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Brown Bag Micarta Knife Handles- Part 1 of 2

Author: Badmin

Micarta is normally an expensive composite, but I made my own version out of regular paper grocery bags and epoxy resin. I cut the bags into squares, brushed on layer after layer of epoxy, then clamped the whole stack between scrap wood and let it cure overnight. It came out surprisingly hard and sturdy, and I used it in a follow-up video to make some new knife handles.

Watch the full build on YouTube.