Linen Micarta and Canvas Micarta

You are going to get folks saying that they prefer the grip of each and say the one they like is grippier. It's personal preference really. BOTH WORK
 
I prefer linen, I just like the way it looks more. The only difference between canvas and linen is the density of the weave. Theoretically, canvas is tougher, but I've yet to damage either linen or canvas even slightly.
 
I prefer the texture of linen, but I won't kick canvas out of bed.
 
I threw a TOPS Tom Brown Tracker at a tree once. The handle was the the thing that hit the tree. A large chunk of the linen micarta broke off the back on one of the handle slabs; so, it's not as durable as people seem to believe.
 
stoffi said:
I threw a TOPS Tom Brown Tracker at a tree once. The handle was the the thing that hit the tree. A large chunk of the linen micarta broke off the back on one of the handle slabs; so, it's not as durable as people seem to believe.
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a. not all phenolics are created equal. b. many durable things will break if you throw them.
 
I threw a TOPS Tom Brown Tracker at a tree once. The handle was the the thing that hit the tree. A large chunk of the linen micarta broke off the back on one of the handle slabs; so, it's not as durable as people seem to believe
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Ah I think the word THREW cancels out the validity of this durability test:)
 
No knife is indestructable. You have to properly use and take care of it. It'd be like driving over nails and being shocked you poped a tire.

Canvas is a little more gripy when wet. Little. I couldn't tell one from another blindfolded
 
din said:
a. not all phenolics are created equal. b. many durable things will break if you throw them.
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A. What are you saying? That TOPS Micarta is inferior to some other Micarta? B. Yes, but it also puts perspective on the durability of said material. I never claimed it wasn't durable enough for its purpose, which obviously wasn't to throw it into a tree.

bobnery said:
Ah I think the word THREW cancels out the validity of this durability test:)
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There was no durability test. I simply stated that the Micarta broke on my knife after I threw it. The information gathered after my throwing session is valid, however; since the lesson learned was that Micarta isn't as strong as one would think. People often talk about how strong Micarta is, but in what sense do they mean it to be strong? I didn't throw the knife like as if I wanted to destroy it. It was a normal, firm throw, but it hit the Micarta. An aluminum handle is stronger than that... hell, even a plastic handle on a Mora is stronger than that.

Dizwolf said:
No knife is indestructable. You have to properly use and take care of it. It'd be like driving over nails and being shocked you poped a tire.
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Of course no knife is indestructible. Of course you need to use it properly and care for it. I just didn't give a damn what the outcome would be. You're missing the point, which is that whatever the reason was for me throwing my 300 dollar blade into a tree is irrelevant and what is is what happened to it. Now I know that Micarta is not bomb-proof and I'm a lot more cautious and I avoid hitting it when I'm batoning wood with my RC-6, for instance. Batoning and splitting wood requires more force than that throw did.
 
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No. I'm saying what happened to it under abuse is pointless to a discussion on the merits of canvas vs linen
 
Dizwolf said:
No. I'm saying what happened to it under abuse is pointless to a discussion on the merits of canvas vs linen
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That's not what you said and it isn't pointless if you consider why I wrote about my "Micarta experience" in the first place:

moonwilson said:
The only difference between canvas and linen is the density of the weave. Theoretically, canvas is tougher, but I've yet to damage either linen or canvas even slightly.
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I've damaged Micarta considerably and it would seem that it isn't nearly as strong as many of the other available materials.

Joining the debate: I prefer canvas.
 
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