my naked M2 Nimravus Cub!

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Here are 2 pictures of my Nimravus Cub after some mods that I have done to it. Sorry that they are a little blurry, but that is the best I could get my scanner to do. You <u>can</u>, however, still see some of the scratches, even at this resolution. So, you know that they are definitely there. But, it is my worker, so I don't mind. With a little work, I think I could get most of them out, but I've decided to stop here. So, misque, whaddya think?

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inktomi
 
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I think that is one nice looking knife, Rockspyder. The scan is a little dark, but, I can see the gist of it.
These naked Nimravus' are really beautiful knives.
This species seem to really shine when they don't have their black coat on.
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I think the overall shape of the knife, the naked blade, the grind lines along with the contrasting black handle work very well together that make for a very appealing feast for the eyes. After I regain use of my right arm,(neck/nerve injury between C5 and C7 has nearly incapacitated my right arm. Go figure!) I'm gonna have to do this on my specimens, as this is just too nice looking to let go.
This absolutely blows me away that it is not corroding in a salt air environment. This speaks well of your care for the knife. Wish I could get some of my relatives to care for their knives that well!
A VERY nice job, Dude!
Thanks for the look-see!
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Let me tell you about my SIFU!

[This message has been edited by misque (edited 02-24-2000).]
 
Thanks misque. And sorry to hear about your injury! Hope you get better quickly.
I will see if I can lighten them up a little. If not, maybe I'll get another chance to scan sometime. Also, I'm going to try to take some pictures of it, and some other knives that I have.... dabbled with. Sometimes, I think I'm a dremelling fool! I <u>do</u> like the Nimravi better this way, whether they are Cubs or adults
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. And I especially like using the Cub better now, with thumb ramp removed. I would probably leave it on the full size, since it would be used differently. But on the Cub, it really made it more hand-friendly.
So far, like I've said, it has shown no corrosion at all. But, it IS a user. I use it daily, several times a day. Every time I use it, I just handle the blade a little, hoping some skin oils will help. And, if I get anything wet on it, I just wipe it off on my jeans, or whatever I'm wearing. So, IMO, minimal care.
The environment isn't that salty year round. Only at times. It stays pretty humid (I think the winter humidity stays in the 65% to 80% range, unless it gets really cold). But, when the wind whips up, even in the winter, you can smell the salt water in the air. I'll be sure to post here on the forums if I see any corrosion in the future; however, I think that I continue to use it (as opposed to storing it without treatment), it will do great.
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inktomi
 
NO!
Thank YOU!
You and Nemo and Fred Perrin have convinced me this is the way to go with these two knives. Another Forumite posted the Adult Nimravus bare bladed and I've not stopped thinking about it since. I think I'm going to go the scouring pad route to remove the Black-T though and deepen the choil with a sanding drum on the big'un first. If it works for me, then the lil'un will get the choil deepened also. Wish I could get a scanner to post pics.
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Thanks for the inspiration!
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My new bumper sticker:

Let me tell you about my SIFU!
 
No problem. I have considered getting an adult Nimravus in M2 and removing the black from it as well. If I do that, I will probably go with the Scotchbrite pad myself. Reason being, it will probably be a camp/backpacking knife, so I might want what little BT is left behind on that one.

I look forward to seeing what you do with yours.
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inktomi
 
In regards to the lack of corrosion, perhaps this gives some credence to BM's claim that the BT coating penetrates the surface and continues to provide protection despite visibly wearing off.

More interesting will be whether corrosion forms more aggressively on the former thumb ramp area where, presumably, enough steel was removed that the coating should no longer be evident there.

Nice knife and pix Rockspyder.

[This message has been edited by Longden (edited 02-24-2000).]
 
Thanks Longden. However, I would refer you to my post in this thread regarding the liklihood of any BT remaining on this knife.

If there is BT still there, all the better. If I hadn't been so impatient, I could have made sure BT remained. But, alas, I was <u>impatient</u>. Anyway, we'll see in the long run. I imagine as the summer rolls in, the environment around here will get even more hostile toward a naked M2 Nimravus Cub
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inktomi
 
NICE.....
I love that fob you tied on the end of it,
it looks better i think without its coating...
 
Thanks for getting the pic up, I was curious how it looked without the hump. Might have to bust out the Dremel and give it a go. I like the fob too
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David
 
Thanks guys.
One thing I should mention, that probably goes without saying. I took my time on the hump, unlike the coating, because I didn't want to heat up the blade. Even though it is the spine, I was still concerned about changing the temper. So, I ran the dremel pretty slowly (for a dremel) and stopped often to let it cool, and inspect my work. It would hurt to keep a little glass of water around as well, to keep wetting it during the process.
I used one of the grinding wheels to do the bulk of the work, then switched to the sanding drums. After getting it pretty much where I wanted it, I then switched to hand-sanding, again with the 400 grit, continuing to 600 grit. I think I finished of with just touching it a few times with a polishing wheel with rouge in it.
If you start taking the thumb ramp off, AGAIN:TAKE IT SLOW, and be patient, so the heat treat doesn't get screwed up. For me, the best way to do that was to use the slower speeds on the dremel, well less than half speed.

Have fun, if you give it a shot, and good luck. Remember, patience is best. I wish I had been a "leeeetle" more patient on my coating removal.

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inktomi
 
I don't know for sure or to what degree, but the M2 steel being a high speed steel should be able to take some heat without changing the temper. I know it is used in tools that generate a lot of friction and heat, so I think the dremel should be no problem. I agree it is best to take it slow and easy for a number of reasons though.
David
 
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