Stonewash a Buck 110, Brass + Stonewash?

Slider817

Slider817

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I have a Buck 110 with Brass bolsters and 154cm Steel that I am going to change the original Dymondwood to something a little more upscale. I was thinking that since I am already going to remove the scales why don't I stonewash the knife while I'm at it. I don't think I will be able to remove the blade to stonewash it alone because of the pinned construction, so any idea what would happen if I put the whole knife into the stonewash, how would the Brass take the stonewash?

Any help would be greatly appretiated
 
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I'd think that'd be an awful lot of trouble to go to, for brass that's likely to be scratched, dinged & dented over the course of time. Brass is very soft, and it wouldn't take much to damage the finish, after all that trouble. If I were looking to take some of the shine off the brass (I'm assuming that's what you're wanting to do?), I'd just use some 400/600/800 grit wet/dry sandpaper to put a satin finish on it. If it gets scratched or dinged up, it's very easy to restore with the sandpaper.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
I'd think that'd be an awful lot of trouble to go to, for brass that's likely to be scratched, dinged & dented over the course of time. Brass is very soft, and it wouldn't take much to damage the finish, after all that trouble. If I were looking to take some of the shine off the brass (I'm assuming that's what you're wanting to do?), I'd just use some 400/600/800 grit wet/dry sandpaper to put a satin finish on it. If it gets scratched or dinged up, it's very easy to restore with the sandpaper.
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I really just want to stonewash the blade, I am wondering how it would affect the Bolsters, if they were to stay exactly the same I would go right ahead and put the whole thing in the stonewash bath.
 
Slider817 said:
I so any idea what would happen if I put the whole knife into the stonewash, how would the Brass take the stonewash?

Any help would be greatly appretiated
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don't quote me on that i've obviously never tried but like OwE said brass scratches easily, hardened steel not that much.

my guess is that if you stonewash both together, long enough and with agressive enough abrasive to get a nice stonewashed blade, you'll have eroded the brass handle wayy to much.
 
Slider817 said:
I really just want to stonewash the blade, I am wondering how it would affect the Bolsters, if they were to stay exactly the same I would go right ahead and put the whole thing in the stonewash bath.
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The stonewash media is hard enough to alter the steel's finish, so I'm certain it'd alter the finish of the brass (again, due to it's soft character). On the upside, if you don't like the look of the brass afterward, it shouldn't be too hard to fix it (with the sandpaper, buffer, etc.). I suppose if I were actually to try it, I'd probably try something expendable first (a cheap knife, or other object, made of brass), just to see what might happen to the finish.

Depending on the size of the stonewash media, I might also be concerned about it gettng lodged/trapped in the inner workings of the knife & lock.
 
pwet said:
don't quote me on that i've obviously never tried but like OwE said brass scratches easily, hardened steel not that much.

my guess is that if you stonewash both together, long enough and with agressive enough abrasive to get a nice stonewashed blade, you'll have eroded the brass handle wayy to much.
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That's another good point. Again, all-the-more reason to try something expendable first.
 
A suggestion.

Ask this same question in the Buck Knives sub-forum. If this has been done before, one of the guys there would likely know how it can be done. There are also some well-respected craftsman with expertise in doing customizing work with Buck knives, some of them are members here on the forum. It may be infinitely simpler (for YOU) to have one of them remove, stonewash & reinstall your blade for you.
 
Yeah, I think that's the simplest idea, just try it out on some brass and see how it reacts, if it doesn't look to good but I can still sand and buff it out so it looks good again than I will try dunking the while knife.

I'm not that worried about the stonewash particles messing up the inerworkings of the knife, the Buck 110 is very simple and I think will clean out easily enough.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
A suggestion.

Ask this same question in the Buck Knives sub-forum. If this has been done before, one of the guys there would likely know how it can be done. There are also some well-respected craftsman with expertise in doing customizing work with Buck knives, some of them are members here on the forum. It may be infinitely simpler (for YOU) to have one of them remove, stonewash & reinstall your blade for you.
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thats an excellent suggestion. I'll post this query over there.
 
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