Pics of customized production knives

[Fumanseano]

Just curious...how would you go about changing the color of the titanium scales on the Spyderco Southard above? Just heat??

 

[stebolicious]

Just curious...how would you go about changing the color of the titanium scales on the Spyderco Southard above? Just heat??

Some coloring could be done by heat, but these ones, being that they are so consistent are anodized. Which is passing electrical currents through the piece while submerged in a solution to change the color of the metal.

 

[SilentJohn]

I've loved knives my whole life, but I just discovered this thread. I will be combining this for the net few days, but do you have any recommendations for someone to customize?

keyman he did my 275 and it turned out incredible

 

[Fumanseano]

Thanks Stebolicious, i'll have to look into anodizing

 

[orca8589]

Decided to use Birchwood-Casey cold bluing solution on my Spyderco Gayle Bradley blade. It's CPM-M4 steel, high-carbon, non-stainless.

~Chris

 

[Officer's Match]

Decided to use Birchwood-Casey cold bluing solution on my Spyderco Gayle Bradley blade. It's CPM-M4 steel, high-carbon, non-stainless.


~Chris

Nice!

 

[tvphotog]

Benchmade Contego 810 with custom G10 scales.

Custom work by docp91b on Youtube.

 

[atony]

Just a little RIT dye job.

 

[Fumanseano]

Atony that's a cool idea black looks much better imo than the stock brown. I never thought of using RIT dye. Since the scale on the Southard is that brown color is black the only option for the dye? or do you think blue RIT dye would take?

 

[SilentJohn]

wow. i wish i could get a southard.

 

[MechanicsDoBushcraft]

Ka-Bar Potbelly Micarta


Black spacer

Thank you to KIM BREED for making my new scales.

 

[MechanicsDoBushcraft]

Ka-Bar Potbelly Micarta


Black spacer, you can see the jimping added, and the blueing added as well.

Thank you to KIM BREED for making my new scales.

 

[atony]

Atony that's a cool idea black looks much better imo than the stock brown. I never thought of using RIT dye. Since the scale on the Southard is that brown color is black the only option for the dye? or do you think blue RIT dye would take?

I have seen a deep burgandy, and a really deep blue almost like a royal blue.

 

[Keyman]

 

[Fumanseano]

Thanks Atony, I plan on trying the blue tonight will post pics of the outcome

 

[humblerodent]

Just a little RIT dye job.

Looks good! :thumbup:

 

[Rival1314]

 

[flatblackcapo]

DUDE! The scales on that chokwae(totally not sure how to spell that) are freakin' awesome!!! What is that stuff?

 

[BladeChick777]

In love with the Chokwe Scale!!!
I must have one.
That is the greatest!

Looks almost acrylic.

 

[bower23]

Just curious...how would you go about changing the color of the titanium scales on the Spyderco Southard above? Just heat??

I anodized them with a power supply. I plan to do some more Southard's this weekend with lightning strike carbon fiber and bronze anodizing.