Trimming to Length

Each piece is about 1/16” [1.57mm] thick by 3 ½” x ½” [1.5mm x 88.9mm x 12.7mm]. The bone is quite brittle and tends to shatter if cut with any type of saw so we’ll trim the bone to size on the disk sander. First we’ll trim the length to exactly 2.625” ( 2 5/8”)[66.6mm]. A line is drawn on my squaring jig which will leave the bone several hundredths of an inch too long. Then we’ll whittle it down with light touches to the disk until the measurement is perfect – using a digital caliper for measuring. (Using fractions like 2 5/8” [66.6mm] is not exact enough – two pieces which both measure 2 5/8” [66.6mm] on a ruler may still be different enough to see by eye)

If youy're using Micarta (or any other material that comes in sheets), cut the Micarta sheet into 2 5/8" [66.6mm] wide strips. Then cut these strips into 2 5/8" [66.8mm] x 1/2" [12.7mm] pieces.

Please note: 2 5/8” [66.6mm] is the correct measurement. The sharp is 2 ¾” [69.8mm] long on its bottom surface but, because of the 10 degree angle at the front, the top surface is 2 5/8” [66.6mm]. If your sharps are slightly longer or shorter than 2 ¾” [69.8mm], adjust the size of the bone or Micarta.



Micarta and G10 are machined using the same methods described for bone. Any procedure described in the following pages for bone applies equally for Micarta or G10 with one exception. Yellow glue or Liquid Hide glue cannot be used with Micarta or G10 - use contact cement instead!