BK2 and BK14 Mods - Gun Blue and Bleach Etch, BK-2 Stippling and liners

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I just figured out what I am doing to my 14! That etching looks awesome. So all you do is put the gun blue on and then soak in bleach?
 
smoakie976 said:
I just figured out what I am doing to my 14! That etching looks awesome. So all you do is put the gun blue on and then soak in bleach?
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Yep, there is some other steps but that is the main reaction that causes the pitting. You got to get the black coating off, sand it, blue what you want to pit, put some sort of wax where you don't want to pit, bleach for 1 hour, sand to get rust off and blue again to get pits dark. Sand for the final finish and your done. All the sanding steps don't take that long because your not finishing the whole knife. You are more or less preping for the next step every time. The sanding after the original coating comes off could be used to get the manufacturing imperfections off.

Clear as mud!?!

Its not hard. There were are several post on bladeforums about this from Clich and a really good wite up on here
http://sharpedgereviews.com/bleach-etched-esee-5/
 
Cool, thanks! I would like to get the look you got on the 14 on my 14, I was wondering if you just painted the blue on or how you covered the knife.
 
smoakie976 said:
Cool, thanks! I would like to get the look you got on the 14 on my 14, I was wondering if you just painted the blue on or how you covered the knife.
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I used cotton balls on both. The 14 got completely coated. There was even little droplets of blue that wouldn't dissolve. I used birch wood Casey super blue and Walmart brand bleach. I think the cheaper bleach has different chemical makeup because the Clorox bleach my buddy used didn't have as great of an effect.
 
He is referring to this one not having great results.
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It was in Clorox for a total of 2 hours.
 
MaxWolfMarrin said:
How are you accomplishing the stippling?
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I got a cheap soldering iron with a round cone tip (any will work) any let it get hot. Then just start tapping the handle. I was kinda experimenting till i figured out how long to leave the tip in contact (not long) and how close to get the spots (they overlapped). You can change the method to your liking. you can make patterns or leave the soldering tip in contact longer or use a different soldering iron tip.
 
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