Self Made Knives
Well-Known Member
First let me say, I'm not really that interested in making normal micarta, sounds like a lot of mess and probably ends up costing about the same in the end. But, what I am interested in is making an occasional "custom" micarta with a specific logo or pattern in it. So, two questions come to mind.
How is paper micarta from a performance perspective? I've used linen and canvas micartas, but never paper. Is it as durable and lasting as the others? Does it stain or leech out colors in any way?
Second question, have you every tried printing multiple logos or designs with a laser printer so they could be stacked up for paper micarta? Assuming you could keep them in line, would the ink/toner stand up to normal knife use/abuse? Sunlight? Would the epoxy smear the ink/toner?
I've got a potential customer that wants to order about a 6-10 knives with his company logo in the handle. I've been daydreaming all day about ways to pull it off and printing them out and making paper micarta is about the best I've come up with. Ideas?
How is paper micarta from a performance perspective? I've used linen and canvas micartas, but never paper. Is it as durable and lasting as the others? Does it stain or leech out colors in any way?
Second question, have you every tried printing multiple logos or designs with a laser printer so they could be stacked up for paper micarta? Assuming you could keep them in line, would the ink/toner stand up to normal knife use/abuse? Sunlight? Would the epoxy smear the ink/toner?
I've got a potential customer that wants to order about a 6-10 knives with his company logo in the handle. I've been daydreaming all day about ways to pull it off and printing them out and making paper micarta is about the best I've come up with. Ideas?