best source for micarta and g10?

[SkaerE]

by best i mean, a combo of price and service.

i'd like to get them in sheets/large pieces, i can always chop em down with the bandsaw.

thanks

[GANNMADE]

most of the knife suppliers sell by5"x12"x11/8 pieces of
micarta. also call to ask them if they can get bigger sizes

[Jamey Saunders]

You can see my HTML version of the Supplier's List at this URL: http://www.internetbusinesslinks.net/SupplierList.html

You can also download the List in Word or PDF format. Go to that URL and click on "Handle Material". It will take you to the Handle Material section, where you can see the list of handle material suppliers. Most of them have a website. Check out their on-line catalogs.

Of course, you can go directly to the manufacturer: http://www.micarta.com

Don't know if they'll sell to individuals, but they do sell the stuff in 4'x8' sheets, I think.

[A T Barr]

Go to http://www.accurateplastic.com/ I purchase full sheets of G10 from them.

A.T.


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[mikec]

Are you trying to make a statment about the weather with your signature block??

If so it's 16-deg in B'ham, AL right now and was 6-deg when I got up this morning!

Birmingham

[Jamey Saunders]

Yeah, and that statement is:

IT'S COLD!!!

We're just not used to this crap down here. 35, 40 degrees is cold, 14 degrees is insane. How can it be hot as hell here in the summer, and cold as hell in the winter?

Guess hell's frozen over!

I see we're now up to a balmy 27 degrees. Geez! And I've got to go up to Atlanta this afternoon. Gotta see the in-laws for the weekend. I'm gonna freeze my butt off.

[mikec]

At the apartment complex I'm at, the pond froze over

[Jamey Saunders]

The boss accidentally left the sprinkler timer on last night. This morning, the grass is frozen solid. Not a crunch, nothing. Solid as...well, ice.

[A T Barr]

It's 11:30 and it's warmed up to 7. It was 3 at 6:00 am.

A.T.

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[mikec]

Where are you at A T

Opps, KY I see that now

[Jamey Saunders]

This weather makes me want to move to St. Maarten...

[SkaerE]

ha!

last night when i got off work it was -25 with windchill. -2 w/out.

i think its a record cold here in Va. crazy stuff.

[Jason Cutter]

I thought I'd gotten the weather channel !
About the G-10 / Micarta. Any of the major suppliers have reasonable prices. The best I've found are Koval - their prices are very consistent and for about $10 for a 5x12inch plate (dep on thickness and type) eg.- black linen Micarta, its very economical given that the size will be enough to make 4 slab handles - $2.50 a handle is about as cheap as ANYTHING gets these days.

Another company I've dealt with is Masecraft. They don't have a website last time I looked but they have G-10 and Micarta from as cheap as $5 for a 5x12inch piece/plate. I'm based in Australia so freight prices negate any savings, so I MUST look for the best deals. Their email is masecraft@masecraftsupply.necoxmail.com

They may have a website by now. They supply some very interesting stuff which the others don't so worth getting a copy of their catalog.

Hope this helps. Cheers.

[Jan Dox]

Those prices are low! At the BKS show in november I saw a set of black and green micarta slabs (estimated 1.5" x 6" x 0,4") for 25? which equals roughly 25USD. If I could find micarta here at those prices I would spend less time making my own laminates with linen and epoxy.

At those prices we have only the natural brown "Micarta" and in sizes of 1m2 (11sq.ft.).


Jan

[C L Wilkins]

Originally posted by A T Barr
Go to http://www.accurateplastic.com/ I purchase full sheets of G10 from them.

A.T.


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A.T.
- I looked over their site and was only able to find where offered "natural" colors. Would you be able to let us know what colors and thicknesses you have found from these folks and the approximate prices to expect? It may be worth it for our friends outside the US to order at least a full sheet.

Craig