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Brass plated BK2

Kabarcamper

Kabarcamper

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Hey all,
So I plan on purchasing a BK 2 for my next blade. So I glanced through a few threads on adding patina to your knife which really intrigued me. Then I started wondering about a couple of other options I hadn't seen. What I want to know is if anybody has ever plated their knife with brass and how well it would hold up... If anyone has any pics of a plated knife please share.
 
Now that would be interesting to see. Not sure how well plating would hold up to the hard use bk2's are put through. A nice aged brass patina would look kind of neat though.
 
LECTER said:
Brass plated BK2?

Can't see that being useful at all.
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Why would that not be useful but the black coating is useful? I think it would look pretty cool looking but as Nsvens89 said how durable would it be the the beating a bk2 gets.
 
The black coating isn't really that "useful" and most of us strip our blades because it (the black coating) hinders cutting.

Furthermore, how would you apply brass to the blade like the black coating, dip it in molten brass?
 
I've seen knives etched in ferric chloride that had a piece of copper dissolved in it first. Then you etch the knife blade. Looks really cool. Not sure how long it would look that way after using it.
 
Rather then coating the blade in brass how about sending out the handles and getting some cast in sold brass?
 
arcadiaknives said:
I've seen knives etched in ferric chloride that had a piece of copper dissolved in it first. Then you etch the knife blade. Looks really cool. Not sure how long it would look that way after using it.
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This I'm curious about. Do you have any pics? I have some ferric chloride, and that sounds kinda cool.
 
i should imagine that Titanium Oxide would be better... last a long time :>

some older Beckers were hard-chromed in the easy fast and loose days when that was not considered evil to the environment ;)

another good one is the phosphate coatings, super slippery, tough as nails, and it lasts DECADES :>

hard/hot blueing would rock too...

mostly, i haven't seen a lot of people adding coatings after stripping, other than a duracoat or ceracoat, or custom touchups with zombie green :>
 
I thought about getting a BK-14 or 11 and TiN (titanium nitride) coating it. We have a setup for that stuff at work, but it would probably be pretty expensive unless my boss likes me a lot. It would be pretty gangsta because TiN is the goldenest stuff of all golden stuff in the world,and it stays that way. Plus, it's incredibly hard and would stay on the knife for a long, long time.

Imagine wearing a shiny gold BK-11 around your neck, maybe with some diamonds on it? Bling blingin' it, Beckerhead style!
 
Thanks guys, ill keep you updated soon as I get my bk2. I don't see why the plating wouldn't hold up. Plenty of the older knuckle knifes handles from ww2 were brass and seemed to hold up just fine. I have also heard of older bowie blades that were nickel plated as well. I guess I won't know til I try. Maybe ill start with a cheaper knife first.
 
I would imagine that he would elecroplate it, in other words, run a negative charge through the knife, run a positive charge through the brass, and suspend them in saltwater for a few hours.
You are correct, the handles of the 1918 trench daggers were brass, and they held up well. They are SOLID brass. 100%. A coating with metal, aka a plating, is only a few atoms thick. With use the coating would wear and quite probably flake off. Think cheap type 2 anodization only faster and more dramatic.
Dress Bowies were and are often nickel plated, because they were not used often. They were preserved for dress occasions only, and not used on those occasions.
 
That sounds pretty cool, so if you feel like going for it... we'll need pics!

I don't know how effective it'd really be, but at least it'd look awesome :D
 
i think it would look cool not shure it would hold up unless its not used. lector it would be elctroplated like whats done with chrome.
 
Kabarcamper said:
Thanks guys, ill keep you updated soon as I get my bk2. I don't see why the plating wouldn't hold up. Plenty of the older knuckle knifes handles from ww2 were brass and seemed to hold up just fine. I have also heard of older bowie blades that were nickel plated as well. I guess I won't know til I try. Maybe ill start with a cheaper knife first.
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I believe they were solid brass iirc and there is a HUGE difference between solid brass and a super thin coating on top of steel.
 
Sounds cool, and would make a nice collectors piece.

Since BK2's are so inexpensive, buy two. One for show, one for work....

-orangish ducktape
 
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