Custom Dyed GEC’s by Nathan & Travis

[Travman]

 

[GeofS]

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Nice butterscotch!

 

[GeofS]

Thank you friend.

I think the purple dyed 39 looks best in the sunlight.View attachment 2954167

Very nicely done! Would pair nicely with one of the Spyderco blurple knives.

 

[Travman]

Two more pictures of the orange 92 in the morning light.

 

[Travman]

Here is a mammoth Bear Lake that needed more color. This one was done by Nathan. Before:

After:



Here it is along side a blue Northwoods for some contrast.

 

[Travman]

Here is a light colored H30 that I worked on yesterday. This one does not like to absorb dye. Maybe the bone is extra dense. Before:


After:

 

[Travman]

Here is another Blade Forums 91 that we dyed. Before:


After:


I may work on the back side a little more to make it as dark as the front.

 

[Travman]

The knives don’t come this style of deep red from the factory.




Before:

 

[.577NE]

The knives don’t come this style of deep red from the factory.
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Before:
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I admire your flowers as much as your knife related content

 

[Travman]

Mismatched sides. Notice that the front side is much lighter than the backside. I tried to say it was no big deal, but it was making me dislike this knife. I had to try to get the sides to match better.

 

[Travman]

After the work was done:

 

[Travman]

Here it is with some morning sunlight on it. With the sunlight, it is not quite as dark as the indoor pictures show.

 

[Travman]

2025 Blade Forums Stockman

 

[hsherzfeld]

2025 Blade Forums Stockman
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That color combination instantly brings the Schrade Old Timer delrin covers to my mind. Very nice!

 

[JW225]

2025 Blade Forums Stockman
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Just outstanding!

 

[Travman]

Here is another BF 91 Stockman that was dyed by Nathan. This one belongs to JJ_Colt45 . He was going for that factory autumn gold color scheme. Here’s what it looked like before.

 

[Travman]

Here are the after pictures.

 

[hsherzfeld]

Here are the after pictures.
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What dye colors were used for that one?

 

[Travman]

What dye colors were used for that one?

Yellow and then brown for the middle section.

 

[hsherzfeld]

Yellow and then brown for the middle section.

Thanks. I’m making my own attempt at dying my BF 91 with a similar autumn gold scheme.