My do-it-yourself spa treatment

makariotes · Oct 31, 2015

91bravo said:
Call me old fashioned, but I still sharpen my blades on stones freehand style and have been since 30 years ago!

Man I wish I could do that, I think that's the only way to go, but I suck at it.

91bravo · Nov 1, 2015

makariotes said:
Man I wish I could do that, I think that's the only way to go, but I suck at it.

Just like anything else, you just gotta keep at it until you get good. Practice makes perfect!

91bravo · Sep 5, 2016

I decided to blast my Insingo back to new. Lockface and the detent triangle was masked off with aluminum tape. Everything else was blasted. Quick swipes left and right on each side did the trick. Once again, it came out PERFECT!

From this...

To this...

T.K.C. · Sep 5, 2016

WOW! You did a great job.

socom1970 · Sep 5, 2016

Wow. I love the worn look of my CRK's, but those newly blasted CRK's look awesome! Brand new Sebs in no time. :thumbup:

What about masking off wood inlays on a Seb and giving the same quick blast to the polished scales? (I prefer sand-blasted to polished... that's why I love plain janes and Micarta Sebbies.)

91bravo · Sep 5, 2016

Thanks yall! I love the worn in look too, but it was getting boring so I decided to give it a make over. I can always put the marks back on the knife!

Acadian · Sep 6, 2016

wow well done Jonny - your CRKs look great!!! *calp* *clap* *clap* :thumbup:

91bravo · Sep 6, 2016

Thanks Acadian! I threw in a little coarser sand, about 10%, mixed in with the green sand this time. It's almost an exact match to CRK's factory finish, which gives it some sparkly speckles throughout the finish!

gull wing · Sep 6, 2016

Great job. Not hard is it.

91bravo · Sep 6, 2016

gull wing said:
Great job. Not hard is it.

Not hard at all. Takes all of 30 seconds to do, compared to the 8 week spa trip! lol

gull wing · Sep 6, 2016

Yes, I don't "spa" mine ether.
Note, I use Aluminum Oxide with good results.

91bravo · Sep 6, 2016

gull wing said:
Yes, I don't "spa" mine ether.
Note, I use Aluminum Oxide with good results.

We have some aluminum oxide here, but I've never used it as a media though! You got any pics? I always try new media out on a scrap piece of titanium that I have just to see what the texture will be like first!

Acadian · Sep 7, 2016

This thread makes me want to buy a small sand blaster. LOL

91bravo · Sep 7, 2016

Sand blasting can make the most worn out things look new again!

Acadian · Sep 7, 2016

91bravo said:
Sand blasting can make the most worn out things look new again!

Also good to re-blast Micarta

gull wing · Sep 7, 2016

Here are a couple, bravo.

91bravo · Sep 7, 2016

gull wing said:
Here are a couple, bravo.

Looks good! It seems that aluminum oxide is a bit more coarse than the green sand that I've been using...

lemmuhj · Sep 7, 2016

91 Bravo^^^ wow dude, that came out awesome! I like the way your knife was "worn", but man, that final result!

91bravo · Sep 7, 2016

lemmuhj said:
91 Bravo^^^ wow dude, that came out awesome! I like the way your knife was "worn", but man, that final result!

Thanks Lem! I like the fresh look too. it will get worn in over time, again!

Dogdrawz · Oct 2, 2016

What course grit did you use for the aluma-oxide? I have 120 grit in my blaster right now. I've blasted a few knives & firearms to Cerakote them, & they looked similar after the blasting.