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Too many new developments NOT to post its own thread here.
Some may already know of this, but its called Chatoyant Carbon Fiber, and I invented it last year, filed a patent, and finally am tweaking it out with better molds, exotic metallic interleaf layers, and multiple thickness ranges - primarily 3/16" and 3/8" thick.
I make molds after studying real wood figure types like Quilt, Flame, and Block mottle, not to mention aspects of wide ribbon flame seen in top guitar faces. Then CNC the molds to press unidirectional CF into the wavy "wood figure", and, just like real wood, it retains the 3D chatoyance after machining flat.
Since I hand layup the multilayer "stack" of CF, I am allowed the freedom to insert other contrasting material layers into the block prior to pressing, so they get the molded shape along with the CF, and add a wild exotic "damascus effect" dimension after machining. These materials include but are not limited to: copper foil, colored metallics with clear resin "window" layers, and hand patterned dichroic layering. Future planned laminations can include Swarovski Crystals, dichroic glass, synthetic opal, sterling silver, etc.
Some top custom makers are loving this stuff, and will soon be wholesaling my basic line through common knifemaking suppliers, while offering the exotic custom panels through my site.
Some may already know of this, but its called Chatoyant Carbon Fiber, and I invented it last year, filed a patent, and finally am tweaking it out with better molds, exotic metallic interleaf layers, and multiple thickness ranges - primarily 3/16" and 3/8" thick.
I make molds after studying real wood figure types like Quilt, Flame, and Block mottle, not to mention aspects of wide ribbon flame seen in top guitar faces. Then CNC the molds to press unidirectional CF into the wavy "wood figure", and, just like real wood, it retains the 3D chatoyance after machining flat.
Since I hand layup the multilayer "stack" of CF, I am allowed the freedom to insert other contrasting material layers into the block prior to pressing, so they get the molded shape along with the CF, and add a wild exotic "damascus effect" dimension after machining. These materials include but are not limited to: copper foil, colored metallics with clear resin "window" layers, and hand patterned dichroic layering. Future planned laminations can include Swarovski Crystals, dichroic glass, synthetic opal, sterling silver, etc.
Some top custom makers are loving this stuff, and will soon be wholesaling my basic line through common knifemaking suppliers, while offering the exotic custom panels through my site.
