2024 Forum Knife Photo Thread

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lithicus said:
Very nice man!!! 😍 How did you do this? I think I gotta give it a shot 🤣 Was this your first dye job or did you do some practice runs?
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Thank you!! Much appreciated!! It's my first dye job! Did a lot of reading on the subject, though. A friend on another forum asked me about the process - this is what I told him:

"Thank you! Scrubbed it with soap and water, soaked it in hydrogen peroxide for a few hours, started daubing on the Oxblood Fiebing's Leather Dye, let it dry, daubed on some more, repeat, repeat, you get the idea. It was my first attempt, and sometimes I do dumb things, so I did it at night which really made it harder. At some point, I got a little hairdryer and started heating it up, adding more dye, repeat, repeat... eventually rinsed it with cold water followed by a wipe down with a paper towel soaked in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Dried it with the hair dryer. Tried various ways of buffing the shine back up (the hydrogen peroxide, the alcohol in the dye, and then more alcohol leaves the finish kinda matte in an unattractive way). Micro Mesh pads worked ok, white rouge worked ok, a tiny bit of flitz on a microfiber rag worked the best. Once hand buffed, I put some mineral oil on it and called it done. I don't think that all of that is really necessary maybe, but as I said, I've no idea what I'm doing except combining a bunch of stuff I've heard others have had success with."
 
birdsbeaks said:
Thank you!! Much appreciated!! It's my first dye job! Did a lot of reading on the subject, though. A friend on another forum asked me about the process - this is what I told him:

"Thank you! Scrubbed it with soap and water, soaked it in hydrogen peroxide for a few hours, started daubing on the Oxblood Fiebing's Leather Dye, let it dry, daubed on some more, repeat, repeat, you get the idea. It was my first attempt, and sometimes I do dumb things, so I did it at night which really made it harder. At some point, I got a little hairdryer and started heating it up, adding more dye, repeat, repeat... eventually rinsed it with cold water followed by a wipe down with a paper towel soaked in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Dried it with the hair dryer. Tried various ways of buffing the shine back up (the hydrogen peroxide, the alcohol in the dye, and then more alcohol leaves the finish kinda matte in an unattractive way). Micro Mesh pads worked ok, white rouge worked ok, a tiny bit of flitz on a microfiber rag worked the best. Once hand buffed, I put some mineral oil on it and called it done. I don't think that all of that is really necessary maybe, but as I said, I've no idea what I'm doing except combining a bunch of stuff I've heard others have had success with."
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Thanks!! I think it turned out fantastic! Color is great and the flitz seems to have really given it a nice shine 🤩
 
lithicus said:
Thanks!! I think it turned out fantastic! Color is great and the flitz seems to have really given it a nice shine 🤩
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cudgee said:
Good job. Doing something for the first time can be daunting, but is a great learning curve also.
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Thanks, gents! I'm blown away at the response!

I'm just glad I've yet to be accused of ruining a perfectly good forum knife!!

I don't have hardly any experience to share but if you've got further questions about what I did, I'll happily tell what I know!
 
birdsbeaks said:
Thanks, gents! I'm blown away at the response!

I'm just glad I've yet to be accused of ruining a perfectly good forum knife!!

I don't have hardly any experience to share but if you've got further questions about what I did, I'll happily tell what I know!
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Having had one go at a re-dye i can give you some very useful information. Do not leave in the hydrogen peroxide for too long. Apologise for getting off topic, but thought anyone on this thread contemplating a re-dye may find this useful.
 
cudgee said:
Having had one go at a re-dye i can give you some very useful information. Do not leave in the hydrogen peroxide for too long. Apologise for getting off topic, but thought anyone on this thread contemplating a re-dye may find this useful.
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I agree with this. Mine was in the hydrogen peroxide for 2 hours tops. I'm not even convinced that the HP is really necessary at all. If I did it again, I'd probably do soap and water > dry > dye > rinse > dry > buff > oil, knowing that I could always could go back and redo it with the HP if the dye didn't take. That said, the bone seems not to have suffered any from my hamfisted technique. 😂
 
birdsbeaks said:
Thank you!! Much appreciated!! It's my first dye job! Did a lot of reading on the subject, though. A friend on another forum asked me about the process - this is what I told him:

"Thank you! Scrubbed it with soap and water, soaked it in hydrogen peroxide for a few hours, started daubing on the Oxblood Fiebing's Leather Dye, let it dry, daubed on some more, repeat, repeat, you get the idea. It was my first attempt, and sometimes I do dumb things, so I did it at night which really made it harder. At some point, I got a little hairdryer and started heating it up, adding more dye, repeat, repeat... eventually rinsed it with cold water followed by a wipe down with a paper towel soaked in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Dried it with the hair dryer. Tried various ways of buffing the shine back up (the hydrogen peroxide, the alcohol in the dye, and then more alcohol leaves the finish kinda matte in an unattractive way). Micro Mesh pads worked ok, white rouge worked ok, a tiny bit of flitz on a microfiber rag worked the best. Once hand buffed, I put some mineral oil on it and called it done. I don't think that all of that is really necessary maybe, but as I said, I've no idea what I'm doing except combining a bunch of stuff I've heard others have had success with."
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I am happy to see the dye color turn out so nicely. However, as others have mentioned, hydrogen peroxide and carbon steel is not a good idea. I am assuming that the pitting on the main blade was caused by soaking the knife in hydrogen peroxide for a few hours. Isopropyl alcohol is dangerous too. A wipe down won’t hurt, but definitely don’t soak a carbon steel knife in isopropyl alcohol for extended periods of time. Warming the bone up with a hair dryer can help the bone absorb the dye.
 
Travman said:
I am happy to see the dye color turn out so nicely. However, as others have mentioned, hydrogen peroxide and carbon steel is not a good idea. I am assuming that the pitting on the main blade was caused by soaking the knife in hydrogen peroxide for a few hours. Isopropyl alcohol is dangerous too. A wipe down won’t hurt, but definitely don’t soak a carbon steel knife in isopropyl alcohol for extended periods of time. Warming the bone up with a hair dryer can help the bone absorb the dye.
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That stain on the blade formed last night after cutting up some tandoori chicken and sitting out on the counter for a few too long - strong stuff! But, yes, definitely a valid point!
 
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