Anodized aluminum scales on my Manix

John Grimsmo

John Grimsmo

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This one was taken partway through anodizing, the silver one is plain and the green one is what it looks like after 30 seconds in yellow dye and 90 seconds in green dye. Toxic green!
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My wife made this carrying/display case and I took these to a recent knife show, the response was nothing short of incredible.
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What do you think? Thanks for looking! :)
John
 

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I bought a set of the glow scales.

Replaced a set of pink scales.

Now, it is my favorite Manix!

M.
 
Thank Machaira, that's really nice to hear!

Jujigatame, the lanyard tube is pressed into the stock scales so you do have to use a small flat screwdriver to gently pry the scales off, but I haven't found it to be a big deal. My scales use a slightly oversized hole so the lanyard tube is a slip fit, then I include a little screw that sinks into one of the rear clip holes to hold the back end of the scale down since it's not pressed and held to the lanyard tube anymore. Here's a pic describing what I mean, and also showing a set of my glow scales that Machaira is enjoying so much.

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Yes I can ship internationally, that's no problem.

No I haven't made these for the original Manix 1 and I probably won't, sorry!

These look insane with black hardware!
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Paramilitary 2 handles are coming next, I've been working on those today actually.
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Thanks for looking!
John
 
Thanks guys!

Check this out, it's a step by step vid showing how I machine these bad boys:

[video=youtube;l9RD6tOvHDg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9RD6tOvHDg[/video]
 
I might add that the glow material in the glow scales is top notch.

Lasts a long time.

M.
 
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