Grooving already installed micarta

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Jmanwit

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Got a blade here, curious as to if it was possible to "groove" the already existing and installed scales.
 
You could use a checkering tool/file as is used in gunsmith work. They work really well for doing checkering on a confined area, such as the frame of a pistol and the like, I don't see why you couldn't get the same results with a set of scales. Check Brownells, Midway, Cheaper than Dirt, etc... The grooves are usually pretty narrow though, might not get the same definition on micarta... They are sold in LPI (line per inch) increments. Is it affixed in such a way that treating it like a rehandle wouldn't work?

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You can use a round file, a dowel rod with some abrasive wrapped around it, various sanding drums for a dremel tool.....all kinds of things. Depends on what you want to do. Micarta cuts, files, sands and polishes very easily.
 
Noted. The scales are attached to the tang with epoxy and pins, making removal difficult if not impossible.
I bet the dremel/round file would work, it would just kill me to screw it up hahaha
 
what kind of knife is it, and what kind of approach were you thinking of taking?
 
If you wanted to do checkering on the cheap, you could use a thread chaser file for Micarta or G10. Also a cheap pack of needle files would work for a lot of different patterns.
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flatblackcapo said:
If you wanted to do checkering on the cheap, you could use a thread chaser file for Micarta or G10. Also a cheap pack of needle files would work for a lot of different patterns.
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I have some cheap thread chasing files and they wouldn't cut beans.


Look at the burrs on the one on the left.


I'd like to try the Brownell's checkering files, but $ is not the same.
 
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