Cryo stonewash

[Shorttime]

The orange Cryo scales I saw made me wonder about stonewashing the blade of a Cryo. I suppose that the combination of a stonewashed blade and a colored handle slab on a Cryo will make it as much of an XM clone as it can be.

What do you guys think? Would a Cryo with a stonewashed blade look good? Just the stonewash, for now. G10 slabs, maybe later.

 

[Maprik]

I have a stonewashed Cryo. I'll post a pic later when I get home.

 

[Shorttime]

BOOOMP!

Maprik, you out there? Don't tease me by promising knife porn and then not posting pictures....

 

[solidorange]

Here is all stonewashed and stonewashed with orange.

 

[MattyLav]

Wow that orange Cryo is beautiful

 

[Seven1Niner]

Nice cryo S.Orange.
I have to get another one of these Cryos. They are great to edc. I gave my Cryo to my college bound niece over the holiday.

 

[Shorttime]

Yeah, that does look good.

Any idea how to protect the thumbstud through the stonewashing process? The way I see it, that's gotta stay black.

 

[MattyLav]

Yeah, that does look good.

Any idea how to protect the thumbstud through the stonewashing process? The way I see it, that's gotta stay black.

I think you can unscrew the thumb studs. Ive taken them of mine before just by twisting them.

 

[solidorange]

Yeah, that does look good.

Any idea how to protect the thumbstud through the stonewashing process? The way I see it, that's gotta stay black.

I left mine exposed, but as Matty said, they are screw on. I also used scotchbrite to remove the coating before I stonewashed mine so that it would turn out brighter. About halfway through, I decided to leave the flats of the blade coated so I would end up with a nice fade. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, especially considering I did it in a dryer with random stuff I already had laying around the house.