Satin Finish Junglas

[JGON]

Hey All,

My Junglas has had quite a journey in my hands, but what it comes down to is that it is still the same hunk of steel it always was. I have used it hard, processed a lot of wood with it, and it's look has evolved over time quite a bit. I had the coating originally, and then when it started to wear I stripped it and forced a patina. The more I used it, the uglier it got, and the more I loved it. Now, I figured it was time to clean it up and give her a nice satin finish for a while. I used 400 grit sandpaper, and although you can still see some machining marks and there were a couple of tough spots that would have taken quite a bit more to buff out, I'm very happy with it's new, "user satin finish".

Here you go!

JGON

 

[Horn Dog]

Your Junglas looks good. It reminds me of some of my early "Ghetto Satin" finishes I did on Busses and Rangers. A good Scothbrite wheel will only do so much, though. To get a true satin finish takes a lot of careful sanding. But it is rarely worth the effort. Yours looks just fine. :thumbup: I am leaving the paint on my Junglas. After doing a full convex on the similar sized Busse Bushwacker, I realized that it just isn't worth the effort.

Here is the painted knife.

I used this Kalamzoo belt sander, after stripping the paint.

The finished ghetto satin blade....after lots of sanding.

Now a factory satin BWM:

 

[Guy Vanderveken]

JGON,

Reading your posts for quite a while now, always inspirational- been following the transformation of your blades, have to say that they get better with use and care. That Junglas is so cool.

Guy

 

[paulhilborn]

I like that a lot JGON:thumbup: Very nice

Paul

 

[Horn Dog]

JGON,

Reading your posts for quite a while now, always inspirational- been following the transformation of your blades, have to say that they get better with use and care. That Junglas is so cool.

Guy

It does look good. Unpainted and in the rough looks like a user should look!:thumbup:

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

Jgon looks good..

question though, what is the line in the steel?? sorta looks like a rectangle or something caused from forging? never seen that before, could this be common on all??

 

[formtight]

Nice edge on that sucker!

 

[jc12]

I like the satin look

 

[kfgk14]

Leave it at a convex edge, and use it to shit.
They look better all dirty

 

[hoopster]

Jgon looks good..

question though, what is the line in the steel?? sorta looks like a rectangle or something caused from forging? never seen that before, could this be common on all??

I was wondering the same thing. I've never seen lines like that in a blade before. It looks like it's only on one side also.

 

[Flexxx]

Looks good, I'm starting to not like the patina look anymore....

 

[Niagara]

Dude that looks great, thanks. I have posted asking to see "stripped" ESEE knives like this awhile ago and that is exactly the look I imagine doing an ESEE 6.

 

[jumpmonkey]

Looks nice bro. Keep on using her hard.

God bless,
Adam

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

That looks awesome! I am definitely putting a satin finish on mine once the coating gets a little more beat up.

 

[GRIM 62]

Very cool,me like!!

 

[guntram]

i love it! that satin finish is boss. thank you for sharing the evolution of your junglas with us. i really appreciate it. one thing is sure, no matter what state that blade is in, it always looks like it is begging to be used. it looks hungry for trees! nom nom nom...

 

[Pea-Ta]

Jgon, that looks awesome! I'm also wondering that that rectangular portion is...

 

[Zini]

Looks good man!

 

[obsessis]

I used this Kalamzoo belt sander, after stripping the paint.

The finished ghetto satin blade....after lots of sanding.

HEY!!!! I have that same belt sander but don't have a garage to do work in anymore. Hoped to whip it out this summer and do some stuff with it. I sent you an email.

 

[chavez556]

Wow HornDog that's impressive how long did it take to do that?