Coarse Weave Canvas Micarta is made of Epoxy resins combined with layers of very coarse canvas cloth pressed under high pressure and heat. The resulting product is a dense material that can be cut, shaped, drilled, taped, and machine with ordinary tool. Natural Canvas Micarta has canvas fabric embedded into the Epoxy resin. This makes a very attractive pattern when shaped. It also provides excellent grip when left raw from grinding. It can also be polished to a very high shine and smooth finish.
Note: This Coarse weave Micarta material could generate lots of heat when grinding. So please do use cooling fluid or water when grinding otherwise the resin could melt and attached to abrasive belts.
Some skilled knifemakers' finished Knives:
