I thought the knife scales Curtis Seebeck made with prickly pear cactus were just too cool, and I wanted to make one myself. I didn't do this exactly like Curtis does it, but it was just an experiment anyway. I think it looks cool.
Curtis uses Alumilite, a liquid dye, and a pressure pot to cast his, but I used a casting resin from Michaels or Hobby Lobby (can't remember which), some aniline dye powder, and a vacuum chamber to get the bubbles out and make it saturate the cactus lattice.
It's a little bit flexible, kind of like hard rubber. I probably won't use this on an actual knife because there's not enough of it unless I make a neck knife or something. I'm also not sure of how durable it is. I may invest in some alumilite and maybe a pressure pot from Harbor Freight. I've got a bunch of cactus skeleton left.
What do you think?
Curtis uses Alumilite, a liquid dye, and a pressure pot to cast his, but I used a casting resin from Michaels or Hobby Lobby (can't remember which), some aniline dye powder, and a vacuum chamber to get the bubbles out and make it saturate the cactus lattice.
It's a little bit flexible, kind of like hard rubber. I probably won't use this on an actual knife because there's not enough of it unless I make a neck knife or something. I'm also not sure of how durable it is. I may invest in some alumilite and maybe a pressure pot from Harbor Freight. I've got a bunch of cactus skeleton left.
What do you think?
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