Is Black G-10 and Black Paper the same thing?

[EvanBNW]

The pictures on the Busse site seam to imply that.

 

[jimmyjones]

Nope.

Black Paper is Micarta, with paper, as opposed to canvas or linen being the base material.

G-10 is a glass fabric.

BP is allegedly the 'least' durable of the available materials, but I've not noted any issues.


BP, G-10

BP, BP, Blk Linen, G-10, G-10, G-10

 

[EvanBNW]

Ah very interesting, thanks for the clarification!

 

[Smitty22]

I agree - thanks for the excellent side by side comparison photos! :thumbup:

 

[lsheldon]

Black paper sure is a looker though.

 

[EvanBNW]

Black paper sure is a looker though.

I agree. It probably looks great with Arctic White.

 

[jbombelli]

Personally, I like the black/tan G10 with arctic white! Hopefully I'll pick up something in that combo one of these days. Like the Waki I ordered!

 

[DowntownDM]

Isn't G-10 also a form of Micarta (pretty sure I've seen it described as such)?

 

[jimmyjones]

Isn't G-10 also a form of Micarta (pretty sure I've seen it described as such)?

Both are laminates, the base material and the actual resins differ.

From the Busse web site, Handles:
http://www.bussecombat.com/handles/index.shtml

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]What is Micarta anyway?
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Micarta was developed by Westinghouse. It has a higher tensile strength than steel and is impervious to changes in temperature. It will not swell, warp, or crack, even under adverse conditions, once it is on the knife. There are three types of Micarta and several grades of these three types. They all consist of layers of either paper, linen, or canvas.[/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]MICARTA TRIVIA BUSTER:
[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The inventors of Formica (kitchen counter tops) had borrowed so heavily from Micarta technology that the name "Formica" is short for the term "Formerly Micarta". Think of that the next time you drop a skillet on the kitchen counter....[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Yours in layered phenolics (Micarta),
Jerry Busse[/FONT]​

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[resinguy]

Isn't G-10 also a form of Micarta (pretty sure I've seen it described as such)?

Micarta has evolved into a generic term for laminates of cotton fabric or paper cured with phenolic resin.

G10 is made with fiberglass fabric and epoxy.