No turning back now.

That is beautiful, I'm going to have to take a couple of mine to the blasting cabinet to give them the same treatment.
 
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Judging from this one and the BT6 thread the current CG INFI blades seem to have a much higher level of finish under the coating than past blades. Looks awesome!
 
What would happen if you skipped the Stripping part, and went straight to blasting ? With the coating still on.
 
TheMtnMan said:
What would happen if you skipped the Stripping part, and went straight to blasting ? With the coating still on.
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The end result on the blade itself would be the same but I strip them first so I don't have to get aggressive around the handles. The less blasting I have to do there, the better.
 
Too poor for a blasting cabinet- have to make due wit a home made sanding block and low expectations!

Looks great, man! Bet SHe's a beast
 
This and the BT6 thread inspired me and I decided to strip my first knife today, It turned out decent but needs some more polishing.

Swats baby brother!










That SHe2 looks amazing after the bead blast!!


Sincerely,
Ego sum Chrysaora
 
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the Look is awsome, but here comes a stupid queastion
what do you use to strip the coating ?

//Goran
 
Looks like me and jellyfish used the same stuff. Citristrip. I used the spray on stuff. Did four knives on one can.
 
Iamthejellyfish said:
This and the BT6 thread inspired me and I decided to strip my first knife today, It turned out decent but needs some more polishing.

Swats baby brother!










That SHe2 looks amazing after the bead blast!!


Sincerely,
Ego sum Chrysaora
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Those look sweet!
 
How difficult is it to polish the blade around the handles?

I am thinking about stripping a ratmandu. Still undecided if I will just force a patina or try to improvise a stonewashed finish.

Edit: I have never stripped a blade before, but I have done a satin finish on a factory second folder. Though I could easily take it apart.
 
Citristrip and a plastic scraping tool. Dremel with SOS pad to get rid of the heavy decarb, then a block from a 2x4 and some tacks as a home made sanding block to get the finer decarb layer off.

I generally don't bother stripping the handle, just the blade.
 
slight said:
How difficult is it to polish the blade around the handles?

I am thinking about stripping a ratmandu. Still undecided if I will just force a patina or try to improvise a stonewashed finish.

Edit: I have never stripped a blade before, but I have done a satin finish on a factory second folder. Though I could easily take it apart.
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I use a scotch brute pad on a drill mandrel. Sounds scary, but it's super effective. It'll rid the blade of all that nasty decarb in a heartbeat. Once that's gone, sand to whatever finish you'd like, and hit r up with some metal polish. If you don't have metal polish, some whitening toothpaste will do the trick.
 
Here's after a few hours of sanding and some metal polish. I think I may have have to attempt a stone wash now or go for a bead blasting.







Sincerely,
Ego sum Chrysaora
 
That bead blasting looks so easy it has tempted me into looking to a cabinet but I can't justify the expense for making my CG knives look pretty.
 
The bead blasted finish looks great clampdaddy. Very very sexy!


evlDan said:
That bead blasting looks so easy it has tempted me into looking to a cabinet but I can't justify the expense for making my CG knives look pretty.
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I've been debating the same thing. There are some fairly inexpensive blasters I've looked at but I don't know enough about blasting. Not sure if I'd trust myself, or a low quality blaster with my Busse knives.


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Thanks for the tips. I just bought a ratmandu on the exchange to bide me over and in less than 6 hours later I got an email saying the ratmandu I ordered was ready.

I will definitely be stripping the one I bought off the exchange when I get it.
 
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