Thinning out Kirinite

[RayRay786]

Hi fellow knife oweners

I am about to make my first set of knife scales and bought some white MOP Kirinite. It is however a bit too thick and I have been searching high and low on ideas for the best way to thin them out.

Please help

 

[Big Chris]

If you have access to a mill use it to surface them some.
If you have a belt sander use your coarsest belt to remove the excess.
You can always go ahead and glue them on and just keep working them down til you have the "feel" you want.

 

[Maelstrom78]

File, rasp, sandpaper, belt grinder, disc grinder, angle grinder with flap wheel, saw off a slice then flatten on something flat with sandpaper glued on, rub on your concrete driveway, attach to bottom of foot and drag it downhill while bicycling, you could likely whittle the stuff with a sharp knife and then sand smooth.

Just some ideas .

 

[Josh Rider]

Kirinite is soft, easier to work than g10 and micarta.
Stick some sandpaper to a piece of glass and sand away!

 

[ChristoDart]

Second using the cement ground. Tack it into a flat piece of wood like mdf and rub in figure 8s on the sidewalk or driveway. It'll give a good surface for epoxy to grab onto and shave down material quickly.

 

[S.Alexander]

Second using the cement ground. Tack it into a flat piece of wood like mdf and rub in figure 8s on the sidewalk or driveway. It'll give a good surface for epoxy to grab onto and shave down material quickly.

Rubbing it on the cement is not a good idea... I'm pretty sure Maelstrom78's comment was tongue in cheek.

 

[ChristoDart]

Please elaborate? I guess I should caution that make sure you fully soap it up and do proper prep. Other than that I see no reason what differentiates ground up grit glued to a piece of paper or poured onto the ground.

Rubbing it on the cement is not a good idea... I'm pretty sure Maelstrom78's comment was tongue in cheek.

 

[S.Alexander]

Concrete would be more akin to 12 grit sandpaper. It could leave gouges that show on the edges of the handle material. It could also chip out your material.

Lapping with sandpaper is usually done on a granite block that is completely flat. This allows your handle scale to come out flat. Concrete is not completely flat.

You also run the risk of embedding rocks and dirt in your handle scales.