Pics of customized production knives

[RiverRat84]

 

[LightGuy]

Here are a couple I customized which surprised me with the amount of time and patience they required.. The have each been soaked in etching solution for days, out every few hours for a light scrubbing on the lettering, to get all of the lettering and logos to be "engraved" into the steel. Then they were each stripped of their coating, and hours and hours of hand rubbing with various grit 3M pads to get a nice finish. On the Junglas, I added a finger choil on the blade for choking up.

After I considered each knife finished, I had to then sand and shape the handles to be an exact fit to the "new" blade, due to the removal of the coating and sanding. I added custom TNK scales to the ESEE 6 and really like them. Needless to say, lots of hours went into these mods. I've had them for a while, but unfortunately they are up on the exchange now to fund my new hobby...


ESEE 6

Junglas

 

[evanPGH]

This is a WIP that I'm working on. Hand rubbed the frame edges to 800. Pic below is comparing it to the stock bead blast.

 

[ridnovir]

Here are a couple I customized which surprised me with the amount of time and patience they required.. The have each been soaked in etching solution for days, out every few hours for a light scrubbing on the lettering, to get all of the lettering and logos to be "engraved" into the steel. Then they were each stripped of their coating, and hours and hours of hand rubbing with various grit 3M pads to get a nice finish. On the Junglas, I added a finger choil on the blade for choking up.

After I considered each knife finished, I had to then sand and shape the handles to be an exact fit to the "new" blade, due to the removal of the coating and sanding. I added custom TNK scales to the ESEE 6 and really like them. Needless to say, lots of hours went into these mods. I've had them for a while, but unfortunately they are up on the exchange now to fund my new hobby...


ESEE 6

Junglas

Most excellent work.. Well done Indeed. Now keep them well oiled my friend :thumbup:

 

[deathofallthings]

I was trying to decide between an Esee 6 and a Ratmandu. I decided I liked the shape and full flat grind of the esee, but the scales of the rat. Girlfriend ended up getting me the esee, so I did some milling on the scales to sorta give them the look of the ratmandu.

 

[Keyman]

 

[NeverMore1701]

Those ESEEs are sick!

Dig the tan Contego scales too.

 

[pietje]

Cold Steel GI Tanto

 

[oharal]

 

[Rival1314]

 

[VENI VIDI VICI]

Nice! Love your checker work

 

[evanPGH]

Aaannnnnd finally finished the edge work on the federal...

 

[oharal]

Nice! Love your checker work

Thank you!

 

[Keyman]

 

[rexromic]

Benchmade 755 with white ceraglass Cuscadi scales.

 

[mcfly682]

Becker BK-9 with polished blade and spalted timarand scales.

 

[utah_fish]

Becker BK-9 with polished blade and spalted timarand scales.

Fantastic job there.

 

[sweet]

Everything blasted except for the copper...

 

[D R E]

I was trying to decide between an Esee 6 and a Ratmandu. I decided I liked the shape and full flat grind of the esee, but the scales of the rat. Girlfriend ended up getting me the esee, so I did some milling on the scales to sorta give them the look of the ratmandu.

Excellent job! I felt the same way you did so now you have an ESEE Sixmandu.

 

[loonybin]

Simple customization by me:

Kelly Green RIT dye and a 3hr simmer.