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My Machax! thanks to all! Making micarta,etching. EDIT:put back to work 3 pics

thats just a great knife! I was iffy on the machaxe at first..but urs and some others I been seeing are making me want one!


but easy with that ''king'' talk! There's only ONE King! da big NINE! lol
 
Man, every time I come back to this it looks better and better. That is one gorgeous piece of steel right there sir.
 
This is really inspiring. Just ordered a Machax as my first Becker (others are coming), and I really want to do something like this to it. Gorgeous work!
 
thrillbilly said:
HOLY SH*T!
I LOVE the micarta! Cant wait to try my new belt sander out on micarta...finally get some contours and show off the layers.
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Thrill'y, your sander will help with that. But honestly, it's easy to melt micarta and gum up the belts.
One of THE BEST tools for shaping scales, short of a big fast grinder, is the humble file. I have a set of full-size nicholson's with handles.
tape up the blade, put it in the vice in soft jaws, and start shaping. You'll be astonished how much material you can remove quickly with a fresh file.


-Daizee
 
daizee said:
Thrill'y, your sander will help with that. But honestly, it's easy to melt micarta and gum up the belts.
One of THE BEST tools for shaping scales, short of a big fast grinder, is the humble file. I have a set of full-size nicholson's with handles.
tape up the blade, put it in the vice in soft jaws, and start shaping. You'll be astonished how much material you can remove quickly with a fresh file.
-Daizee
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Are these metal files? I used a wood rasp set to shape my grips before...was taking FOREVER to touch it. I do need to invest in a good set of files anyways...you recommend the Nicholsons?
 
You did a great job altogether..but the micarta looks excellent. Im cutting up some Levis and some old camo bdu pants now..ive been inspired ;)
 
Sweet! I will again echo that your micarta looks amazing! I have got to try making some. Thanks for sharing!


Dax
 
Came out real nice. Now I am compelled to make some all denim, FABRIC OF THE GODS, micarta scales for my BK4 and 9.
 
Bobthemotorcycle said:
How do you do that? I know what the paint remover is but what does the water do and what do you use to etch the metal?
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Google blade forums etch and it should pop
Up near the top. Or search bf search how to etch. There's a link to it somewhere . clich did a how to
 
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