Slightly modded my Mantra

jpm2 said:
That's wild, care to give the details?
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Anything specific you want to know? Here's the quick rundown:

Dismantle knife.



Grind and sand on the scales a bit.



Etch and then anodize green.



Sand some of the green away and then anodize blue.



Reassemble knife. (This was the hardest part.)(Seriously!)

 
Mike45ACP said:
What did you use to cut the straight bolster line? Knife looks great!

Mike
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That was the part that I was the most nervous about. I put a pointed cutter for a dremel in my drill press. The scales were mounted to a block of aluminum and secured in a cross-slide vice. I only lightly scored the scales with the bit and then used the corner a small file to make the lines a little deeper. This part of the project might have actually been harder than reassembling the knife. :D
 
That is a great job! It took time and care and it shows it. This is one of the best mods I have seen on a Ti knife.
 
DocT said:
That is a great job! It took time and care and it shows it. This is one of the best mods I have seen on a Ti knife.
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Thanks Doc! I'm kinda anal about getting things right, but I'm also a little impatient sometimes. :D I thought about this design for quite a while and the finished knife matches my vision really well, so I'm very happy with the results.
 
OUTSTANDING. Isn't it about time someone did this to a Mantra?

I'll send you my Techno for a similar spa treatment, please. ;)
 
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