Too pretty not to share

[darlington.edgecraft]

Got this handle material from J. Hue Customs a while back. I just finished the handle up and I had to show you guys how awesome it turned out

 

[RLB0414]

How does the honeycomb feel when gripped?

 

[Mk-211]

What's the honeycomb made out of? I know there's some out there with aluminum, for the comb.

 

[Tsujigiri]

How does the honeycomb feel when gripped?

Based on the reflections, it looks like he filled the voids with clear resin and high polished it, so it looks crazy but would just feel like a smooth polished handle. Pretty neat effect...

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

How does the honeycomb feel when gripped?

You don’t even feel it. Feels just like the resin

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

What's the honeycomb made out of? I know there's some out there with aluminum, for the comb.

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I believe the guy I bought this from 3D printed the honeycomb. Apparently it bonds to the resin a lot better than the aluminum does. It’s smooth to the touch too, you can’t even feel the difference between it and the resin

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

Based on the reflections, it looks like he filled the voids with clear resin and high polished it, so it looks crazy but would just feel like a smooth polished handle. Pretty neat effect...

Yup! 2500 wet sanded. You can’t feel a difference

 

[jfk1110]

Pretty. Damn Cool....

 

[donnord]

Do you know what material that was printed with?

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

Do you know what material that was printed with?

I have no idea honestly. I’m assuming it’s some kind of plastic? But I’m not sure

 

[donnord]

My daughter has a 3D printer and printed up some scales for my mule team and they do not take well to drilling or sanding. The type your were made from obviously was/is sandable.

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

My daughter has a 3D printer and printed up some scales for my mule team and they do not take well to drilling or sanding. The type your were made from obviously was/is sandable.

Yeah, and easy too! I’m gonna shoot him an email and ask

 

[Valkyr]

Very nice looking stuff.

I think that the material for the comb might be PETG or one of the poly filaments. If it was done with FDM printer. Maybe it was done in resin. I don't know how well that bond would work.

From the photos, I can't see layer lines, so either printed at high resolution or maybe resin.

donnord if your daughter's printer can run it, try PETG. That is supposed to take sanding better. Most people run PLA for simple stuff and that is really sensitive to temps (it prints at a lower temp than some of the other materials) and isn't the strongest, but is also probably the least expensive.

Most filaments would either gum up and break down during machine sanding (shaping) even with the resin due to heat.

 

[darlington.edgecraft]

I emailed him! The honeycomb is the same material as the filler. Everything is pure resin, which to me seems even more fascinating