Plaintiff Ora Adams alleges that her husband, Lional Adams, was exposed to asbestos at defendant, Avondale’s, New Orleans area shipyards in the 1970s while Mr. Adams was employed as a pipefitter and ...

Micarta is a brand name for a layered fabric resin composite made by Norplex Micarta, an industrial materials producer. The company holds the trademark for the material invented by George Westinghouse ...

I’ve been keen to get my hands on a knife with a little more bulk. Everything seems to be going smaller and lighter, and I found myself looking for a knife that had a “dense” feel in my hand — ...

Over the summer, I was fortunate enough to hang with the Portland Knife Center of Excellence (PKCOE), a group of Stumptown-based brands that have banded together to promote the city’s status as ...

A few years ago, The James Brand launched its Barnes integral folder. To this day, it’s still the brand’s most refined, sophisticated design — and that’s saying a lot. While that knife has seen some ...

This week, I experiment with resin, cloth, and other materials to create micarta. The video explores the use of a vacuum chamber and a pressure pot in the process. A pink silicone mold, found while ...

Norplex-Micarta recently appointed Michael Gromacki as chief executive officer. Michael will succeed Denny Ford, who is retiring after more than 40 years with the company. Norplex-Micarta develops, ...