Blued seax (3pic)

Kismet said:
for those who haven't seen this seax link:

http://www.regia.org/seax.htm
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I have GOT to find the time to make up a seax sheath like those. <<sigh>> but i've been saying the same thing about my Sarge knife, and my JKM-1, and my...

Thanks for reposting the link, Kis. it's always an interesting read.

Jake
 
Yvsa said:
Great! :D
DR the other cleaner I couldn't think of last night is Acetone. You do have to be very careful with all of the high powered cleaners though. They are extremely flamable!
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[potential stupid question alert] Would mineral spirits also work? Or do I have to raid my wife's nail polish supplies?
 
donutsrule said:
[potential stupid question alert] Would mineral spirits also work? Or do I have to raid my wife's nail polish supplies?
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Not a stupid question at all, actually it is one of the more intelligent ones I've seen.;) :D

DR often mineral spirits can be a little oily, kinda like kerosene. Acetone is sold by the quart can at the local Home Improvement Stores, as well as the laquer thinner.
But you can raid your wife's supply if you want, depends on how understanding she is about your knife afliction, er hobby.:D :p
 
Yvsa said:
But you can raid your wife's supply if you want, depends on how understanding she is about your knife afliction, er hobby.:D :p
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I don't talk about her shoes, and she doesn't talk about my knives. :D




...actually she had a bunch of knives before we met! Maybe it's a filipina thing (see also shoe comment above). ;)
 
I use "Everclear" for degreasing...if you use coffee filters to strain the rinse *and* are still in college, you can make a mean fruit punch for the frat house after degreasing! ;)

Seriously...it's a great rinse!
 
And in a strange quirk, get them all well oiled, or at least tanked up.




munk
 
Nasty said:
I use "Everclear" for degreasing...if you use coffee filters to strain the rinse *and* are still in college, you can make a mean fruit punch for the frat house after degreasing! ;)

Seriously...it's a great rinse!
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Years ago I knew a fellow that drank Everclear and grape juice. He had a name for it but I have forgotten it. Jesse also had a '51 Pontiac ambulance fully equipied with lights and siren. After a night out drinking his mixture he always made it home in record time, "running hot" as they say.:D :rolleyes: :D
Old Bastid never did get caught, but if he ever had been they would've throwed the book at him!
 
Yvsa said:
Years ago I knew a fellow that drank Everclear and grape juice. He had a name for it but I have forgotten it.
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When I was in college, one of the fraternities threw a huge Halloween party and drove all the participants there and back in busses so they wouldn't drive(good idea). They had gallon plastic milk jugs full of grape drink and everclear (not-so-good idea) that people consumed before they ever got to the party (which had >50 kegs of beer, iirc).

I think it was most bus-riders' first encounter with everclear... Lordy what a party. I even remember some of it decades later.

Talk about a recipe for disaster... :barf: :D
 
donutsrule said:
Now that I have plenty of at home. Rubbing alcohol and Windex, too.
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I have used the alcohol and windex also..they all do the job just fine
 
Brake cleaner - solvent of choice for lazy handymen the world over. Good for degreasing, firearms cleaning, and wasps. Do the right thing and get the environmentally friendly stuff. I get bulk rates at the auto shop on base. :)
 
Yeah, but can you get that cute freshman chick blasted on it? ;)
 
Well I tried some Perma-Blue on the practice sword and it was a total success. Much faster than mustard or lemon&vinegar etching. The blade ended up more like "blacked" than blued, but I like it a lot.

I was so excited I tried something else I've never tried before: To wrap the sword handle in hemp string in a turk's head pattern. I ended up with a pattern I now call the Wandering Turk. It's fugly, but it might stay put. ;) ;)

Thanks to all who advised -- I might try to blue the 12" Village AK next.
 
Can anyone direct me to an international online retailer that sells "Perma Blue"?

I can get blueing solution over here in the Netherlands (gunshop), but I have no idea how good they'll be and if they're wear resistant.

There seem to be lots of different quality's and I've heard good thing about the Perma Blue.

Thanks,
-Trevor
 
Trevor, use what you can get over there.

All the cold bluing compounds wear rather easily if they are handled. A "hot" bluing bath would take, but you'd have to remove the handles.

But if you aren't going to use the blade much, then the cold blue would be fine.

My experience is with shotguns and rifles...carried by the action, the factory bluing wears off.

Your choice of course, but the chemistry of what you can get and Perma Blue just can't be that different.



Be well and safe,
 
Kis has given you excellent advice Trevor. And what you can get in a gun shop will probably be better than the Birchwood Casey's Perma-Blue anyway. It's a good product but is on the low end I've heard.
The blueing you can get from Brownell's is supposed to be superior to the Perma-Blue as well. The only thing is that you may have to pay a little more for what you can get locally, but you will save by not having to pay shipping costs.:D

But here's the results of a search for Birchwood Casey Perma-Blue.:D

And here's the results of a search on Brownell's Cold Bluing.:D
 
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