Just curious..

[JustinFournier]

Man, I love those racing stripes in that butterscotch micarta! Is it all the way through or just superficial marking?

It's a layer, all the way through. It's a Westinghouse marking. Some makers cut the scales so the stripes will be visible on the handle to prove what it is.

 

[Standard78]

Unbuffed canvas for me. Terotuf is a super close second for me though.

Yep.

 

[91bravo]

It's a layer, all the way through. It's a Westinghouse marking. Some makers cut the scales so the stripes will be visible on the handle to prove what it is.

I'd love to have some of those scales with the racing stripes in a diagonal pattern or like bolster lines!

 

[Gusbuster]

Luv this stuff! Can't wait to get my matching HDFK and EDC2!

I dig the wood too!
Cocobolo

Desert Ironwood

Blackwood

 

[Lorien]

that old skool micarta looks so nice. I'm not very picky usually wrt handle material, but that stuff hits the mark on every front proving you don't have to compromise on aesthetics in order to get a handle with longevity

 

[ridnovir]

I love micarta. That "antique" micarta sure is nice. I am wondering is there any other current producer of micarta that uses high industry standards, to produce micarta, that Westinghouse have used? Also, there must be still tones of old stock Westinghouse micarta out there, - right?

 

[evltcat]

Antique micarta is just gorgeous. The really don't make it like that anymore.
My second choice would be a hard wood like desert ironwood, Cocobolo and Purpleheart.

 

[JustinFournier]

I love micarta. That "antique" micarta sure is nice. I am wandering is there any other current producer of micarta that uses high industry standards, to produce micarta, that Westinghouse have used? Also, there must be still tones of old stock Westinghouse micarta out there, - right?

Nope & Nope.

 

[91bravo]

Very interesting and worthy of reading:

http://www.kimberlin.co/old-micarta/

 

[91bravo]

I've never seen so many different micarta patterns before...I wonder if some of those old patterns are still around? I see some patterns that look very much like the micarta that Nathan uses!

 

[Standard78]

Now I'm curious if the kitchen countertops in my house are micarta.
It was built in 1952.
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[JustinFournier]

Now I'm curious if the kitchen countertops in my house are micarta.
It was built in 1952.
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Itsnpossible. The houses on our street were built in 55-56 and one has original postformed counter tops. They look like Formica laminate tho.

 

[91bravo]

Itsnpossible. The houses on our street were built in 55-56 and one has original postformed counter tops. They look like Formica laminate tho.

Did you see that butterscotch with the blue racing stripes that you posted on the previous page? I thought of you when I saw it!

 

[Standard78]

Itsnpossible. The houses on our street were built in 55-56 and one has original postformed counter tops. They look like Formica laminate tho.

I'm thinking the same. There's a worn down spot near the sink where the pattern is gone.

 

[JustinFournier]

I'm thinking the same. There's a worn down spot near the sink where the pattern is gone.

Yeah. That's what you need to know.