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My Norax Ceramics and Trizact Gators and ceramics last a long time. I go thru a lot of 60, 80 and 120 grit belts and I try to toss them when they stop cutting well or use them when cleaning up hidden tang shoulders, profile clean up, etc. The 36 and 50 grit get put on Heavy Profiling duty when...

Been busy lately with the stepson graduating High School, but I did get some stuff done! S90V 3 5/8" blade, blue G10 guard and frame, Toxic Green G10 spacer/liners and SeaStrat G Carta handle. Also did my first cable knife! I made my Pipe Vise into a Hardy tool (welded a long, 1" bolt to...

Did 2 more with AEB-L and AmeraGrip! Blue and DayGlo. These used .350" scales instead of the .25 on the orange one. They have the material listed in their instagram and facebook shops!

Tables like that are really nice!! I gotta do my first dagger soon and will be using mine! I was able to get down to around 1.5 degrees on my AmeriBrade version, haven't tried to go lower than that yet.

Parchment paper is good too for easy clean up. I tried wax paper when I was molding home made micarta handles and the wax melted. Parchment is easy to release and doesn't seem to melt wax. I use Tri Lube dry lube for my molds and the stuff pops right out. You can spray clamps or metal...

That was back in the warly 2000's when I talked to Paul Bos!

Lol. I laughed at them and walked away from their table. I was like 20 at the time, but knew they were full of it and other guys were fawning all over them. I felt sorry for the makers who had tables near them! They were loud and obnoxious! I remember getting some s30v from a very early...

DLC and PVD are pretty durable coatings and resist scratches well because they are so hard. Those coatings don't seem to wear off as easily. I have a few Benchmades with those coatings and they hold up well, even with heavy use. CeraCoat and Powder Coat are less durable. CeraCoat is supposed...

Yeah, could be? I saw the ratcheting hand clamps I may try. The Kant twist are nice, but super expensive!!

Let us know how it does! I don't think it would be much different than C clamps for regular handles? It would probably be nice for segmented handles to hold the pieces down so they are flat on the bottom?

https://currentcomposites.com/ Give them a call and ask for Ari! They have all sorts of stuff they can do!

I will be seeing them in the next few days and can see if there is an eta on the material

https://currentcomposites.com/ https://www.instagram.com/current_composites/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/currentcomposites/shop_tab I don't think it's been added to their FB shop yet?

Here is the overall knife after the 400 belt/600 hand sanding on the handle and wiping down the blade and handle with denatured alcohol: And after some Tung Oil: Got the plunges nice and even, freehand grinding is getting much better! Just need to make up a kydex sheath tonight, sharpen...

I found out that a company in CT, Current Composites, makes phenolic (micarta) and Fr4 (G10, but it is actually an insulating grade), carbon fiber and a brand new product just announced this past Wednesday called AmeraGrip! AmeraGrip is a laminate of FR4 and Nitrile Rubber, so it is similar to...

That looks great!

Welcome! Your work looks awesome!

I would try to dye the bone scales and trim them down to fit the tang more and reshape the guard a bit. With RIT dye or something, you may be able to imitate the darker color of the Mammoth? I usually save the higher end materials for when someone orders it that way and order the materials...

You're welcome! I gotta try this now with Tung Oil! It will be nice to get several coats down in an evening instead of waiting multiple days for it to harden fully!