Heya, all.
Just got my Benchmade 690. It's nice, but it doesn't look much like the pictures.
Upsettingly, the carbon fibre and wood portions are roughly finished and not very smooth -- not like "real" wood or carbon fibre. In fact, the stabilized wood is kind of dull and muted, not deep and shiny. The finger groove in the carbon fibre is especially roughly cut out.
I'm not complaining - for a production knife, this is great. (Just can't justify the cost of a custom to the GF...) I like the build and it's got a good heft. At least it'll be less scary in the workplace than my Mini-CQC7b (heh, heh).
However, is there a way to smooth out the wood and buff the carbon fibre so it has the veneered, glossy look?
I don't exactly want to take 600-grit sandpaper or Olde English Oil to
the handle unless it's a good idea. Also, I don't want to make it
-slippery-, per se, but just make the wood a deeper, richer sheen and less washed-out looking. The carbon fibre I'd like to make more like the kind you see regularly in cars or whatnot -- glossier.
Would buffing/sanding just ruin the epoxied wood, or make the knife too slippery to use?
Thanks.
-Jon
Just got my Benchmade 690. It's nice, but it doesn't look much like the pictures.
Upsettingly, the carbon fibre and wood portions are roughly finished and not very smooth -- not like "real" wood or carbon fibre. In fact, the stabilized wood is kind of dull and muted, not deep and shiny. The finger groove in the carbon fibre is especially roughly cut out.
I'm not complaining - for a production knife, this is great. (Just can't justify the cost of a custom to the GF...) I like the build and it's got a good heft. At least it'll be less scary in the workplace than my Mini-CQC7b (heh, heh).
However, is there a way to smooth out the wood and buff the carbon fibre so it has the veneered, glossy look?
I don't exactly want to take 600-grit sandpaper or Olde English Oil to
the handle unless it's a good idea. Also, I don't want to make it
-slippery-, per se, but just make the wood a deeper, richer sheen and less washed-out looking. The carbon fibre I'd like to make more like the kind you see regularly in cars or whatnot -- glossier.
Would buffing/sanding just ruin the epoxied wood, or make the knife too slippery to use?
Thanks.
-Jon
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