Who can "stonewash" blades?

[gull wing]

Does anyone do this for common folk?
I would like to have a few of my knife blades re-done in this finish.

 

[SIFU1A]

good question, i have not heard or anyone doing that but maybe someone does.

 

[Andrew Taylor]

Just need a cement mixer and a bucket of gravel. Do you know anyone who is a builder?

 

[samhain73]

How about a rock tumbler? Should be about 20 bucks at Discovery channel store. Just tape the edge.

 

[MAXPOWER419]

what would you tumble it with? actual gravel, but how fine of gravel? maybe some bead blast?

I also am interested in stonewashing my own blades, its my favorite finish.

 

[fulloflead]

I know a Bladeforums member that does lots of custom knife work:
Slaytanic

I've seen his "stonewash". It's cool, but doesn't really have that galvanized-nail crystallized look. It's just sort of satin without machine marks.

You could email him.

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