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Custom Work on Factory Knife?
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Heat coloring of Ti is pretty stinking durable. I have made keychain kubatons out of unknown grade Ti that I heat colored and after years of carry with no regard for the finish they remain decent looking. Maybe instead of being allowed to customize our knives we should just all be issued the same one .
Plus I think it looks pretty dang cool and obviously is highly wear resistant.Just need to find someone to do the milling/texturing first.
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Cool idea. Go for it and post pix, please.
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Generally it doesn't increase in value and depends what mods are done and by who, it can decrease the value substantially and in some cases loose any warranty it had.Pimpin your stuff loses value? Hmmm, I've seen a plenty of old swords & knives with bling down at the museum. I guess when something is classified as "priceless", it's just junk. Ppppfffsssstttt.
If done by someone like REK it would indeed increase value. If it's done by the maker it can increase value. If it's done by someone known to have bad mods or ugly mods it will certainly decrease the value. But it's also tru that some mods won't make it sell for any more than its worth without the mods which is the most common.
Some will say it's a one of a kind so its worth more... But that's often just bs in order for them to offload it without loosing out on all the cash they spent on it. So if you mod it, don't expect to get more for it.
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Just need to find someone to do the milling/texturing first.
I think tisurvival also does texturing
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Looking to take a Sebenza and get some custom features done such as texturing, carving, anodizing, torching, etc.
Basically, taking the knife and making it into an EDC with some flair.
Something along the lines of a milder version of a Chris Martin knife (Phantom Steelworks), but without the drama that surrounds Mr. Martin.
Frank Recupero did a few knives for me, but he dropped off the face of the earth (at least in the knife world) about 15 years ago.
Anyone know of a RELIABLE and TRUSTWORTHY person doing such work today?
Kind of like this.........
Hey, brother! Long time no see!!! I still have the sheaths you made me around 17 years ago (Or around that time period). They're still going strong too, and do get carried.
I don't have much to add. Just wanted to say it's damn good to see you around, and as far as the knife goes, it's YOUR knife. Make it yours, enjoy that sucker, and post pics for us to drool over!
Hey, brother! Long time no see!!! I still have the sheaths you made me around 17 years ago (Or around that time period). They're still going strong too, and do get carried.
What’s up dude!
So cool to hear my humble work stood the test of time. And yes, it probably was about that long ago.
Sometimes life goes full circle and I have once again found my way back to knives. Carried the same small Sebenza since 2001 and felt it was time for a change. Plus, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the custom 1911’s I have been into for many years. LOL!
I will indeed post pics when this project gets done.
Why? Because I can. Pretty simple. I could give 2 shts about resale.
As for ruining the knife. Does CRK not put out countless knives with factory design work on them?
But thanks for putting in your less than 2 cents worth of comments.
CRK’s custom shop does impeccable work and the secondary market likes them as the work is in-house. Since you don’t care about resale, do whatever makes you happy.
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FWIW... I have anodized hundreds of knives....anodizing is very durable, but like anything its prone to snail trails and scuffs. Heat vs electro makes no difference, its all just an oxidation layer on the surface. Flame ano doesn't go any "deeper" in the material than electro anodizing. Both are susceptible to oils from handling which can mute colors.
As far as adding value....I wouldn't count on it unless its done by a really popular maker, and even then it doesn't always make a difference. Its customization, and not all people see value in customizing production blades (as evidenced by some of the comments). In the end, if it puts a smile on your face, then go for it!
As far as adding value....I wouldn't count on it unless its done by a really popular maker, and even then it doesn't always make a difference. Its customization, and not all people see value in customizing production blades (as evidenced by some of the comments). In the end, if it puts a smile on your face, then go for it!
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They definitely do some nice unique patters, but I would highly doubt they will do one like I posted. I could always give them a shout and get shutdown though. LOL!
Hey, I did say I was probably wrong.
And for cripes sake (I’m not yelling at you specifically Rival, lots of folks have said the same thing.)
I don’t care about value up or down, some ninny brought it up.
