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Ok, after almost 18 hours of rest, the epoxy has not hardened. Clearly I did not put enough hardner in the mix so I have two questions.
1. Will it eventually harden if given enough time?
2. Should I just toss it and start over?
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Also, what brands of epoxy do you recommend for handles and making your own micarta?
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Ok, so I finally pulled the plug on this project, here are the results of the first failed "mycarta" batch.
Here's the sheet right out of the press...
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The sheet was tacky on the exterior and very flexible bending to 45 degrees.
I cut off a small chunk to try sanding on with my Dremel and layers would peel away from time to time, so clearly it would not make a good medium for sculpting a handle.

Granted I failed but I will say that I learned a lot and will change quite a few aspects of the process in the future.
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You're making micarta too? I've got to give you some applause here Pete!
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Blades were shipped off to Peter's Heat Treat, will update when I get them back.
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Blades just arrived back from Peter's Heat Treat, O1 finished at R/C 59.
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I had some free time before I had to head into work today so I figured I would jump in and start working on a handle for my wharncliffe.

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So I have my Dad's knife that I am making waiting for the epoxy to cure on their handles. I decided to work a bit on my wharncliffe since I had some downtime today, here's a 600 grit finish.

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You're almost there Pete. thanks for the update!
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