Pimped Emerson Gentleman Jim

fugazy · Jun 15, 2012

I fell in love with the Gentleman Jim so I ended up buying one. I understand emerson production knives don't have such wonderful fit and finish, there concentrated more on function. The blued hardwear and scales really didn't do it for me so I decided to start a project. The scales are green canvas g10 and the hardwear was done with Cerakote gen 2 graphite black. Let me know what you guys think.

JTR357 · Jun 15, 2012

That's some nice work right there!Love to see some more pics.:thumbup:

fugazy · Jun 15, 2012

Thank you, I appreciate you kindness. I need to take some better pictures tomorrow and post them up.

jwaj · Jun 15, 2012

Great job on those scales fugazy. The ceracote came out nice as well. You should post this over in the Emerson sub forum as well.

fugazy · Jun 16, 2012

fugazy · Jun 17, 2012

jwaj said:
Great job on those scales fugazy. The ceracote came out nice as well. You should post this over in the Emerson sub forum as well.

Thank you

PANJA · Jun 17, 2012

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

dcmartin · Jun 18, 2012

Absolutely gorgeous! Nice job, how's the Cerakote holding up?

fugazy · Jun 18, 2012

dcmartin said:
Absolutely gorgeous! Nice job, how's the Cerakote holding up?

Thank you! I've never used this knife, I actually have it on ebay right now. From past experience I can tell you that Cerakote is one of the best finishes available. Its basically rust proof and doesn't chip, flake or scratch. Soaking it in acetone doesn't even phase it. The only way I've ever removed it is by blasting with aluminum oxide. It puts kg guncoat and duracoat to shame. It's amazing

juliano76 · Jun 18, 2012

yeah nice job buddy,but i think the G10 is a little bit too thick

dcmartin · Jun 18, 2012

fugazy said:
Thank you! I've never used this knife, I actually have it on ebay right now. From past experience I can tell you that Cerakote is one of the best finishes available. Its basically rust proof and doesn't chip, flake or scratch. Soaking it in acetone doesn't even phase it. The only way I've ever removed it is by blasting with aluminum oxide. It puts kg guncoat and duracoat to shame. It's amazing

Where did you find that g-10? I would love that style but with an olive drab color for my Mini CQC-15

Once again....nice job!

fugazy · Jun 19, 2012

dcmartin said:
Where did you find that g-10? I would love that style but with an olive drab color for my Mini CQC-15

Once again....nice job!

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fugazy · Jun 19, 2012

Here's the actual scale thickness, measured with a micrometer.

Factory Emerson scales, .123"

New scales, .125"

That's a difference of .002", so there just about identical in thickness. The fact that the original emerson scales have a chamfered edge might make them appear thinner.