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I decided to strip a couple of blades, one was my CGBS. All my power tools are packed away waiting on a building permit/shop to be built on my land in Utah, so I had a free weekend for a change and got busy with what I had.
I picked up some etchant from Radio shack and stripper from Home Depot and used green 3M pad for the satin finish, then touched up the convex edge on my home made strops. I really like how it turned out, the look of the black crinkle coat always bugged me with the wide convex edge.
I'll give it a little work out tomorrow, my daughters are going hiking with me for Fathers Day up at Mt. Charleston, were going to hike up to the Bristlecone Pines that grow there.
Before
I started the etching Yesterday after work, I just puddled it on the logo, let it sit for an hour or more, clean it off under hot water and a bronze brush it and start over, probably took 6-7 applications.
Then it's into the stripper, it took two applications and a bit of scraping.
After most the coating was off I was left with what appeared to be a gray primer or just some type of oxidation? (I forgot to take a picture of it) I had some green 3M pads and decided to see if that would take it off, With a little elbow grease the 3M pads were perfect, leaving a very nice satin finish on the blade, being very careful to rub the 3M pads up and down the blade (short ways from spine to edge)
Here she is!
MMM Infi dimples, little one's!
Here is all the stuff I used.
The Becker BK-15 turned out nice, after stripping and 3M, I cold blued it and convexed the edge.
I picked up some etchant from Radio shack and stripper from Home Depot and used green 3M pad for the satin finish, then touched up the convex edge on my home made strops. I really like how it turned out, the look of the black crinkle coat always bugged me with the wide convex edge.
I'll give it a little work out tomorrow, my daughters are going hiking with me for Fathers Day up at Mt. Charleston, were going to hike up to the Bristlecone Pines that grow there.
Before
I started the etching Yesterday after work, I just puddled it on the logo, let it sit for an hour or more, clean it off under hot water and a bronze brush it and start over, probably took 6-7 applications.
Then it's into the stripper, it took two applications and a bit of scraping.
After most the coating was off I was left with what appeared to be a gray primer or just some type of oxidation? (I forgot to take a picture of it) I had some green 3M pads and decided to see if that would take it off, With a little elbow grease the 3M pads were perfect, leaving a very nice satin finish on the blade, being very careful to rub the 3M pads up and down the blade (short ways from spine to edge)
Here she is!
MMM Infi dimples, little one's!
Here is all the stuff I used.
The Becker BK-15 turned out nice, after stripping and 3M, I cold blued it and convexed the edge.
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Hope you have a great Father's Day!