BM42-A(S) Handle Finish

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Harvie

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I have a question, or few. I have heard a little about the handle color of the 42-A. Something I heard gave me the idea the hadles are not uniform in color, and would vary from knife to knife. Is that true? If it is, that means that no two knives are alike, wich would be realy cool. One more thing, will Clays neck sheath wear the finish off?

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“Society is safer when the criminals don’t know who’s armed!”
 
Benchmade's anodization process is not well-controlled which means that the colors do vary from knife to knife. The also seem to vary a lot from batch to batch. The latest are very blue. Before that, very green. This is actually by design. As you say, it makes each one unique and special.

My guess is that any kydex/concealex sheat will greatly accellerate the wear process and will also introduce specific wear points.


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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
Thank you, thats what I thought. I hope my knife comes from a bach of very blue ones, I don't like green knives.
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I just checked on my order at 1sks, they receaved my payment finaly.

For any of you ouy there hat are waiting on one from them, thay said that they are expecting to get there order from benchmade this month, and to "Cross your fingers"

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“Society is safer when the criminals don’t know who’s armed!”
 
My 42A has a bluish purple tint near the ends of the handles and in the middle they're pink and purple.

If I hold it in a dim light at a specific angle it looks really blue...

I wish mine was actually blue. I guess it's from an old batch. I wouldn't know since I bought it used.

Anyway, anyone who would want to trade a regular 42 without the anodization, I would be more than happy to accept the offer!

And BTW, the handles of my 42A have a sort of rough and sandy feel to it. It is the original handle finish that Benchmade has given it. The 42A and especially the 42 handles look smooth and slippery in pictures. I was wondering if all 42A models or if every model 42 has this kind of feel.

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"May your blade chip and shatter..." - Paul Atreides, Frank Herbert's Dune
 
I've found, as some others have, that while the Ti handles look smooth they seem to get a 'tacky' feel after I get some 'heat' in them from manipulation. It seems to me that the sweatier they get the stickier they feel, if that makes any sense......
 
Castings in general have a rough surface. Ti is especially characteristic of this. You can polish the surface to a perfect smoothness, but BM has not polished the surface of the 42 handles. If we took a picture under a very powerful microscope, you'd see the roughness of the surface. The result of this is that as you handle the balisong, oil and dirt and whatnot from your hands gets into these valeys and pores and builds up and can give the surface a tacky feeling. It just depends on what's on your hands. If you've been wolfing down the Twinkies, then sticky gooey stuff is gonna build up on your balisong's handles. Fortunately, it will clean right off with just a bit of soap or a solvent. The BM42 with Ti handles and a 12C40 blade is remarkably water resistant. As long as you dry it off reasonably, you can just wash it under running water and with soap. The skeleton handles are great since they dry easily and won't trap water as some knife handles do.

The balisong design in general is good for not trapping water, another possible reason they achieved popularity in the Philippines where humidity is often high.


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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
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