Bead-blast finish: Why?

I like the way it looks. I know it's not the best for corrosion resistance, but I've never had any problems with a stainless blade and bead blast finish. I like the looks of it on my microtechs and Sebbie.
 
STR said:
I agree that once you get it all set up it is relatively inexpensive to operate but not as cheap as it may appear. Getting all the above stuff together to set up my blasting cabinet was well over $1200 when it was all said and done and I got middle of the road stuff not the best you can get by any stretch of the imagination so maybe you guys have a different idea of cheap than I do. :confused:
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No, just a different idea of scale than you do.

You're a custom maker, so it's a lot upfront; but if you're, say, Gerber Legendary Knives, you get to reuse that equipment on thousands of [SIZE="-3"]cheap, rough, shoddily made[/SIZE] knives, and in large batches, too; so compared to buffing and polishing, which is manpower-intensive, it is cheap.
 
I've got one of those Nighthawks with the all-black handle and bead-blasted uncoated blade, and now that you mention it, it would look pretty sleek with a polished blade...
Now where did I put that pile of wet-or-dry sandpaper...
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Pictures when you're finished please. :) A polished NightHawk might really look nice, but I'm holding judgement til I see it.

I have two NightHawks; the bead blasted certainly looks better than the black coated version. Coated blades are like school on Saturday, No Class.

Best Wishes,
Bob
 
You obviously didn't get one of the orange uniforms because your CO thought you were expendable. Sorry.

Cheers, Acolyte.
 
I like a blasted finish. Like the looks of it, haven't had a corrosion issue with it yet, (all my knives are s30v or bg42) and if I want to make the blade look like new again, I just have it reblasted & sharpened.

I also like CRK's stonewashed finish.

John...
 
Personally I think bead blasting sucks. All it does is promote rust on the blade.
 
Bob77 said:
Which is exactly why the military is starting to issue orange colored uniforms! Who needs camouflaged materials in a war!

A reflective blade can be seen for many miles and I personally would not want to attract any unnecessary attention to myself by using one. May not make a difference for most situations the soldiers are in but anything helps.
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I read somewhere not too long ago, that this is not true, if you want a knife hidden, then you keep in it's sheath. This same site (AG russel? not sure) mentioned that shiny knives had proven themselves to be effective tools of communication, reflecting sunlight when needed.
 
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