What is rucarta?

[jeffj]

I've known about this material for a long time...I've seen it mentioned in A.G. Russell's catalog for years. My question is: what is rucarta? Another one is how does it compare to micarta? Can one buy this stuff or is it exclusive to A.G. Russell?

jj

 

[T. J.]

Rucarta is a phenol based composite just as is micarta. The name micarta is a registered trademark of Westinghouse, as opposed to a descriptive name for a whole class of materials. Kinda like Q-tips, we tend to call all of it micarta, but the other manufacturers have to sell it under a different name.

[This message has been edited by T. J. (edited 05 September 1999).]

[This message has been edited by T. J. (edited 05 September 1999).]