Gluing Micarta

[J. Hoffman]

I got some 1/8" micarta scales (some maroon, some black) today. I've never worked with micarta and I now realize that 1/8" is much to thin for handles scales. My plan is to take maroon scales and glue them to the black scales so when I sand it down I get a two-color effect. What kind of adhesive do I used to glue the two types of micarta together? Do I need to lightly sand the micarta when I glue them together? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jess

 

[Diamond G Knives]

While not gluing micarta to micarta, I have used super glue in the past to glue a colored spacer to my micarta handle material befor I put it on the knife.
This was used with corby rivits so I had a mechanical fastener as well so I wasnt as concerned with it delaminating.

I would think a 2 ton clear epoxy such as devcon wouold be OK, it dries clear and I woould suspect would make your joint more invisible.

Good Luck and God Bless
Mike

 

[BossDog]

Sand it as rough as you can and remove all the dust. Stack and glue but don't clamp so hard you squeeze out the glue.

 

[CDH]

Epoxy holds micarta to a knife tang very well, so it ought to hold 2 layers of micarta very well. I like using a couple of rubber bands to keep steady but not excess pressure during cure.