Walking Man
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Okay.....
I have been wondering about this a lot. To me it seems like a great idea and possible a very cool way to customize your handles. I've seen the black dyed HR on here, and it looks great.
So now, I've got a ton of questions:
1) What type of dye is used? Standard clothing dye? Others?
2) How permanent is it?
3) Has anyone tried dying the handles a different color? Blue and Green seem like they'd make black canvas come out the best, but dying a tan handle with red dye might be really cool too.
4) Does anyone have any pics of any creative dying?
5) How well would a differential dye treatment work, like dyeing the top part of your knife blue and the bottom black. Would masking tape work, or would there be a blur, or Is this just something I'd have to try because no one has done it yet?
5) Are there any breathing or contact hazards involved other than staining your hands? (how long would the stain last if you did get your hands......)
6) Anything else?
7) If dyed black canvas micarta looks so good, why don't they just use black cloth underneath to go with the micarta?
Same thing with the green, tan, etc?
I have been wondering about this a lot. To me it seems like a great idea and possible a very cool way to customize your handles. I've seen the black dyed HR on here, and it looks great.
So now, I've got a ton of questions:
1) What type of dye is used? Standard clothing dye? Others?
2) How permanent is it?
3) Has anyone tried dying the handles a different color? Blue and Green seem like they'd make black canvas come out the best, but dying a tan handle with red dye might be really cool too.
4) Does anyone have any pics of any creative dying?
5) How well would a differential dye treatment work, like dyeing the top part of your knife blue and the bottom black. Would masking tape work, or would there be a blur, or Is this just something I'd have to try because no one has done it yet?
5) Are there any breathing or contact hazards involved other than staining your hands? (how long would the stain last if you did get your hands......)
6) Anything else?
7) If dyed black canvas micarta looks so good, why don't they just use black cloth underneath to go with the micarta?
Same thing with the green, tan, etc?
