Custom Kershaw Cryo

mioduz

mioduz

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I was bored so i milled the front scale and then acid etched it, then polished the highspots. Blade and back scale where stone washed.

 
Interesting pattern. Actually looks really nice. You'll always know which one is yours!
I might have tried to make the screw holes line up inside hex's (like the pivot hole does.)
Love the blade.
 
tjswarbrick said:
Interesting pattern. Actually looks really nice. You'll always know which one is yours!
I might have tried to make the screw holes line up inside hex's (like the pivot hole does.)
Love the blade.
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I tried for hours, mathmatically cannot be done and still look good (or at least the look I was going after). Once you change the size/orientation to match all the screw holes there is very little pattern left.
 
That's awesome. I'm gonna have to do my blade once I learn how to sharpen a knife!!!!!!!!
 
Great job! Looks a lot like one of the patterns that John Grimsmo does on his Norseman folders. BTW, check out his youtube channel, it's very fascinating.
 
scottabrandeberry said:
Great job! Looks a lot like one of the patterns that John Grimsmo does on his Norseman folders. BTW, check out his youtube channel, it's very fascinating.
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Absolutely love the norisman and admitidly used that as inspiration for this knife. I love his channel because we both started machining as a hobby in our houses with no formal training. So I learn from his mistakes
that he has no problem showing.
 
What mill do you have? CNC? What software? What sort of bit did you use to do that pattern? Must have details!
 
Thats very cool! I would also like to know about the process.
 
oregonknifenerd said:
What mill do you have? CNC? What software? What sort of bit did you use to do that pattern? Must have details!
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I have a pm24 mill which is the same as Grizzly g0704 I believe. I used autocad bobcad and machines for those scales. With that being said I am teaching myself to use solid works and solidcam because bobcad is great for cam but terrible for cad work. And autocad really falls on its face when you work in 3d. I used 2 bits. Most of the material was removed with 1/8" end mill but then did the finish pass with a smaller bit. Cant remember the size off hand but it's tinny so really slow feeds. Looking back I think I'd do all the work with the smaller bit if I was doing it again. I don't care how long it takes, all I have to do is press RUN. The last issue withe the cryo is the fact that the scales are only. 020 thick at the thinnest spot (which covers the majority of the scale) so you can only mill down. 010 and also have to make damn sure that the scale is dead flat on the mill cause if it is tilted anyway your gonna see it with those tighter tolerances
 
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