G10 V Micarta

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razorsdescent

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Seeing as how whenever i post this question in a way that pertains about a certain maker people get off track and start telling me about the grippiness of micarta i thought id post this here.


If i had a 1/4 in chslab of G10 and a similiar slab of micarta and i started hitting them with a hammer which would crack first. in short im asking which would be a more impact resistant handle for a fixed blade.


Thank you in advance
 
The are both tough as nails..I don't think you would go wrong with either that said I like to work G10 more but I think Micarta has an edge as far as toughness I now it is harder to work than G10 and harder to finish.
 
If it's really important to you - neither one is THAT expensive, go to one of the supply catalogs like Jantz or Texas Knifemakers and order a small chunk of each, and go to town on it with a hammer. Seriously, it sounds like this is bugging you - nothing is as satisfying as finding out yourself.

Then you could post with pictures and have fun telling us what you found out. :)
 
razorsdescent said:
Seeing as how whenever i post this question in a way that pertains about a certain maker people get off track and start telling me about the grippiness of micarta i thought id post this here.


If i had a 1/4 in chslab of G10 and a similiar slab of micarta and i started hitting them with a hammer which would crack first. in short im asking which would be a more impact resistant handle for a fixed blade.


Thank you in advance
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I'm with Nick on this one, I'm curious to see which is tougher. Try break testing them. I'll send you a chunk of 1/4" micarta if you want to give it a try. (I don't use g10) Just send me your address
 
Guys

We are kind of mixing apples and oranges here. G10 is an epoxy based glass fiber composit of a certain specification, Micarta is a brand name for an entire series of phenolic resin composits, normally filled with paper, linen, canvas, ragg, and I'm sure there are more that I haven't listed.

Back to the subject, If you take a piece of G10 and bang the corner on concrete, it will splinter much like electronic ckt board material or your typical fiberglass lay-up. Micarta, typically will show similar compression of the fibers at the point of contact, but usually doens't split. At one time there was a Micarta (may have been one of the other manufactures) made which was also glass filled. This is the tough stuff! It is also more difficult to grind.

Jim A.
 
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