...but why the handle too?

PA Trout

PA Trout

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This is my unpopular opinion:

Am I the only one that absolutely HATES cerakoted scales?

Taking a perfectly good micarta or G10 handle, with it's normal/effective texture, and spraying over it with that stuff... 0/5 stars.

I understand wanting a nice aesthetic (with added corrosion resistance) for working tools to a certain extent, but I would much prefer we get an uncoated scales option for consideration in the future.

There are so many blades I've passed on because of this alone.
 
On my rifles, I prefer the pistol grip to be an aftermarket Hogue rubber grip. Painting it would do what you describe, and obliterate the purpose of having a rubber grip.

I can absolutely see your point on blades.

I can't, however, understand why it would matter, since the cerakoting wears off rapidly on a knife's blade, with use, thus kind of negating the purpose of cerakoting a knife blade in the first place.

I hold cerakoting to be purely cosmetic and would never have it done to a knife I intended on using, nor would I pay a premium for it.

The normal coated blades offered from Busse are fine, for me, since the cost is generally lower than otherwise, so the wear is irrelevant, due to the knife being a user, not display model.
 
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When i blasted/cerakoted/rehandled my skinny BG FSH, I only cerakoted the blade and left the micarta raw. I like it more this way 100%.

It may be a production thing - I could imagine if they had all their blades cerakoted and brought back for handle installation, it could lead to handling blems on the cerakote.

The way its done - the knives are built then cerakoted then shipped, minimizing risk for blems.
 
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The worry I have is that the coating is not on the tang, willmtn1 willmtn1 had a project knife that clearly demonstrated this.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/battle-grade-fsh-rusting-under-scales.1974292/

willmtn1 said:
When i blasted/cerakoted/rehandled my skinny BG FSH, I only cerakoted the blade and left the micarta raw. I like it more this way 100%.

It may be a production thing - I could imagine if they had all their blades cerakoted and brought back for handle installation, it could lead to handling blems on the cerakote.

The way its done - the knives are built then cerakoted then shipped, minimizing risk for blems.
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Also, always a reason to order SYKCO's coated, to reduce the chance of corrosion inside the Resiprene C.
 
Here is an interesting salt spray corrosion test of different coatings:
 
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Cerakote seems to have done the best job of all these. I still think Busses smooth black coating from the 90s and early 2k was the most durable coating I've ever had. But it was likely radioactive and banned. Lol.
 
The only cerakoted Busse I have is the Swamp Rat Rucki. The antique bronze cerakote (I think). Scales and all. I don’t mind it over the scales and all. There have been a few cerakoted Bussekin that I’ve seen that I’d really like to have bought. But they were available when I didn’t really have the funds to expend.
I guess what I’m saying is I neither love nor hate it. Scales or not. It just isn’t something I put a lot of thinking energy into.
 
Yup, I bought one that had cerakote on the handle and really wish I had seen it better before I bought it.

Is there a way to take it off at home? Sandpaper? Scotchbrite?
 
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Cerakote seems to have done the best job of all these. I still think Busses smooth black coating from the 90s and early 2k was the most durable coating I've ever had. But it was likely radioactive and banned. Lol.
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All the good things are nowadays.
Love that coating myself. Those early blades were absolute gems
 
Yes agree. Not on the handles !! lol.
It can be cool on the blade portion.

** However that Swamp Rat in above pic is an exception.
 
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