Scotchbrite treatment

Hoytarcher10 · Oct 10, 2010

So last night I decided to do a breakdown, lube, and sharpen of some of my user knives, one of them being a small sebenza 21. I have been edc'ing this for several months now and love it. It even wins over my hinderers(FOR NOW) as I have been limited to the size. Anyway I decided to scotchbrite one of my 21s. I am very happy with the finish and it is pretty similar to my sage 2 now. It does not show scuffs as much and the patter i chose was long vertical strokes rather than swirling. I may try a swirling pattern on another one to compare in the future.

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fionafa · Oct 10, 2010

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Hoytarcher10 · Oct 10, 2010

cant see your picture..but yeah will do haha. Thats what happens when you have a little to much lube

fionafa · Oct 12, 2010

Hoytarcher10 said:
cant see your picture..but yeah will do haha. Thats what happens when you have a little to much lube

Strange... I have no idea how that happened, Hoytarcher, but my 'haha' picture and post were intended in reply to another post altogether where the OP showed a photo of a cut on his finger following sharpening their sebenza...

That's odd indeed. I edited/deleted the above for (lack of) confusion's sake.

PS. Very nice buff job, by the way.

link2derek · Oct 12, 2010

Hoytarcher10 said:
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Severance · Oct 15, 2010

I just gave my large 21 the same treatment. IMO it feels nicer to the touch, and looks better too.

DallasSTB · Oct 15, 2010

This was my first attempt at sanding down the titanium slabs on a plain Seb. I since traded this one off, but plan on replacing it eventually. I really liked the smoother look and feel, plus it hides scuff marks better.

joewoo · Oct 15, 2010

Can you guys show a link to exactly what you're using please

DallasSTB · Oct 15, 2010

I used 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, followed in stages by 1200 grit and finally 2000 grit. I haven't tried the Scotchbrite method.

Hoytarcher10 · Oct 17, 2010

joewoo said:
Can you guys show a link to exactly what you're using please

i actually used a scotchbrite kitchen sponge for this one. Its the same material as the green pads but there is more to hold onto when working IMO.

CAD · Oct 17, 2010

Very nice! Did you work on the inside of the slabs or leave them original?

Chris D.

Severance · Oct 17, 2010

I didn't mess with the inside of the slabs, and I wouldn't recommend it either. I just picture it somehow messing with the tolerances and/or the action. Maybe I am just paranoid.

Hoytarcher10 · Oct 17, 2010

CAD said:
Very nice! Did you work on the inside of the slabs or leave them original?
Chris D.

I did both sides of the scales equally. the inside looks the same as the outside. Seeing as the scothchbrite only really polishes the metal i didnt see it messing with tolerances. My sebbie opens and closes the same if not smoother now than it did before.Not sure if this voids my warranty though?

Severance said:
I didn't mess with the inside of the slabs, and I wouldn't recommend it either. I just picture it somehow messing with the tolerances and/or the action. Maybe I am just paranoid.

It essentially just polishes the slab if only scotchbrite is used. Mine feels just as smooth as before. :thumbup: