G10 or Micarta

[Don't drop it.]

Let’s take a poll
It’s hand smoothed but is it G-10 or micarta
Let’s see

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

I'd bet my firstborn that is G-10. Much too uniform of a pattern/grain to be micarta, which tends to be more random in the squiggles.s

 

[Jameson77]

That's gotta be Micarta, you can see the layers... G10 does do that right???

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

That's gotta be Micarta, you can see the layers... G10 does do that right???

G-10 does show this when it's polished but will not show this as it is generally machined on 99.9% of Busse out there.

 

[jd4320t]

Micarta. You can see the threads. My smooth g10 isn’t like that.

 

[MattinLA]

Not sure.
Please send for further inspection.

 

[tinman44]

Thats an old knife, def micarta

 

[TheGrownUpKid]

I vote Micarta, BUT is it cold or warm when it's been sitting alone for a while? G10 will feed cold. Micarta will be "warm" like wood. Another test is, wash it with some dish soap and warm water, and let the water get the handle nice and warm. Then dry it with a papertowel. If you see the surface slowly drying like cloth, it's micarta. G10 will not absorb any water. Water will sit on its surface and it will whipe dry. Also once done, put a hair dryer on it for 20 mins to make sure it's fully dry.

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

Thats an old knife, def micarta

It is no more than a decade old, it's an Anniversary Straight Handle Battle Mistress. They were using tons of G-10 by this point though the originals were all micarta for the most part unless rehandled later.

 

[donthehorse]

Black linen micarta

 

[cpirtle]

I'm going with G10, fiberglass netting used in G-10 has "threads" too.

I don't know if you know and want us to guess or if you want to know, but if you want to know then wet the scales, if they grip better they are Micarta, they will also absorb some water. G10 will grip the same or (likely) a little worse and not absorb water.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Either way, this is fun!

I'm guessing oiled G10.

 

[Don't drop it.]

I know what it is and I’m having fun with it. There are some very knowledgeable responses.

 

[JV Knives]

I think micarta as well at that magnification and polish level. But....since YOU KNOW....tell us!

 

[HexY3co]

Looks more like linen to me.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Well... who was right?

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

Well... who was right?

Thinking that we're all right because if you use the type of logic which is common in liberal thought systems, the handle material is whatever it identifies itself as on a given day. So it's quite possible that yesterday it identified as micarta and today it chooses to identify itself as G-10. Who are we to determine it's makeup?

 

[LFree]

Let’s take a poll
It’s hand smoothed but is it G-10 or micarta
Let’s see
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I vote Canvas.

Maybe rit dyed and polished?

 

[Don't drop it.]

Its G-10 …

 

[StrangeDaze]

Its G-10 …

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I won!