Blued Beckers

[tradewater]

For those who have done the blueing.

Does it wear off easy?

It does wear, on the high spots first, then all over the more you use the knife. It looks good though. Like an old shotgun barrel. The good part is you can rub it down with some 0000 steel wool for a nice patina and when you want, you can give another shot of blue.

 

[NixKustoms]

Its not like I can say the other eff word....

I just wanted to watch this thread.

 

[Flexxx]

Its not like I can say the other eff word....

I just wanted to watch this thread.

Gotcha.............Freak LOL

 

[Liveitloud]

I too would like to see what bluing looks like on a Becker. It wouldn't be this thread would it?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...d-amp-some-sheath-mods.?highlight=cold+bluing

 

[Murphnuge]

I think that'd be it!

 

[fatheadhill]

I stripped and blued my RC-4 a while back, and posted pics in the ESEE forum. It turned out good, but I actually prefer bare steel now. It's easy to do, and worth it to see if you like it.

 

[stinkyspice]

i just cold blued my Japanese custom and made some scales for it.. i used the bichwood casy perma blue is a cold blue it works really good i etched the layers on the steel and then blued it... it gives it such a awesome look.
here is the link to some pics of it
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/870922-japanese-custom-fix-blade

 

[upnorth]

Cold bluing. Use Birchwood Casey Perma Blue. Recommended to me by tradewater. Good stuff.

Exactly what I used on some hawks. Holds up decently on them. I also oil them up a little now and then. That's how I'm rolling the next time I nekid up a knife.:thumbup:

 

[The Warrior]

Yep, Perma Blue. Recommended to me by tradewater. Works very well.

 

[hiwa]

Cold bluing. Use Birchwood Casey Perma Blue. Recommended to me by tradewater. Good stuff.

That's what I used on these knives , but I only polished the blade with 600gr. That's as far as I went with it as they are hard users for me , not mirrors. I left the blue on for about 20 minutes , wiped it off, then steel-wooled them.

 

[Liveitloud]

Hiwa that looks really good. Love that neck sheath. Did you make it?

 

[POWERHOUR]

My 9 and ESEE 4 are done. Will put pics up when I get home from work tonight

 

[willworship]

I thought I had read it somewhere around here before that gun bluing shouldn't be used on a knife that is going to be used for food prep, because it is poisonous. Can anyone confirm that? I know the chemicals that make it happen are poisonous, but does that remain with the steel after it is done? I'm really interested in trying this, because it looks amazing.

Thanks for starting this thread, Flexxx.

 

[Woods_Walker]

I use perma blue on my BK 9. Whenever it wears off just reblue it. Heating the knife until warm will give better results, just don't go crazy with the heat. Make sure and wash per instructions with water to eliminate the toxic chemicals, don't just use WD 40 etc as it won't wash off the salts and might cause orange rust....whoops.

 

[Flexxx]

This thread needs more pics......:grumpy:

 

[BRL]

clich's look so good...

 

[cccpull]

I use perma blue on my BK 9. Whenever it wears off just reblue it. Heating the knife until warm will give better results, just don't go crazy with the heat.

Probably the most important part of cold bluing is the pre-heating. I like to use a heat gun and Super Blue.

 

[clich]

clich's look so good...

dont tell people that

 

[upnorth]

That's what I used on these knives , but I only polished the blade with 600gr. That's as far as I went with it as they are hard users for me , not mirrors. I left the blue on for about 20 minutes , wiped it off, then steel-wooled them.

Looks great buddy.:thumbup:

 

[clich]

This is blue. But I did a semi polish first so its more of a gunmetal finish then an antique blue/black you normally see