Can I see pics of your stripped beckers

moosez45 said:
How about, "Moose, you're the man. A living woodlands Gawd, and if I live to be 100yrs old, you're the coolest person I've met in an electronic world of fiction and keyboards that ever lived".

Yeah, that sounds good, how about that?

Moose
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Sounds good, I will even send you a pair of earings for christmas

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JV3 said:
came out really nice! time to buy a bk-2 and strip it :D

on a side note, i don't remember the last time i put oil on my knives. after i use them i just wipe it on my pants and put it right back in the sheath. so far none has developed any kind of rust.
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I got a BK2, but I think I will wait a while to strip another
 
moosez45 said:
How about, "Moose, you're the man. A living woodlands Gawd, and if I live to be 100yrs old, you're the coolest person I've met in an electronic world of fiction and keyboards that ever lived".

Yeah, that sounds good, how about that?

Moose
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Oh no... he's been working on the Beckerhead creed. I smell a revolt.
 
Flexxx said:
Sounds good, I will even send you a pair of earings for christmas

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Are those piglet testicles?
I have cut out piglet testicles, and I can tell you that those look a lot like cured, aged, and polished piglet testicles. :D
I'm joking of course. I think those will look lovely on Moose at the spring chop-in. :p
 
Thanks, but I only wear hoops. You could send me some titanium hoops, 3/8" with hidden clasps, that would be a good homage.:D

Moose
 
JV3 said:
thanks!

1. wash the knife in dishwashing soap to remove any coat of oil.
2. fill a container with apple cider vinegar. you can use any vinegar since they're all pretty acidic. i've seen people use pineapple, potato, mustard, etc. i used a container as opposed to rubbing the vinegar on the blade since i didn't want any patterns or swirl shapes to form.
3. soak the knife for an hour or two.
4. wash with soap.
5. re-sharpen the edge.
6. go out to the woods and beat the crap outta it.
7. post pics here.
8. repeat step 6.

this is the 2nd knife that i patina'd now (the other was a bushcraft knife made of o1 steel with no factory coating) and i noticed the edge got dull a little bit - both went from shaving sharp to barely cutting paper. go ahead and re-sharpen the edge.
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It really does look great. I've tried a couple of other methods, but it ended up with too much of a pattern for my liking. I'm going to try your way. Question: did you lay the knife flat in the container, or did you have it in there some other way? Thanks!
 
Guyon said:
Are those piglet testicles?
I have cut out piglet testicles, and I can tell you that those look a lot like cured, aged, and polished piglet testicles. :D
I'm joking of course. I think those will look lovely on Moose at the spring chop-in. :p
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moose droppings i think :)
 
Bladite said:
moose droppings i think :)
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Looked like Caribou terds, but maybe elk? I'd have to taste them to be sure.....;) Dunno guys, those strippers look really good. I really got wood on the 2 with micarta. Oh ya.:thumbup:
 
i'm thinking i would try cooking strength vinegar (pickling grade), and experiment mixing THAT with a variety of things from corn starch to molasses until i found something just sticky enough. perhaps baking soda! foaming action. perhaps hydrogen peroxide (or that by itself!) mmm...
 
I have a big Best Made pickles jar. After the pickles are done, im stripping the 7 and putting it in w/ the salty vinegary goodness held with. mmmm... pickles n beckers...
 
Flexxx said:
I wonder if you can mix flour and vinegar to make a paste?

$hit I have no vinegar......
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Bladite said:
funny... see post #73: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=799350&page=2

lots of mustard talk there too
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I think with my BK9 I will just leave it in vinegar for a few hours until it sets in deep, then hit it with some fine grit until its shiney with out taking off the patina....

All this chemistry talk it making me hungry

Sausage and mustard sounds good........:eek:
 
I just did this today. About 10 minutes in paint thinner, and 5 with a scotch bright pad. Then tried mustard to see if it would take patina.
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Here's what I'm thinking about with my BK2.

Did a strip on my Izula-II over the weekend as sorta a test before I moved on to something larger. Forced a patina on it, it's ugly as sin just like I wanted, very pleased with the results.

Thinking of stripping the BK2 though and going a slightly different route. Thinking of cold bluing it with a pretty good solution I purchased from Brownells for a gun project a while back.

Thoughts on this? In my head, I think this will look pretty darn cool when I'm done with it.
 
Not sure about gun blueing. I have heard that its good for corrosion resistance, but I think of all the blued guns I've had that leather wore the finish off on, and I don't know.

Hell, try it.

Moose
 
Flexxx said:
I heard blueing it wears off fast and is not safe for food.....
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I have heard the same thing, that cold bluing is unsafe for food use. If all you're using it for is wood processing you should be fine, but if you want to cut your food with it, I would stay away from the Cold Blue.
 
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