Blade finish, 5160

JTknives

JTknives

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I have been working on the Christmas KITH knife and have come to a road block. I am right now giving it a nice hand sand and was thinking of then bead blasting the blade as i love the look of a bead blasted blade. but would a bead blasted blade be a turn off to some one if it was made out of 5160 as thy would need to keep an eye on rust prevention more then if it was not blasted. either way i have to do a good hand rub job on it. so bead blasting does not change anything that way. it's a large knife meant to be used as a camp chopper.
 
This noob would like the hand sanded blade. Just saying. I bet that it's a good'un. I have found that scotchbrite finishes are fast and quite nice. If you have the belt to do most of the work then the rest is a snap by hand. Hope I'm not talking out of turn.
 
Edro20 said:
This noob would like the hand sanded blade. Just saying. I bet that it's a good'un. I have found that scotchbrite finishes are fast and quite nice. If you have the belt to do most of the work then the rest is a snap by hand. Hope I'm not talking out of turn.
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Yeah, scotchbrite finishes are also easy to clean rust off off if need be.
 
I'd save the beadblast for stainless blades imho. Carbon would be a nightmare to keep dry especially if you took it into a wet environment like a woods or something.

Jason
 
rrambo said:
noob question... what kind of scotchbrite?
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You can order what are called Surface Conditioning Belts in varying degrees of coarseness/grit from most places that carry 3M or Klingspor products. Klingspor I know will even custom make these belts to your specific size requirements. Using these "scotchbright" belts makes the scratch pattern go all in one direction resulting in a nice even satin finish. Be sure to wear a respirator/dust mask when using these belts though because they have a tendency to shed little abrasive fibers.:barf:Not good for the lungs.
 
I second the Scotch brite belts. I use them in all three grits. The matte finish is fast, good looking, and easy to touch up. However, no belt will cover up a bad sanding and finishing job, so get the blade right before the surface finish is put on.
Stacy
 
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