Jean rivets and titanium

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WedgeAntilles said:
Levi's aren't the only manufacturer of jeans. I've had much better luck with Lucky Jeans. There are other brands that make an as good or even better product and don't hate the 2A.
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I will second W WedgeAntilles suggestion for Lucky jeans. Although they're not "hard use" jeans, they held up well for me and they're very comfortable.
As to the concern Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley expressed, the rivet on Lucky Jean's don't terminate in the pocket but extend to the next layer eliminating the issue.

Btw, Gary W. Graley Gary W. Graley , that's a beautiful knife in your original post!

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Sound options, thanks 🙏
I have tried my hand this morning to stitch u one and I think it will work out.

I still ordered a couple of new ones, different brands and will see how it goes.
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Looks like you just removed the darker grey on the titanium finish.
I like the knife, personally I try not to obsess over these details. In fact I prefer some marks so I’m not paranoid about using the knife.
 
jfk1110 said:
Haven't worn jeans in A decade plus....🤔 ....Once LEVI'S started spouting propaganda I stopped wearing them... I much prefer my 1620 & Kitanica pants.....No Rivets G2...😉. One.pair.of Kitanica is around 12 years old and would pass almost new......Bomb proof.........

Hey el gigantor el gigantor Any thoughts on those pants you'd share...😉......👌
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You took the words out of my mouth. Bomb-proof. These pants will last 1000 years. I love the array of pockets, and they're actually long enough for a giant like myself. Recommended!
 
Well I found a pointy small needle and some thin strong thread that is thicker than regular sewing thread and thinner than my regular leather sewing thread to make some crude but strong stitches to keep the knife away from the rivet. One pair of jeans the top of the pocket was quite worn so I tried to sew across the top and it seems to work ok.

https://flic.kr/p/2rJm5fY

So I will continue to keep a watch for things like this from now on and take steps early to prevent it.

One of the new ones coming in is the Rigg one I will see how they work out.

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lol 😂
Certainly not something that I would consider marketable especially how inconsistent my stitches are, but it was something that I really didn’t want to even try and Im glad that I went ahead and did it. As E edgelion said the denim just gets a bit more comfortable with wear.
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Gary W. Graley said:
Have any of you guys and girls have this experience?
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Yeah, I've been known to scratch up metal stuff from time to time. I also fix it up. Scotchbrite, emery cloth, polishing compound, bead blasting... they're all legitimate tools used to apply a desired finish to a metal surface. I derived a lot of pleasure in creating a nice finish on metal stuff.

As for pants... I don't think my clothes have ever damaged a knife. Although, carrying a knife and then squeezing in between rocks or concrete walls has scratched up more than one of my knives.
 
I remember how harsh my Emersons were to my pants, both the clip and the scales.

I'll just say this can be both a first world and third world problem, do you know how expensive a pair of pants can be for some? And for the clip of a pocket knife to shred the pocket of a pair of pants you cant readily replace for one reason or another, and from there the pants slowly unravels. Its not just the lip of the pocket but the pocket liner itself that takes a beating
 
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Gary W. Graley said:
Over the years I have noticed that on some brands of jeans that the rivet at the top corner can come in contact with the side of my pocket knife when I clip it to my pocket. Which causes the very edge of the rivet to glide up and down the titanium of the scale causing the sand blasted finish to be…basically ruined.
Of course I didn’t do a before photo of how it looks, hindsight and all that, but it was a bit mucked up.
So to ‘cover up’ the mess I decided to just even out the mess and make it look more intentional 😇 using a piece of scotchbright to even out the errant marks so it blends in. The pocket clip has the usual snail trails from carrying it but those marks from the rivet were pretty ugly by their lonesome.

https://flic.kr/p/2rJ4SGp

I have seen some YouTube videos of repairing the sandblasted titanium using sandpaper and a piece of wood to hammer down to make it look like it was sandblasted again but it had varying degrees of success and with this small area plus the fact it would just happen again, I opted for this to make it overall look better.

Have any of you guys and girls have this experience? I also had a Sebenza get similar marks.
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Jean rivets are notorious for scratching knives. Your scotchbrite fix is perfect - it turns scratches into a nice worn patina. Marks add character anyway.
 
Thanks! And yes I think it looks and feels like it was supposed be like that, smoothing out the scratches into a silky texture and look. The scratches were just ugly to me, they were not the typical snail trails like what is on the clip.
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Jsega51 said:
What does the material of the knife have to do with it? I’ve had plenty of pockets get shredded in spots from slipjoints riding in the bottom of the pocket and Spyderco’s FRN grippy texturing leave wear spots where the knife clips in the pocket.

Nice soft plastic chew cans with no sharp contours to be found shred thousands of denim back pockets across the farmlands every year. I’ve pretty much been carrying them steady for a handful of years now and don’t have any issues with the knives wearing spots through the material until the jeans have worn out in other areas too.
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Let me know when your Benchmade gets scratched up by your pants.
 
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Boattale said:
Let me know when your Benchmade gets scratched up by your pants.
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Don’t own a Benchmade! I didn’t know it was the little tiny marks on the knife handle bothered you, most don’t care at all on a user knife, which in that case most every knife will show some wear and handling marks regardless if it’s Ti or not. Imagine fretting over a few little marks that hide under the pocket clip lol.
 
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