First Busse Strip

[91bravo]

I got an Infi Ratweiler from my buddy Uncle Timbo and he wanted it etched and stripped. I etched it with PCB etchant solution over a period of a few days. Then took it to the sandblaster. Here are the results...

I personally would have left it with the raw sandblast finish, but he wanted a semi-satin finish. With a little wd40, steel wool and some elbow grease, I exposed the gremlins!

Now I'll touch the edge back up to sharp and it will be on its way back to its rightful owner. Hope you enjoy Kootaga!

 

[Leonardo63]

That looks pretty awesome!
I kind of like the raw finish as well but I'll take the surface grinder marks over squiggly gremlins any day - Look at that BG FBM that Aias stripped and it's just a mess https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/lets-see-those-bg-fbms.1539919/page-5#post-17746392

 

[clampdaddy]

Yeah, those marks aren't the work of gremlins. Those marks are beautiful. Looks awesome.

 

[Soulrack223]

Good looking work.

 

[zombieassassin]

Looks killer

 

[91bravo]

Thanks yall! I finally found out that gremlins are those "chatter" marks you see sometimes. Kind of like someone took an angle grinder and went up and down the bar stock randomly! So guess this one is good underneath the coating...

 

[PeteyTwoPointOne]

Thanks yall! I finally found out that gremlins are those "chatter" marks you see sometimes. Kind of like someone took an angle grinder and went up and down the bar stock randomly! So guess this one is good underneath the coating...

yup, those the double surface grinding marks left after grinding the stock down to spec. thickness-- they are regular and symmetrical...some of us love them!

Great work for your first attempt, Heck, good work even if it was your 101st strip job!

Next time you should try etching with a 9v battery and salt solution...less labor / time intensive.

 

[91bravo]

yup, those the double surface grinding marks left after grinding the stock down to spec. thickness-- they are regular and symmetrical...some of us love them!

Great work for your first attempt, Heck, good work even if it was your 101st strip job!

Next time you should try etching with a 9v battery and salt solution...less labor / time intensive.

Thanks! Folks keep telling me about that. I've 5 bottles I bought from RadioShack before they went out of business, so I might as well put them to use!

 

[Cheesehead_Slasher]

Nice work! After seeing this, I'm tempted to buy a sand-blasting booth.

 

[Icky Thump]

Looks great

I agree..no gremlins there, just those beautiful machine marks...makes 'em "one of's"..in a way...that one is especially nice.

 

[jdigi101]

Looks amazing!

 

[HST]

Well done.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

Looks great Jonny !!!

 

[evltcat]

She came out GORGEOUS!!!
Nice work 91bravo !! And, Congrats Uncle Timbo !!!

 

[Uncle Timbo]

The Perfect Swamp Rat Knife with the perfect person finishing her - 91bravo
Thanks Jonny...you DO know your stuff!

 

[DJC72]

That’s one great looking knife!

 

[Hard Knocks]

I personally would have left it with the raw sandblast finish, but he wanted a semi-satin finish.

Ghetto competition finish Nice job

The great thing about bead blasting is that you can use it as hard as you want, run it back through the cabinet, and voila! looks new again.

Here's a chopweiler that I stripped and put through the cabinet

Freshly blasted

And with a coat of oil

 

[91bravo]

I love the sand blasted look. It wears real nice putting some real battle scars on the knife!

 

[91bravo]

Nice work! After seeing this, I'm tempted to buy a sand-blasting booth.

Looks great

I agree..no gremlins there, just those beautiful machine marks...makes 'em "one of's"..in a way...that one is especially nice.

Looks amazing!

Well done.

Looks great Jonny !!!

She came out GORGEOUS!!!
Nice work 91bravo !! And, Congrats Uncle Timbo !!!

The Perfect Swamp Rat Knife with the perfect person finishing her - 91bravo
Thanks Jonny...you DO know your stuff!

That’s one great looking knife!

Thanks a lot yall!

 

[91bravo]

Ghetto competition finish Nice job

The great thing about bead blasting is that you can use it as hard as you want, run it back through the cabinet, and voila! looks new again.

Here's a chopweiler that I stripped and put through the cabinet

Freshly blasted

And with a coat of oil

That turned out nice! Is that the differential heat treat line that I see?