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[dakotakidd]

First time posting in the knife makes forum. I've been making a few blades in my garage, I started this past winter.

Finished this one up today. 8670 and lager g10. I acid etched in ferric chloride but didn't tumble or rock wash it. I thought it looked kinda rustic with this finish.

Once enough scratches develop and I want a new finish has anyone ever tumbled a knife in ceramic media that has g10 on it? Will it give the g10 a nice finish or just chew it up?

 

[Richard338]

First time posting in the knife makes forum. I've been making a few blades in my garage, I started this past winter.

Finished this one up today. 8670 and lager g10. I acid etched in ferric chloride but didn't tumble or rock wash it. I thought it looked kinda rustic with this finish.

Once enough scratches develop and I want a new finish has anyone ever tumbled a knife in ceramic media that has g10 on it? Will it give the g10 a nice finish or just chew it up?
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I would protect the handle with duct tape over painter tape.

 

[dakotakidd]

Thank you, that would work. I remember seeing a YouTube video of a guy tumbling a finished knife with g10.....but I might be remembering it wrong. He could have bead blasted it to get some texture on the g10.