This is not the Scrap Yard Knife forum, so...

[on_the_edge]

Feast your eyes on this (if I can get it to work!). This is all a first for me...first time posting a pic, first stripped knife, first knife I polished up, and BTW, that would be a first gen Howling Rat next to its second generation brother!

 

[spaceweaseal]

That looks very good. I wish i had that HR

 

[Troy H]

It's so shiny!!

Cool pic!!

 

[Gravelface]

That is one shiny knife!!! very impressive!

 

[on_the_edge]

Thanks for the positive comments folks. I really did not have any idea how this might turn out when I started, but I was gonna be damned if I was going to ruin a Howling Rat, so I have put a fair amount of time into this little project. Of course, please don't get the silly idea that I won't use a shiny knife. I think these babies were born to be used.

 

[Cutshaw]

Good job, OTE!

 

[westllen]

OTE, excellent work, a shiney rat!..cool:thumbup:

 

[JWBirch]

Feast your eyes on this (if I can get it to work!). This is all a first for me...first time posting a pic, first stripped knife, first knife I polished up, and BTW, that would be a first gen Howling Rat next to its second generation brother!

I wonder how that'd look blued, or with just the grind plunge blued. That SR101 needs some protection from the elements after all!
Sweet polishing job!!

 

[on_the_edge]

JWBirch, that is an interesting question. I am trying to picture what that would look like. I think I saw a pic of a blade that someone had done something like that to. Has anybody else seen it too or does anyone have a pic or link? I'd love to see one.

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Great Pic, thanks for sharing it

 

[Schuey2002]

It's toooooooo purty!!

I'd be afraid to take it outside, what with the

and all... :foot:

 

[xaman]

Very nice!

Great job :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[barrabas74]

The world is cruel to shinny things. I like em though, Very nice job on that.

 

[JWBirch]

JWBirch, that is an interesting question. I am trying to picture what that would look like. I think I saw a pic of a blade that someone had done something like that to. Has anybody else seen it too or does anyone have a pic or link? I'd love to see one.

Steel wool and several more coats resulted in a nice, cloudy but very smooth finish.

So I thought I'd try to get the sunset over yonder clouds...

Enjoy!

Here's one that I did. The pics don't do it justice!