Meet ShimmerStrike

RedRockNv

RedRockNv

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Ok it isn't perfect and I am not. So laugh if you must. I started with an idea I would take my CGFBM and strip it then bead blast it then polish the edge up to the corrigations fading the polished area in to the bead blast in the corragations. Seemed like it should work. That is it on the top left after I put clear finish on the scales.

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Then I stripped the whole thing after removing the scales. I stripped the scales also btw. I began to polish it and that is when I noticed that there was roughness from manufacturing running along the edge up to the corrigations. I tried to polish it out and it took on an erie shimmer like a mottled mirror finish. I really liked it. I reminded me of a sword in the game of Oblivion called ShimmerStrike (hence the name.) There was some heavy pitting under the black coating that I tried to grind out. I didn't do a great job but noticed how the metal took on a mirror finish. This is when my plan became finalized I polished every thing but the corragations and the mottled edge to a very near mirror finish (don't think I had the right polish wheel for that.) But for me it was close enough. I call my CGFBM ShimmerStrike.

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I am waiting for some leather to come then I plan to make a sheath worthy of ShimmerStrike. Ok that will be a while probably make a new Kydex one for it first. I need to find a good oil that will bring out the colors in the scales.

Well what do you think? Like I said it isn't perfect but a project knife. Maybe I am crazy but to me it is one exceedingly fine looking hunk of INFI.
 
Hey that's pretty cool! Normally I'm somewhat against the mirror finish nowadays but that does look sweet.

Hahhaha, just for the record, Oblivion is a sweet game :D
 
Mr. Clean
I was addicted to Oblivion for about a year. It really draws you in. I had several different characters.
 
I think it looks REALLY good, redrock!:thumbup: I actually like the mottled mirror finish next to the edge. Good work.
 
Mr. Clean said:
Hey that's pretty cool! Normally I'm somewhat against the mirror finish nowadays but that does look sweet.

Hahhaha, just for the record, Oblivion is a sweet game :D
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Ha I thought I was gonna be the only one who caught that :P Oblivion is incredible, and yes it really does suck you in.

The knife looks amazing :cool: It defintaley adds a unique personality to it.
 
Very nice finish! Love the way it turned out!

Put me down as another fan of Oblivion. Though, to be fair I did like Morrowind a lot better. Much bigger, more involving world.

"By Azura! By Azura! By Azura! It's the Grand Champion! I can't believe it's you! Standing here, next to me!"

-Adoring Fan
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Grimspoon said:
Very nice finish! Love the way it turned out!

Put me down as another fan of Oblivion. Though, to be fair I did like Morrowind a lot better. Much bigger, more involving world.
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I ha the PS 3 so couldn't play Morrowind though I do have it now for my computer but playing on the small screen sucks. I am waiting for Fallout 3 to come out.
 
Looks great! It's lika a natural surface texture that gives it a handmade bladesmith look. Very cool! :thumbup:
 
Solstice said:

Ha...beat me to it!:D

Very cool man...sounds like a lot of labor and love went into this one. You going to use it?

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Yeah! I will use it. Just need to make something to carry in around in now. I am thinking gun metal grey kydex would look good until I get some leather in. I want to try making custom scales for it.
 
That knife looks amazing...

Oh, and Oblivion is pretty much the best RPG I ever played. I decided to "beat" it(by beat I mean the main quests) with each character. My favorite was the Dark Elf.

I'll probably end up getting Fallout 3 as well.
 
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