Poor Mans' Lg Seb Handle Refurbish..

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The scuffs/scratches on my Lg user Seb Slabs were getting pretty bad.
Didn't want to spend the time and money on a CRK refurbish.

Took them apart and ran some 1000 grit over them, 5 min. per side.
Same on the clips. Didn't touch the blades.

Came out with a nice patina. A little more "Ti color" looking now.
Feel a little more comfortable and smoother in hand.
Will be curious how they hold up. Easy enough to touch up.

Kinda like the way they turned out.
Let me know what you think:

(Sorry, forgot to take "before" pics.)

Top knife (2005) Lg Reg S30V
Bottom knife (1999) Lg Reg BG42

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That looks good to me :):thumbup:

You can always try a poor mans bead blast by throwing a few hand fulls of sand at it next time :D
 
The reason I asked is I have seen some sebs that have been dehorned (all the sharp edges taken off). This supposedly make the sebenza feel smooth as a bar of soap.

Seems like it would be easy to do if the titanium is so forgiving.
 
-Here's a couple more pics from other members in the
"CRK folders pics only" sticky..

Same idea. I was looking for the minimum amount of sanding
to do get an even patina, each knife will vary depending on wear
and owner preference..

Also, I didn't mess with the inside or edges of the Ti plates.
Literally only took a couple minutes on each scale.

I'm sure the CRK purists' will pipe up about losing some grip traction,
but I personally never cared for the sandpaper feel of new Seb slabs.
I think most of my grip on a Lg Seb is on the top and bottom edges.

"JMHO" -Ron

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My Sebs are nearly like that just from pocket wear, maybe only a year or two to go and I'll have it looking like yours :p
 
I love that "worn" look.
 
I like the way that umnumzaan looks. The valleys in the cross hatching contrasts really nicely against the flats.
 
I did my Large Classic with 1500 grit. Turned out real nice, and has that worn look that I really like. It also gave me an excuse to disassemble the knife for the first time.

Edit: while I was at it, I worked over the blade with some Mother's Mag polish. The blade still looks tumbled, but its cleaner and brighter. Right on.

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Just curious but won't sanding the scales make it easier for scratches to show?
 
mmarkh said:
Just curious but won't sanding the scales make it easier for scratches to show?
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You can easily just sand it again if it does get scratched up.

I also find a bead blast finish shows and gets scrathed up more
easily than a hand rubbed satin or tumbled finish any way.

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