gold texalium (silvered fiberglass) in a ladder pattern

Gold texalium (gold on top, silver on bottom) fiberglass

Orange fiberglass and Carbon fiber burl, with a bit of red thrown in:

Carbon Fiber and texalium (silvered fiberglass) burl:

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 21, 2007

Basalt Fiber, with gold texalium:

Blue and Silver Fiberglass:

Diamond Pattern Black Denim and Texalium

Red Burlap:

Brown Burlap:

Plain (opaque) Fiberglass with Carbon Fiber Stripes:

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 21, 2007

Carbon Fiber and Texalium Stack

Basalt Fiber and Yellow Paper:

Thanks for looking! Comments are welcome. These will be for sale at the Ohio Classic Show Next Weekend, or by special order. Just contact me and I'll be happy to work with you to get you want you want.
-Todd

howiesatwork · Oct 21, 2007

You've been busy. Some nice looking laminates!
One of these days I'll get off my lazy butt and press some of the materials I have...

fludunlimited · Oct 21, 2007

Shadetree Phenolics said:
Basalt Fiber, with gold texalium:

Blue and Silver Fiberglass:

Diamond Pattern Black Denim and Texalium

Red Burlap:

Brown Burlap:

Plain (opaque) Fiberglass with Carbon Fiber Stripes:

I like the Basalt Fiber, with gold texalium
looks like snake skin

rebeltf · Oct 22, 2007

Awesome !

The Diamond pattern is my favorite.

blood_constellation · Oct 23, 2007

lol you said those are home made? how do u make them??

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 23, 2007

blood_constellation said:
lol you said those are home made? how do u make them??

Indeed, handmade by me...here is a discussion thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489432

And here is the British Blades thread that got me started: http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21836

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 23, 2007

rebeltf said:
Awesome !

The Diamond pattern is my favorite.

Thanks! That one is a successful failure...

It can be done, but needs some work

valleytinworks · Oct 23, 2007

how do i buy some of this?

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 23, 2007

valleytinworks said:
how do i buy some of this?

please check your PM

mmmotorcycle · Oct 23, 2007

That's some nice work there! Quite new and innovative as far as I can tell. great job!

valleytinworks · Oct 24, 2007

have to say that i am impressed with this persons willingness to meet customers needs, i called him last night and despite a busyy week and his going in for a surgery he said he would get my custom colored slabs to me .... thanks, i am hoping he gets some success out of this venture.

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 24, 2007

Wow, thanks for the kind words, sir! I'll send you a PM in a bit

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 30, 2007

Carrbon Fiber and Red Fiberglass "burl":

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Carbon Fiber and Blue Fiberglass:

Burton Harruff · Oct 30, 2007

Nice stuff I saw alot of this plus a couple of knifes like in your avatar at the Ohio Classic Knife show at Ealy's table. I will be getting in touch with you about getting some.

samhain73 · Oct 30, 2007

Nice! What thickness does it come in?

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 31, 2007

Burton said:
Nice stuff I saw alot of this plus a couple of knifes like in your avatar at the Ohio Classic Knife show at Ealy's table. I will be getting in touch with you about getting some.

Very Cool!

I hope I was able to talk with you then, Burton.

I look forward to talking with you

Shadetree Phenolics · Oct 31, 2007

samhain73 said:
Nice! What thickness does it come in?

Any thickness you need. I'm doing mainly scale thicknesses (1/4-3/8), but I have done some 1-1/2" thick.

I'll be happy to work with you to get you want

Fun With Fibers

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