Ocean Blue Marbled Catalin

Beautiful, vintage 1960's U.S. made Ocean Blue Catalin!

This slab of Catalin is a stunning, marbled ocean blue that makes for absolutely STRIKING knife scales!

Bakelite and Catalin are both made Phenol Formaldehyde resin, just like the paper/linen/canvas Micartas that we all know and love.  

The difference is that Bakelite has a wood flour filler for strength, instead of fabric like Micarta...  While Catalin contains no filler at all.  The vast majority of Bakelite is brown or black, while Catalin comes in many vibrant colors.  Most of the material known as Bakelite by makers these days is actually Catalin (which tends to be more valuable).

Both Bakelite and Catalin will take on a patina as time goes by, just like Micarta (second photo shows the material with a 60+ year patina).  Because Bakelite and Catalin have little to no fillers, they take an absolutely INCREDIBLE polish!

These slabs measure 5" x 1.5" x .17"+ and are sold individually.

VERY limited supply!