New Knife, took your critiques to heart

[Brian Avila]

looks great ,very clean looking ,do you do ceracote yourself? where do you get it ,how does it go on?

Thanks!

ate1675 - I have a friend here locally at Sawtooth Rifles, that did the Cerakoting for me. But since you asked here is what I know. The blade is ground to 120, some of the others I did went to 220. Then it soaked in some acetone to remove any oils. Then sand blasted with 120 grit media.

The cerakote is painted on with a compressor spray gun, like you would do professional painting of a car. Single coat nice and even. The Cerakote is cured in an oven at 250F for about 2 hours.

I was told the Cerakote is purchased directly from their website.

Even the handles can be Cerakoted....

 

[Brian Avila]

Having said all that. I just handled another knife that was made in same batch as the original. It has green g10 scales. I contoured it more and then scalloped it. I will post it so you guys can see it when the handle is all done.