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Nice blade3 Nice. Thats were ideas are brought to life.
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this is the front of the blade reprofiled. I am going to etch the logos before I strip and sharpen it.
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Looking good brudda.
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What he said!
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thanks for the encouragement guys. the etchant is on the blade
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getting close. I stripped it. the ferric chloride that I bought must be contaminated. this is the third knife that I tried it on and it wouldn't etch even after cleaning and reapplying every 30 minutes for 4hr.
the becker side is after 4hrs. so I tried using my blade marking machine on the bk7 side. that etch is after 5min. that is gonna be my new etching method.
the becker side is after 4hrs. so I tried using my blade marking machine on the bk7 side. that etch is after 5min. that is gonna be my new etching method.
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ok here is the finished mod. the forced patina came out great in person. hard to tell in the pics but it really looks like aged steel instead of forced. hair shaving sharp. balances right on the front handle screw. feels good.
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That turned out fantastic
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, very nicely done.
bladesmith3
, very nicely done.
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Very nice man, I love it.
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Really nice piece of work
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Do you still have this blade, and if so, have you used it much?
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yes I still have it. I only used it the day it was finished. lol file this under strange but true story.. I have not used this knife at all, but I took it out of the safe just last night to try other handles on it.
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I hear ya. I tend to not use knives I modded. I buy replacements instead.
Woo hoo...Nice Mods, if I was brave enough, had the skill, had the tools, and had the will, I'd cut the thumb ramps of 2 of my BK9s and make Jimping maybe... That's why I got the BK4 and even the BK 5 that I decided to keep, no thumb ramps, I'm learning to like the BK5 for what it is, all purpose up to medium duty knifer slicer. BK4 still gets used for simple all purpose carry if I remember it.