I just got this back last week from BF custom service provider Maprik. He did an extremely nice acid etch and stonewash of my blade and liners and put a razor sharp edge on it, but I've decided for this specific knife, the satin look is more my taste.
My Gayle Bradley has the skeletonized liners, perfect centering, wonderful smoothness, and nice early lockup. I tried my absolute best to show it in pics, but the only sign of wear on this knife is an extremely tiny shiny spot on the clip (in the clip pic, it's at about 1 o'clock from the Spyder logo). You literally have to hold the knife in a certain way under light to see it, but I believe in full disclosure.
I've also tried to include as many pics as possible of the acid etch/stonewash because pics don't do it justice...it's very nice! If you're thinking about doing this to your blade or forcing a patina, this one is already done for you...and an outstanding job was done by Phil (Maprik). He's a true pro at knife customization. The scales on the knife are clean and perfect.
I'd prefer for your Gayle Bradley to be as close to LNIB as possible and preferably with the factory edge on it. I had this knife less than a month before I sent it to Phil, and it was not a user. Please feel free to email me or PM (email strongly preferred..I can respond to you immediately) with any questions or offers. There's a chance I would outright sell this, but would rather trade. Knife comes with original box and Edge-U-Cation paper. Thanks for looking!
Only other trade I would consider is a CRK (preferably Mnandi or Umnumzaan) plus cash...hey, one can hope, right?
These last two pics are what Phil sent me right after he finished:
My Gayle Bradley has the skeletonized liners, perfect centering, wonderful smoothness, and nice early lockup. I tried my absolute best to show it in pics, but the only sign of wear on this knife is an extremely tiny shiny spot on the clip (in the clip pic, it's at about 1 o'clock from the Spyder logo). You literally have to hold the knife in a certain way under light to see it, but I believe in full disclosure.
I've also tried to include as many pics as possible of the acid etch/stonewash because pics don't do it justice...it's very nice! If you're thinking about doing this to your blade or forcing a patina, this one is already done for you...and an outstanding job was done by Phil (Maprik). He's a true pro at knife customization. The scales on the knife are clean and perfect.
I'd prefer for your Gayle Bradley to be as close to LNIB as possible and preferably with the factory edge on it. I had this knife less than a month before I sent it to Phil, and it was not a user. Please feel free to email me or PM (email strongly preferred..I can respond to you immediately) with any questions or offers. There's a chance I would outright sell this, but would rather trade. Knife comes with original box and Edge-U-Cation paper. Thanks for looking!
Only other trade I would consider is a CRK (preferably Mnandi or Umnumzaan) plus cash...hey, one can hope, right?
These last two pics are what Phil sent me right after he finished:
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