Another dumb question: (I should mention ahead of time, that I am really only interested in making folding knives at this point, so my questions are relative to that)
I have a fair amount of wood, including some domestics (hickory, hard maple, walnut) and some exotics (ipe, rosewood, zebra, purple heart, african redwood, grapa, and so on...). Some of which is good for scales and obviously other is not.
What I am wondering is what is some good material to have on hand "just in case" for scale material. I assume that if I am going to do something special, I will reach out and get just enough of whatever that is and do it. However, it seems like everyone in the videos just magically reaches into their bag of tricks and has some chunk of G10 or Delrin or Mycarta of one sort or another. When looking for these materials, I seem to find either pre-made scales of it, or huge sheets that are way beyond my price range for something "just to have in stock".
Any recommendations?
On a related note, I have seen people do shadow patterns, implying they use no bolsters, but at what point is it okay to go with liner-less as well? Is this specific to thickness of the material, or some specific strength attribute?
I have a fair amount of wood, including some domestics (hickory, hard maple, walnut) and some exotics (ipe, rosewood, zebra, purple heart, african redwood, grapa, and so on...). Some of which is good for scales and obviously other is not.
What I am wondering is what is some good material to have on hand "just in case" for scale material. I assume that if I am going to do something special, I will reach out and get just enough of whatever that is and do it. However, it seems like everyone in the videos just magically reaches into their bag of tricks and has some chunk of G10 or Delrin or Mycarta of one sort or another. When looking for these materials, I seem to find either pre-made scales of it, or huge sheets that are way beyond my price range for something "just to have in stock".
Any recommendations?
On a related note, I have seen people do shadow patterns, implying they use no bolsters, but at what point is it okay to go with liner-less as well? Is this specific to thickness of the material, or some specific strength attribute?