"mosaic" PVC knife handles, anybody use em?

Those have come up here before a couple times. There have been questions about their durability. They DO look very cool if not too gaudy. Many damascus makers use polymer clay to model damascus patterns. I see this as an innovative offshoot of that practice, and somewhat akin to millefiore glass patterns.
 
This strikes me as a very good idea.

My only concern is with how well the material would hold up to shock. My experience with polymer clay is that it's somewhat prone to fracture.

I would think, however, there are additives you could use that could address that.
 
The durability issues were my concern. I guess to avoid the potential for structural failure, I would only use em on a skinner or caping knife. Nothing that involves chopping. Well, when it comes time to match scales to blades next month, I will purchase a set for a skinner and mount em with hidden pins I guess. The stuff does look pretty interesting. Depending on the colors, it could be over the top.:barf:
 
I think its awful. It reminds me of so many hippie and would be home jewelry makers exploits into fimo clay. Still I guess with some dark colors and some time you maight get soem neat effects. I to would be worried about it cracking or shattering under impact. Let us know how it works if you use any.
 
ive made some handles out of poly clay and did some drop tests and let the kids have my other scraps that i made for testing. havent put blades on the handles jet but they passed all the tests i did the kids havent even scratched the ones i gave them.

if you can find it in the archives i started a topic about this along time ago

believe the topic is (poly clay?)


fitzo know the thread maybe he can help
 
I guess a gold/silver mosaic damascus (mokume?) would be pretty interesting too, albeit a hair on the expensive side. Maybe for bolsters though. full length scales would be super expensive. but it would look pretty cool on an art knife.
 
The gold and silve PMC are just that- real gold and silver. It does require high heat to make it work.
The regular polymer clays can be done in a home oven.
 
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