Stonewash finish?

[mschwoeb]

What is this finish? How is it done?

And I have an AR with the stripes warn almost all the way off, could I have the blade stonewashed to match the soon to be mine model 2 SnG?

 

[L.O. Little]

Regarding the stonewash finish, this was copied from the Chris Reeve web site:

"We accomplish this finish by tumbling the blades in an aggressive ceramic media. These ceramic stones polish the blade in every direction possible giving the surface a non-reflective or glazed appearance."

IMHO, a total bead blast or black oxide finish would look better on an AR than a stonewash finish...