Darkening Carbon Steel?

[Andersonbushcraft]

I've recently started having some blades parkerized by a local gunsmith.

The one in the back with the green scales is one of them. It's been holding up way better than the caswell black oxide treatment that I sometimes use.

Very nice! I'd love to get one of my knives parkerized one of these days just to have one.

I just got a chopper back from Peter's heat treat that was mil spec hot black oxided and i've got to say I'm really impressed with the treatment. It was done over a blasted finish. I chopped firewood up to make a fire last night and there is only minimal marks on the coating thay just about disappear when wiped with a oily rag. Compared to the cold black oxide i've tried before, it is leaps and bounds better. I'll have to see how it holds up to kydex after I get a sheath made.

 

[jfk1110]

Here is black oxide over a bead blast from Peter's heat treat. After talking to them, this finish could be applied over a 220 finish. I'm going to try sending a 220 grit scotchbrited belt finish to them and see how it compares to a 230 hand sand. This one was a 400 grit hand sand.View attachment 3126811

Beautiful beast of a blade..........Is that OD green canvas I see????.....Any more.pics.of that beauty???
Pretty please??? Does it have pants yet???

I've recently started having some blades parkerized by a local gunsmith.

The one in the back with the green scales is one of them. It's been holding up way better than the caswell black oxide treatment that I sometimes use.

Good Looking Blades.....

 

[Andersonbushcraft]

Beautiful beast of a blade..........Is that OD green canvas I see????.....Any more.pics.of that beauty???
Pretty please??? Does it have pants yet???




Good Looking Blades.....

Thanks! I've spent about 24 hours making this knife in total, but i wanted to make myself something special haha.

No pants yet! Have to buy a kydex press still to give making some a shot. Wish me luck haha.

Its black canvas micarta with stainless tubes. Wanted to go for that classic early 2000s tactical knife look.

I'm hoping to be able to replicate the finish without the labor intensive hand sanding or spending forever with a bunch of grit progression. I don't have a surface grinder so it always spend forever chasing grits trying to free hand the flats.

 

[jfk1110]

Pretty. Sweet... Looks.Great!!!!!