Probably going to make a stripper (my SY 511) and need finish ideas

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Howdy fellow fanatics!

I'm about 90% sure I'm going to strip my Scrapyard 511 and if I go through with it, I'll need to apply some sort of finish treatment to protect the blade. I've pretty much narrowed it down to cold gun bluing, forcing a patina (mustard, vinegar, etc), acid etching, or if all else fails, just trying to polish it. The darker the better, if possible.

I'm going to do some more research on my own, but in the meantime, would you mind providing some pictures or even just advice for me if you've undertaken any similar projects?

Thanks a bunch guys! :D :thumbup:
 
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I stripped what was left of the coating on my 511 and did a cold blued finish; it looks pretty decent IMO. I didn't do any sanding, just stripped and cleaned the steel as directed. I think a full polish job would be better but that's a lot of work... :D

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If you plan on doing any type of food prep with it I would avoid the cold bluing, though it does look nice. I think I would try hot vinegar. You'll end up with a nice black patina.
 
amflud said:
If you plan on doing any type of food prep with it I would avoid the cold bluing, though it does look nice. I think I would try hot vinegar. You'll end up with a nice black patina.
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Or, just use it. Patina will develop soon enough, and will continue to live with the knife.
 
amflud said:
If you plan on doing any type of food prep with it I would avoid the cold bluing, though it does look nice. I think I would try hot vinegar. You'll end up with a nice black patina.
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It was my deer knife before and it may soon go back into that role as well as general field use, so food prep would probably be somewhat unlikely. That is something very good to consider though!

Thank you all for the input! Anyone got more pics to add? :D (it doesn't have to be a 511 specifically, I would just like to see various finishes)
 
Bravado said:
Huh??:confused: Are we still on the INFI forum?:confused:
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There's not a dedicated Scrapyard forum here (I cannot access my Yard forum accounts for some reason) and to the best of my knowledge, the Busse forum is no stranger to kin-related material.

Turbomammoth said:
Wouldn't deer processing be considered as food prep?
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I should clarify: I don't mean fully processing the deer and breaking it down into itty bitty pieces, just opening it up in the woods and gutting it. I would most likely use other knives to break it down if I really had to (it takes my non-expert hands the better part of a day to do it, among other reasons for taking it to a processor).
 
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