I have been working quite a bit on my War Sword recently, and have now gotten it stripped (took a while, the coating on these blades is INTENSE). It took like two sheets of 150 grit, and then I touched it up a bit with some really old 600 grit and 2000 grit. So its not near as shiny as some of the BK2's that took the Becker forum by storm a week or so ago, but it does look quite a bit different.
Also, I want to keep on modding this, and make some bluejean micarta, and maybe eventually even try my own hand at making my own sheath some time down the road.
Here are some pics of it. The white tape on the handle is my attempt to see what a different handle material would feel like. Its just some white stretchy athletic tape with some serious texture and a bit of give to it. The only downside of this is that it doesn't snap into the sheath anymore.
Here it is in the middle of the stripping process. And yes, that is the side of my apartment, its that awesome.
Anyway, here are some photos of it.
Also, I think I might start a ZK users thread, as I don't think I've seen any others used out there.
Also, I want to keep on modding this, and make some bluejean micarta, and maybe eventually even try my own hand at making my own sheath some time down the road.
Here are some pics of it. The white tape on the handle is my attempt to see what a different handle material would feel like. Its just some white stretchy athletic tape with some serious texture and a bit of give to it. The only downside of this is that it doesn't snap into the sheath anymore.
Here it is in the middle of the stripping process. And yes, that is the side of my apartment, its that awesome.
Anyway, here are some photos of it.
Also, I think I might start a ZK users thread, as I don't think I've seen any others used out there.
Looks cool!
. All I know is I have treated it just like my BK2, and my BK2 hasn't had any signs of rust. So just know that SK5 is much more sensitive to rust than 1095CV.
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