Thread: Is this good to make scales from?

So I use fiberglass resin with some black acrylic paint to fill cracks in slabs of wood to make tables. It works really well and looks amazing after being finished. It cures up really hard and im wondering if this would make good scales for razors? I know there's macarta, but i don't know the composition for it. I had some resin left over and thought, why not try it. So I mixed some up with orange and poured some into a mold. Any info would be great.

I have no idea, I've only made about 7 sets of scales from wood.
I would love to see your results though.
Good luck.

Micarta began as a basis for circuit boards and other products where an electrically resistant material was needed. Originally a laminate of glue, like the stuff you found, and paper, cloths, fiberglass. There have been some interesting home made experiments with old jeans or other cast off materials. The laminated materials produce a pattern. The patterns can be manipulated during the assembly. You've opened a door that could lead anywhere.

I would wonder about the brittleness of resin alone in making scales which are relatively thin. Never having used it I guess the only way to find out is to make a test set of scales. OTH there is a section on making micarta scales in the library section here Making Micarta scale material - Straight Razor Place Wiki .

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I would wonder about the brittleness of resin alone in making scales which are relatively thin. Never having used it I guess the only way to find out is to make a test set of scales. OTH there is a section on making micarta scales in the library section here Making Micarta scale material - Straight Razor Place Wiki .

Bob

I think what ill do from here is cut some down to scale size and test the durability of it. I dont know if the acrylic paint has something to do with it but it seems to be somewhat strong. We'll see how it goes.