my izula mods

Like the sheath loops for horizontal carry too, would you share how you did it plus walk us other nooks through the nice wrap through the carrabiner hole?
 
Welcome to the forums man. I'm a bit of a noob as well, so i feel ya. Great job on the blade, but i really like the sheath w/ the leather straps. Great addition.
 
formtight said:
How did you fasten the leather strips?
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Used screws and screwed them in I assume...may have used grommets or just poked a hole with a hand punch or regular punch. The ones that come with the MOLLE Locks would probably work if the leather was thin or thinned enough.
 
cool mods, thanks for sharing!

And welcome to the forums, I'm sure you find a lot of new ideas and you'll have fun here.
 
yh i will i didnt no anyone else like knife as mutch as me, see i live in the uk and the knife laws are F-ed up here but thats for another page ;)
 
Ok, so you have stripped a totally bas ass finish off. Its now polished beautifully. Is this knife just for display now? Or is there some way you can keep it from rusting? Seems like a lot of work. I do like shiney things. Just rat knives are made for environments where rear echelon maintenance might be weeks in between.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Looks good! I recommend starting with 400 grit sandpaper, moving to 600, 1000, then 15000 and hitting it with some polishing paste like Flitz or MetalGlo. :)
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Welcome to the forums! I have 2 Izula's, one stripped and one not. The advice above from fortytwoblades is sounds when it comes to how to put a "polished" or mirror finish on your blade, but for your edc, I would discourage doing this because it takes a while to do it, and once it's done highly polished metals show every last blemish and it will be frustrating to maintain it.

I might recommend putting an even 400 or 600 grit sandpaper finish on the knife and then forcing a "patina". If you don't know what that is, it's an oxidization of the metal that can actually be manipulated to some degree to form cool patterns as well as protect the coating. Here is a thread with a very cool looking patina. I am going to try this one on my ESEE-4 next. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=816766&highlight=patina

You can also just leave the 400 or 600 grit finish on your blade for a rough user EDC look. This is the look that lives on my stripped Izula. I had a patina on it for a while, but now I buffed it all out and just leave the "user satin finish" on it.

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Thanks, and welcome once again!

JGON
 
JGON said:
Welcome to the forums! I have 2 Izula's, one stripped and one not. The advice above from fortytwoblades is sounds when it comes to how to put a "polished" or mirror finish on your blade, but for your edc, I would discourage doing this because it takes a while to do it, and once it's done highly polished metals show every last blemish and it will be frustrating to maintain it.

I might recommend putting an even 400 or 600 grit sandpaper finish on the knife and then forcing a "patina". If you don't know what that is, it's an oxidization of the metal that can actually be manipulated to some degree to form cool patterns as well as protect the coating. Here is a thread with a very cool looking patina. I am going to try this one on my ESEE-4 next. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=816766&highlight=patina

You can also just leave the 400 or 600 grit finish on your blade for a rough user EDC look. This is the look that lives on my stripped Izula. I had a patina on it for a while, but now I buffed it all out and just leave the "user satin finish" on it.

CIMG0604.jpg


Thanks, and welcome once again!

JGON
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cheers, that link is bad ass i might do that but i dont want to fudge it up
 
burletonboy said:
cheers, that link is bad ass i might do that but i dont want to fudge it up
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It's not hard to do, and once you do it, you can sand it off in minutes and start over or leave it bare if you want. With use, patina's will fade and change. It is only a discoloration at the surface of the metal. Very easy to buff it off.

JGON
 
For reference the higher and more mirrored you bring the finish the better it will resist corrosion. I have an uncoated sterile Izula and it has a high polish on it. I only have to polish it back up once every six months or so unless it gets wet and stays that way.
 
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