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    Mizmazzle
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    @Desperado213
    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

    @Desperado213 said in Leather IH Patches:

    Does anyone have a couple of leather IH patches they would be willing to let go of? I seen some people remove them from their pants and I'm working on a little project.

    @Desperado213 well I’m very curious about this project…

    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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      Desperado213
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      Joined: 31 Oct 2022

      It's not much, I'm just going to make a leather knife slip for one of my pocket knives. I recently made some denim micarta with some iron heart 21oz hems and recovered the knife. I put copper hard wear and a red liner as a nod to iron heart. I thought a patch slip would round it out nicely!

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        Desperado213
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          Mizmazzle
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          @Desperado213
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          @Desperado213 super cool!!

          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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            Danimal506
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            @Desperado213
            Joined: 13 Aug 2019

            @Desperado213 Dude that is super cool!!! IH denim micarta is rad. Great idea! I would love one for myself

            WTB:
            IHC-06
            IHSW-70 L or XL
            UHF Pillow Cover

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              Desperado213
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              @Danimal506
              Joined: 31 Oct 2022

              @Danimal506 thanks! I'm pretty happy with how it came out. It was my first time making micarta and first recover of a slip joint.

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                Matt
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                That looks rad af.

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                  Daniel San
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                  @Desperado213
                  Joined: 2 May 2020

                  @Desperado213
                  looks awesome 👏
                  but I have no idea how you made it 😁

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                    SiRockxx
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                    @Desperado213
                    Joined: 31 Mar 2025

                    @Desperado213 That looks great man. Nice idea using the leather patches for a slip.

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                      mikebarhoot
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                      Joined: 15 Dec 2015

                      dammit! i was suppose to send someone some denim for same purpose. forgot and now i cant find the correspondence w address.

                      came out great.

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                        Desperado213
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                        @mikebarhoot
                        Joined: 31 Oct 2022

                        @mikebarhoot said in Leather IH Patches:

                        dammit! i was suppose to send someone some denim for same purpose. forgot and now i cant find the correspondence w address.

                        came out great.

                        Thank you! It made some nice micarta. I did 4 layers but could have gotten away with 3. The denim being thick helps out.

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                          RoxRocks86
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                          Joined: 2 Mar 2018

                          Sounds like a cool project! Would love to see the process of how you went about turning 21oz into micarta and if you get your hands on some patches how you make a slip 😀

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                            Desperado213
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                            @RoxRocks86
                            Joined: 31 Oct 2022

                            @RoxRocks86 said in Leather IH Patches:

                            Sounds like a cool project! Would love to see the process of how you went about turning 21oz into micarta and if you get your hands on some patches how you make a slip 😀

                            I should have taken some pictures during the build but I always forget. All you have to do to make the micarta is buy some clear epoxy, I used Total Boat high performance, and then have 2 flat surfaces to sandwich the material, I used 2 pieced of thick glass I had. Soak each piece of denim in the epoxy then lay it on parchment paper on the glass and use a roller or squeegee to get the excess epoxy out. Once the layer looks wet, apply the next layer, and so on. Once you have all your layers stacked, roll out the excess epoxy and then lay the second flat surface on top with parchment paper and load on a bunch of weights. I put about 100lbs on the top plate. You could also used wood clamps instead of weights. After 24 hours its hard and ready to go.

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                              RoxRocks86
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                              Didn’t realize it was quite the process! Great job on your knife and thank you for the explanation @Desperado213 . It’s gotten me intrigued to the point i started watching a few vids of micarta on yt 😅

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                                meatmarketdenim1
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                                Joined: 30 Aug 2024

                                @Desperado213
                                Super cool idea, looks rad as hell man

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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Here was ours.....

                                  https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/2800/ihk-the-21oz-knife?_=1745408983173

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    Desperado213
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                                    @Giles
                                    Joined: 31 Oct 2022

                                    @Giles Thats awesome! I'm surprised I've never seen that before.

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                                      Giles
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                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      I have one I use all the time. Holds an edge like nobody's business....

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        endo
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                                        Joined: 29 May 2020

                                        time for restock!

                                        si tacuisses

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                                          SKT
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                                          @Giles
                                          Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                          @Giles umm…can this make a comeback?!

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