BF2020 Blade Etch

[22-rimfire]

I would prefer a tang stamp rather than a blade etch if that is possible. Not a big deal either way......

 

[JohnDF]

I would prefer a tang stamp

It would be a tang etch, not a stamp.

 

[bax229]

I’d prefer something subtle. How do the etches hold up on M390?

 

[hornetguy]

I’d prefer something subtle. How do the etches hold up on M390?

Usually VERY well. Depending on the heat treat, of course.... and LionSteel does a good job with theirs, I imagine Viper does the same.

 

[Prester John]

Roman numerals were used in 2009!

MMXX. Looks good.

 

[Finedges]

Just adding this to provide some historical perspective.

 

[22-rimfire]

Just adding this to provide some historical perspective.

That is my favorite forum knife that I have purchased. I came pretty poorly sharpened by GEC, but I fixed it.

 

[Murphjd25]

I agree with Mike, let’s just keep it simple with a BF2020 etch. No need to print a bunch of stuff on this guy.

 

[Finedges]

And one a little different.

 

[staxnet]

 

[knifeswapper]

That just needs Eddie underneath it....

 

[hhmoore]

I'm going to close my eyes and hope for the best. I've already paid for my knives, and have more important things to stress over.
Unsubscribed

 

[Elgatodeacero]

How do you spell blade forums in Italian?

“forum di blade”

 

[staxnet]

Ummmm - no thank you

 

[GaiusJulius]

If Mike (who is being so good as to arrange all this and is willing to lend us his expertise here) and someone else with practical M390 experience suggest that a tang etch is a bad idea for technical reasons, I think we should exclude it from further discussion. After all, the construction of this knife is not quite like the full-traditional slipjoints many of us are used to.

I agree the etch should be subtle rather than a large billboard, particularly since we’re talking about laser on stainless here. No flitzing this one off or hiding it with patina if it’s not to everyone’s taste.

 

[JonMcD]

BladeForums2020... Small print on the Pile Side of the blade.
Just like Mike did with his CK logo on the Mark Side of the blade.
I also wouldn't mind if Mike still left his logo on the Mark Side (if rules allow).
You get the idea.

This is the ticket. Would love to see this mocked up.

 

[btb01]

I feel like the blade etch should look like the BladeForums logo, rather than whatever random font someone chose. (No offense to those of you who have done mockups so far, but personally I don’t like any of the fonts we’ve seen.)

Obviously we wouldn’t want the whole thing on there (as the smaller text probably wouldn’t be legible), but if we could isolate the “BladeForums” portion of the logo (or replicate it in the same font) and make it looks good, it could be placed either next to the Viper logo (like the “CK Edition” etch on Mike’s knives) or on the pile side of the blade.

Obviously this is just my two cents, but I think that would look much more professional (and more fitting laser etched on this modern-traditional hybrid knife) than just having the words BladeForums etched on there in Times New Roman or something.

 

[knifeswapper]

OK, maybe I do want to be involved. Can someone mock-up the BladeForums (just above) with Viper's snake head right behind?

I think that would look cool and pay homage to the maker placed exactly where the etch is on existing models.

 

[bax229]

Or just underneath the existing etch, same font size

 

[btb01]

Here’s the sort of thing I had in mind. (It would have to be done better, and by someone who knew how to make it into a vector graphic, but this at least gives a general idea.)

I’ll see if I can add it to a photo of the blade with the Viper logo.