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Anybody ever put a satin (or stonewash?) finish on a SAK before? I've been thinking about this recently, ever since I read how you can use a green abrasive kitchen sponge to remove a mirror polish on a traditional. Since the blade on SAKs (in my experience) get scratched relatively easily, I was wondering how a satin blade might look.


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The first thing I do with any new knife is, remove the sharp corners and give it a de-buring with green scotchbrite. I also do the blades by laying the blade down flat on the large pad of scotchbrite and using a stropping motion on the full width of the blades. I like a nice soft sctichbrite finish, as it makes getting tree sap, or other stubborn stuff off the blade. Eventually, you will have to get some dried crud off a screw driver or knife blade, or can opener, and it makes it nice if you can just use a scotchbrite pd at the kitchen sink to clean up the SAK. It's a tool, it's going to pick up scratches anyways if used. Why Victorinox wastes time with a mirror finish I don't know.
 
jackknife said:
Why Victorinox wastes time with a mirror finish I don't know.
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My guess would be that the mirror finish may enhance corrosion resistance. As well as uniformity in production(?). I will say that I sometimes use the large blade on a SAK as an improvised mirror in certain situations. :)

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I like shiny blades on my SAKs. Soap & water and occasionally GOO GONE and my blades stay clean. Never have needed to use a Scotch Brite pad.
 
jackknife said:
The first thing I do with any new knife is, remove the sharp corners and give it a de-buring with green scotchbrite. I also do the blades by laying the blade down flat on the large pad of scotchbrite and using a stropping motion on the full width of the blades. I like a nice soft sctichbrite finish, as it makes getting tree sap, or other stubborn stuff off the blade. Eventually, you will have to get some dried crud off a screw driver or knife blade, or can opener, and it makes it nice if you can just use a scotchbrite pd at the kitchen sink to clean up the SAK. It's a tool, it's going to pick up scratches anyways if used. Why Victorinox wastes time with a mirror finish I don't know.
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Do you have a picture so I can see if I like it before I damage one of my babies?


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I think it would look cool, but I've never done it. I have stonewashed blades from other folders, though. It's pretty quick and easy to do with household items.
 
irona said:
Do you have a picture so I can see if I like it before I damage one of my babies?


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Here ya go. Nice flat satin finished tool. Handle gets the same treatment. I like a rougher finish on the scales for better grip when wet.

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Old Wenger SI that was battle scarred and a bit beat up looking before re-fininsh with scotch brits satin finish.
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I just ordered some 91mm 100% copper scales from SwissBianco, I'm /thinking/ about acid washing and stonewashing the blades and tools (on a scratch SAK before I do it to my EDC one) to match the copper look. I don't want to drill out the rivets so if I go ahead with this I'm just going to take the scales off and try to dunk the tools in the acid instead of the entire assembly, to preserve pivots and such. I'm considering doing this but am hesitant to continue because I've never done this treatment before and I'm fairly sure that the knife will be damaged at least a little. The only way to learn is through experience though!


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jackknife said:
Here ya go. Nice flat satin finished tool. Handle gets the same treatment. I like a rougher finish on the scales for better grip when wet.

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I just did this to my peanut that I unfortunately force-patina'd. I got it looking nice and fresh in very little time. Thanks for sharing this tip with me! I really like how it looks now, it reminds me of a T.A. Davidson satin finish or Bose finish, although it might not show up in the pic. I'm excited to start my patina anew, for real this time.
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The shadows make the blade still look slightly grey, but IRL it's a nice even satin all around, even on the tang. No patina is visible.


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