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I had been trying to sell this thing but then it grew on me and I want to keep it. I don't know why they coat aluminum handles, they can't rust, so what's the purpose? Because that coating isn't gonna stay on, it's gonna chip and scratch so why do it? Is it because they think aluminum is ugly? Aluminum has a very limited patina palette, but it can be colored and looks rather nice when it is.
Anyway, I want to strip this thing but I'm not sure what effect the epoxy/paint remover will have on the rubber parts that are inset on one side of the handle. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?
I'd also like to replace those insets with something a bit more classy and/or permanent like wood or a custom made resin material etc. I've seen a bunch of vids on youtube showing how to DIY custom knife scales.
One of the things I've been building up to doing, is customizing my production blades. Some of them are close to perfection, but not quite there. A nip here a tuck there and voila, a masterpiece. I'm a skilled craftsman and this type of small detail work is just up my alley. I have the tools work shop and skills, just not sure what course to take. Any advice is appreciated.
Lastly, if any of y'all know of folks who make a hobby of this sort of thing, customizing (not just annodizing, or changing the scales, but actually changing the knife) production knives, I'd like to be hooked up with them. The few folks I know who do it, like socal knife customization (crawler something on youtube) are making a business of it so may not be open to sharing info. I'm too afraid to ask them anyway.
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Anyway, I want to strip this thing but I'm not sure what effect the epoxy/paint remover will have on the rubber parts that are inset on one side of the handle. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?
I'd also like to replace those insets with something a bit more classy and/or permanent like wood or a custom made resin material etc. I've seen a bunch of vids on youtube showing how to DIY custom knife scales.
One of the things I've been building up to doing, is customizing my production blades. Some of them are close to perfection, but not quite there. A nip here a tuck there and voila, a masterpiece. I'm a skilled craftsman and this type of small detail work is just up my alley. I have the tools work shop and skills, just not sure what course to take. Any advice is appreciated.
Lastly, if any of y'all know of folks who make a hobby of this sort of thing, customizing (not just annodizing, or changing the scales, but actually changing the knife) production knives, I'd like to be hooked up with them. The few folks I know who do it, like socal knife customization (crawler something on youtube) are making a business of it so may not be open to sharing info. I'm too afraid to ask them anyway.
