[Danny0663]

Thanks again for the tutorial Dan.
Finally the board dried and got to test it on a frame blank i had waiting for it.
It turned out great, really solid and easy to work with. Besides the dust

 

[ZDP-189]

Those alternating layers look good. Does it take a polish?

 

[ZDP-189]

Oh, nice filework, BTW!

 

[Danny0663]

Ohhhhhh... I haven't tried polishing it with the polisher, i just polished it by hand with some bees wax.
Ill clean the pad tomorrow and give it ago.

Thanks.

 

[Knoll]

like The Look.

 

[HungaJungaESQ]

Going to give this a try this month. Thought I'd bump this post so it'll get more folks interested. I'm a little scared of the dangers of the epoxy some people mentioned, it's pretty gnarly stuff. But I'm excited.

-Bob

 

[Danny0663]

Thought i would share this link - http://www.cartercra...com/micarta.htm

How tough is it? - http://www.fendleykn...LM105_tough.htm

Very useful if you want to make some.

 

[HungaJungaESQ]

Wow that's super cool. I wish I knew how they did the twisty stuff... that looks rad!

Thanks!

-Bob

 

[Hrawk]

Wow that's super cool. I wish I knew how they did the twisty stuff... that looks rad!

Thanks!

-Bob

Here's a good example of doing the 'Twisty Stuff'

 

[HungaJungaESQ]

Oh that's interesting... not quite a twist but the same sort of effect! Knife making seems like an interesting hobby too, but I'm sure my wife will stab me if I bring it up >.>

Thanks Hrawk!
-Bob

 

[zwillie]

Hi,
I made the micarta as an inlay.
Look here.
http://slingshotforum.com/topic/20001-cherry-wood-with-waved-micarta-inlay/
Zwillie

 

[quarterinmynose]

excelent work!!!

well, i think that pretty much sums it up.

Nice looking slingshot. And, I admire the lengths you go to, and the thoroughness of your testing. Right on.

 

[SlingDaddy]

Just wanted to say thanks to ZDP for putting this together. Given the difficulty in sourcing sheets of G10 or Micarta large enough to make frames I'm going to be trying this method soon!

 

[Guest]

I'm saving this post cause I'll be trying it.

 

[lykos33]

Any special or favored resins for this? I want to try a Lexan and micarta build. Being in Canada I may have a job finding specific resins used but any info will be a boon

Murray

ps... excuse the font and color....easier on my ancient eyes for some reason