Bead Blast Finish to Stone Wash?

[bernard_s3]

Is this possible? I saw a video on Youtube of someone stone washing a blade and handles in a dryer. Just wondering if this would work on my Kershaw Groove's handles...

 

[Heiheit]

Yeah, it would work fine. Just give the handles enough space to move around with the stones. From what I've seen, people use coffee cans or something similar with a bunch of rocks ( I would probably use smaller stones for a finer finish) and soapy water. It might be worth it to put some flitz or metal polish in there, but I'm not positive it would help.

 

[hickman1]

seen it done with WD-40, not soapy water, in a taped up peanut butter jar (plastic), wrapped in a towel or 2, no heat cycle

 

[hatchetjack]

I did this one earlier today using the method described above:

I was going for a dark green on the dye job but came out almost black:

Same method on a Spyderco Persistance:

 

[Heiheit]

That persistence looks really good, Hatchetjack. As Hickman1 said, you might want to use WD-40 instead of water in case of rust (probably wouldn't happen, but you can never be too careful).

 

[hatchetjack]

That persistence looks really good, Hatchetjack. As Hickman1 said, you might want to use WD-40 instead of water in case of rust (probably wouldn't happen, but you can never be too careful).

Didin't have any WD-40 but a shot of Tri-Flow worked fine as well. My next will be a Tenacious. Also, when done there is no edge left so be prepared to spend some time restoring it.

 

[bernard_s3]

Nice looking job! I'm only doing the handles not the blade, the blade thank Kershaw isn't bead blasted.