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I knew the engraving was but was just curious about the satin areas too, gives a nice contrastIt's engraved in relief, so blasted and then touched up
Ahh, yeah...same deal. Blasted the slab, satin the squares, mask the squares and touch up the blasting.I knew the engraving was but was just curious about the satin areas too, gives a nice contrast
What are the plans for the blade?
Got this Umnumzaan in today from a buddy, the unfortunate victim of overzealous pimping back in the day...we're gonna make it presentable again
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Going with a two tone satin/beadblast deal on the handle slabs...
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And some custom "Alphabet Blocks" engraving...
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That's what I thought too, but apparently it was aggressive Oxiclean anoLooks like your buddy took a butane torch to the scales when he was drunk. Lol. The blasting turned it into an entirely different knife and the contrast and engraving took it that extra "chip" step to make it a cool AF one off.
Now......... Do the blade, do the blade, do the blade. (In my excited voice)
. Gonna finish up the blade today, was kinda lazy yesterday.
That's what I thought too, but apparently it was aggressive Oxiclean ano
not trying to add more work for ya I'm just saying. I've seen your ano and it looks good
I mentioned anodizing, but he really likes the subtle contrast from just the two different finishes...I can always ano it later if he gets boredOh good God. I hope you took his customization merit badge away.
That thing is gonna be bad when it's all said and done. A decent ano job on the bead blasted portion would add some color and cool contrast to the shiny letters.
Somebody call me?? Thanks!Chip yours sick puppy, but I love your work!
Nice work Chip! Hard to believe you turned that mess into a brand new looking knife.