Satin finishing a Becker

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I have a Becker Campanion that I am wanting to modify a little. I have been soaking it in a finish stripper I found on sale at Wal-Mart for $5.00, and it has been soaking since Monday night. I removed it from the soak this afternoon and used a stainless steel scrubbing pad on it and almost all the black coating came off, with the exception being a couple of spots on the handle. I put it back in to soak some more and plan to remove it tonight, if time, or tomorrow after work. It has a gray apperance to the steel after I removed the black today and washed it off with some soap and water. My questions are;

1. does the gray sand off?
2. I plan to start off with 220 grit and work up to 400 or 600 grit. Will that give me a satin finish as that is what I want.
3. I know that you will get best results if you sand in only one direction, but does that apply to all grits or just the last one or two?
4. I would like to have some micarta grips made or locate some of the ones Camillus made, and I also though about having a false edge , or swedge put on the blade, who could do that?

All my questions at this point. I just want to try and make a one-of-a-kind with this Becker and may even think about a nice leather sheath down the road. Any and all suggestions are really appreciated!:D:D:D
 
Well the gray does sand off to reveal the bear metal beneath. I knew going in that this would not be an overnight job, in order to do it correctly, and it has already been born out to be so. Still wondering about anyone to do micarta handles or if some of the Extreme 77 handles are available anywhere? And someone to send it too for grinding a false edge into the top of the blade. Any help is appreciated!:)
 
Good luck on finding the micarta handles for the old Becker line. I had 2 pairs at one time, and I had to keep my eyes open for a long time before I spotted some being sold on the exchange. As far as I know, that's the only place you're likely to see them. But, I can recommend Justin at Ranger knives for a nice set of micarta handles custom made for your Becker. I talked with him a few times about doing this for my BK7, but backed out when I found the aforementioned factory micarta. Drop him a line, I think he does it pretty cheap (~$25 IIRC), and he could probably do the swedge for you also. He's a great guy to deal with, and works pretty quick from what I've heard. Hope this helps.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll email Justin then and see what I can come up with. I may ask him about finishing the Becker for me and installing a set of micarta grips. But I'll also give you an email this we Sodak to check on the Extreme grips. Again, thanks guy's!!
 
I found them! Just shoot me an email with your address, and I'll send them to you.
 
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