SH Badgers, It is OK he is on ignore

Tony,
The blueing won't "rub off" the A2 knife, it might wear off over time, but it is actually a chemical treatment on the steel. They are mint and I don't blame you for not using them, but I wouldn't worry about the finish. Lets drink!!! :eek:
 
randucci said:
Tony,
The blueing won't "rub off", it might wear off over time, but it is actually a chemical treatment on the steel. They are mint and I don't blame you for not using them, but I wouldn't worry about the finish. Lets drink!!! :eek:
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I thought that was the A2 v. INFI test. If INFI it pretty much just rubs off. Did I not understand correctly?

Did you get anything new to drink? :confused:


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MAKE THEM USERS!!!!


one day when I am rich, i will make one of the flint nap knives my edc... it will be hilarious :D

"hey, what knife is that on your hip?"
"oh this? one of the smaller busse ruger bowies. i use it as a throwing knife."
 
Tony G said:
I thought that was the A2 v. INFI test. If INFI it pretty much just rubs off. Did I not understand correctly?
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Not sure. When I mentioned the test, I was talking about using a Birchwood Casey cold blue pen like the one below to check for INFI v. A2.

The test involves just marking a tiny spot and then rubbing it to see how well the blueing takes. A2 takes more of a blue than INFI. (On both metals, you can remove the blued spot with a Q-tip and a metal polish like Flitz.)

There's a really big difference between hot blueing, a process common for firearms, and cold blueing, a process that usually involves after-market solutions like that found in the bluing pen. That's not to say that you can't hot blue yourself, but it is a more complicated process, and is more commonly done on an industrial scale. In any case, hot blue finishes are more durable.

I don't know what kind of treatment the SHBA received.

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Very Nice,

Interesting Handle slabs on the Fat Double cut.

Back when these were new I remember them just being called "Bead Blasted" (the Finish on the knife, not the slabs)

Slabs are smaller than usual.

.305 is as close to .3125(true 5/16s) as I have seen in any not true 5/16s INFI Badger ever, I have to wonder if this knife started out a little thicker and got polished/blasted/ground down.

There were several to quite a few in this thickness in A-2.

Still, a possible one of a kind Handle slab.
 
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