Handle finish/material question

[Toddman214]

Hi all. Im making a knife handle thats half g10 and half walnut. I know that G10 can just have a polished finish, and doesn't need protection, but if I want the whole handle to look consistent, and seemless, is there something I could just coat the entire handle with, or rather just polish the g10, then mask that, and finish the wood part of the handle with something?

 

[KenHash]

Hi all. Im making a knife handle thats half g10 and half walnut. I know that G10 can just have a polished finish, and doesn't need protection, but if I want the whole handle to look consistent, and seemless, is there something I could just coat the entire handle with, or rather just polish the g10, then mask that, and finish the wood part of the handle with something?

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[HexY3co]

If you use stabilized walnut you don't need to coat it, it will polish up nicely.

 

[Toddman214]

It's not

If you use stabilized walnut you don't need to coat it, it will polish up nicely.

It's not stabilized. Just part of an old, fully dried walnut fireplace mantle.

 

[fishface5]

I don't think that any sort of compound will adhere to the g10, just polish it

 

[Toddman214]

I don't think that any sort of compound will adhere to the g10, just polish it

Probably will just end up doing that. As for the walnut part of the handle, poly, TruOil, etc?

 

[Ebbtide]

Polish the synthetic & oil the wood.
Don’t overthink it.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

I use Danish oil finish from Watco.
I use it on walnut, other woods.......and some micarta.

Plus I love the smell

 

[Malty Falcon]

Put a jigged texture on both materials, it will look and feel consistent, and be super cool and one of a kind!

My suggestion for making very dissimilar materials appear consistent.

 

[Toddman214]

Put a jigged texture on both materials, it will look and feel consistent, and be super cool and one of a kind!

My suggestion for making very dissimilar materials appear consistent.

What is a jigged texture? I'm curious.

 

[Gene Kimmi]

I use Tru-oil on all wood, stabilized or not, micarta and G-10. I've had no problems with it adhering to the G-10.