New Micarta Vs. Old

[Eero]

I got some new grips for my 9 recently. The old style factory micarta got well worn and darkend by oil from my hands, constantly being wet and I hit it with some 2000 grit sand paper a while back. Got them about two years ago. Here are some comparison shots of new VS old:

Wish they matched the tweener micarta but after some heavy use that should be a moot point:

 

[OlDutch]

I also just bought new Micarta (and a bk10) and was looking at the colour difference. You can see it in this pic

I was wiping some mineral oil on the blade and wiped some on the grips too and they have already darkened up a bit.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Those are nice

 

[thegraydog]

new to the custom knife world & i am trying to determine what grade of "micarta" ,phenolic, garolite what ever name it goes by is the most commeon to use for handles. I order supplies from Mcmaster.com a lot and figured i could find it there. If any one knows the Mcmaster catalog # that would be great.