MYcarta question

[Quiggs]

Hey everyone! I am currently trying to make my first MYcarta handle for a camping knife blank I have, I was just wondering how many layers of jean denim I should cut to have a usable thickness for the handle scales.(currenlty I have 18 layers)

Thanks
Quinn

 

[David Mary]

Hi Quinn, just decide how thick you want the scales, and keep laying until you reach that thickness. 1/4" scales are good. 3/8" are pretty thick, but maybe good depending on your knife, if you coke bottle them and taper the front. Any thicker than that would be overkill in my opinion.

 

[Quiggs]

thanks for the reply David, is coke bottled bigger at the front of the back? (to be honest this is only my second knife handle so I don't know much)

Hi Quinn, just decide how thick you want the scales, and keep laying until you reach that thickness. 1/4" scales are good. 3/8" are pretty thick, but maybe good depending on your knife, if you coke bottle them and taper the front. Any thicker than that would be overkill in my opinion.