Old Micarta: Westinghouse "The Original High Pressure Plastic Laminate"

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Kimberlin

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Hello everyone. Hoping use this thread to share some photos of a few beautiful pieces of Westinghouse Micarta I've come across.

If anyone has any interesting stories or info about Westinghouse Micarta, please feel free to share below!

Westinghouse Canvas Micarta

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Thanks .Some of the terms used are not very precise . These are all fiber composites .Properly the material should described with name of fiber and name of resin. Without using trade names . All to often words like micarta are used for more than one material.
 
Unicorn Rag micarta.

 
Taylor fiber company canvas from the 60's. Cool edge grain. Finishes out more of a gray color.

 
I'm really starting to appreciate these materials on user knives, especially with a somewhat rough finish. Great tactile qualities too IMO.
 
That's amazing stuff!

I've got some 1960's East German canvas micarta from a ship repair that I've got tucked away for some special planned projects.
 
Cool macro shots, Kimberlin - thanks for posting.

Daizee, is the East German material you have called Novotex? Or maybe Textolit? And is it a reddish brown color? Novotex was used in the automotive industry here as far back as the 1930s. Very cool stuff
 
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