New to me BK2...which to mod?

[Hale Storm]

Super cool Hale Storm. Love both the knife and the sheath. Very creative. You should get a matching pair of clogs. You would look very Dutch

Well, I'm 98% Czech (Bohemian) and 2% Dutch so I guess it would work.

 

[Hale Storm]

Friend of mine brought these scale blanks back from Blade 2014. Trying something wild............

Crumpled foil in blue resin. Flats are polished. Gonna contour them and then polish everything out.

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[DunkEm]

Friend of mine brought these scale blanks back from Blade 2014. Trying something wild............

Crumpled foil in blue resin. Flats are polished. Gonna contour them and then polish everything out.

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Those look awesome!

 

[BeeKayNutCase]

Those look awesome!

+1. Almost looks like blue mother of pearl.

 

[Bladite]

modifications. mmm.

nice handles though.

 

[BeeKayNutCase]

Hey Slice can you post some pictures of your mYcarta press when you make it. Really keen on seeing how you go with it. I know there is plenty of info here about making mYcarta but I'm keen to see your attempt. I like your posts..

 

[2jka]

My vote is for you to strip the new stock one. If you absolutely hate the way it turns out than it can be replaced...[emoji6]

 

[NCSlice]

Hey Slice can you post some pictures of your mYcarta press when you make it. Really keen on seeing how you go with it. I know there is plenty of info here about making mYcarta but I'm keen to see your attempt. I like your posts..

Will do man, thanks for the support! I prob won't get around to it until next week tho. Got busy this weekend. The plan for now is 2x3 boards in a wood frame smashed together with unistrut (steel channel) with long bolts applying the pressure.

 

[The Warrior]

Will do man, thanks for the support! I prob won't get around to it until next week tho. Got busy this weekend. The plan for now is 2x3 boards in a wood frame smashed together with unistrut (steel channel) with long bolts applying the pressure.

Look forward to seeing it. :thumbup:

I pretty much have my mod done.

 

[DemonSculpt]

Hi
Personally I'd Mod the Older BK2 which is Stamped rather than laser engraved.
The Reason I think this is the option is that I have modded my new BK2 and the laser engraving has pretty much disappeared after a few passes with the sand paper and patena attempts.
Personally I would have liked to have kept it as I'm a proud owner. Others including yourself may like to return it to a no brand natural look but its certainly something to consider.
https://instagram.com/p/225ymQJB4h/?taken-by=demonsculpt

 

[NCSlice]

I def took that into consideration. I also want to try electroetching. WorldWood does a great job with it and its pretty much household item . Also as someone else suggested, the newer style is easier to obtain. I've pretty much decided to mod the new style but have too much on my plate until late July...

 

[TravisH]

First ... WELCOME! Always good to meet new fans of BK's.


As far as stamped vs etched, it's easy enough to deepen and blacken the laser etchings so they don't disappear. DC voltage will etch it deeper while AC voltage will blacken it. All you need is a battery, wire, salt water, and a Q-tip. Several YT vids on how-to.

 

[Indianbladenoob]

Here's mine.

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Oh the wood sheath....very nice, Mr.Storm. The scales aren't all that shabby either.

 

[orezona]

I also want to try electroetching.

Super easy to do. All you need is some saltwater (or salt vinegar) solution (the saltier the better), a DC power supply (as simple as a 9V battery) and some gator clips with some type of material to soak up the solution to conduct the current through to the steel.

I made a rig using a 12VDC AC adapter (AC to DC) with a 500mA current limit. Basically a wall charger for a electric shaver or cell phone. Hit up a 2nd hand store like Goodwill or a garage sale and you can get one for cheap or just search through your junk to find one you're not using (everybody has one stashed somewhere!). Cut off the barrel plug and strip the wires, attaching gator clips to them (you can get them in the "Odds and Ends" of the hardware section at Lowes or Home Depot).

Here's my set up (when I etched my ZK Famine):

White is negative (attached to the steel as the ground), yellow is positive (which would have the etchant soaked pad of cotton or similar material).

Using the higher voltage/current limit makes the reaction happen faster. Really sizzles and blackens the cotton Q-tips or scraps of rag quick. It will get hot but not enough to start a fire because if the "etching pad" dries out, it won't conduct any more. DC etching is MUCH safer than AC. Using AC (to blacken) is okay as long as everything is well insulated. Forgetting to make sure you've properly insulated your set up will be like sticking a fork in an outlet: Not a pleasant experience.

Before I tried it on any knives, I etched a keychain fob I've got that had a vinyl sticker applied (Go Ducks!) and it worked really well.

Also (as an experiment), decided to do a bunch of etching on my "freebie" ZK Acheron knife and used simple fingernail polish as the etchant mask:

Good luck with whatever you decide to do...!

 

[Zuluninja]

a lawn mower. You need to mod a lawn mower with it.

 

[NCSlice]

Damn nice work orezona! And thanks for the tutorial.
Travish, I think a doorbell transformer is 16v ac, I have a few of those in my work van. Thanks for that info.
Demonsculpt, yeah man, welcome! Sorry I failed to notice a new member. I was in stop and go traffic when replying lol

 

[TravisH]

Travish, I think a doorbell transformer is 16v ac, I have a few of those in my work van. Thanks for that info.

I believe that's what GSOM(?) used to create an 'etching box' with both DC and AC outputs.

Like orezona, I salvaged a couple of AC wall adapters - one outputs 12VDC, the other 9VAC - but I haven't tried them yet.