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Is hand engraving considered a mod?
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Any visible modification counts IMHO. Beautiful engraving ! The proportions are really good, I would love to learn such an art, I suck at drawing but I'd still like to try
Here's all (if I haven't forgotten any) of the scales I made since I started in April. I sometimes made more on order, most of them are for me.
In chronological order, starting with the Chokwe :
In the collection : Lots of different steels, in lots of different (and same) Spydercos.
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
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Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
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Those all look great Robin! That Native 5 stands out to me the most, really top shelf! May I ask what type of wood that is?
-Larry
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Thanks , I tend to prefer wood to carbon fiber or micarta, but I found out pretty fast that you have to find the right wood for a folder, and "Ziricote" wood just goes so well the the Native 5 !legOFwhat? wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:21 pmThose all look great Robin! That Native 5 stands out to me the most, really top shelf! May I ask what type of wood that is?
In the collection : Lots of different steels, in lots of different (and same) Spydercos.
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
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Definitely looks like it was designed for those scales!Ramonade wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:40 amThanks , I tend to prefer wood to carbon fiber or micarta, but I found out pretty fast that you have to find the right wood for a folder, and "Ziricote" wood just goes so well the the Native 5 !legOFwhat? wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:21 pmThose all look great Robin! That Native 5 stands out to me the most, really top shelf! May I ask what type of wood that is?
-Larry
Hebrews 13:6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
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Looks fantastic Robin ! Definitely an improvement over original design. Buddy Dan
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Military/PM2/P3 Native Chief/Native GB2 DF2 PITS Chaparral Tasman Salt 2 SE Caribbean Sheepfoot SE SpydieChef Swayback Manix2 Sage 1 SSS Stretch 2 XL G10
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Lightweight cruwear dragonfly with crosscut G3 scales
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Native 5 LW in Maxamet wearing AWT Scales in Magpul FDE cerakote.
Current Collection
Chaparral LW, Dragonfly 2 (VG-10), McBee, Stretch 2 (K390), UKPK Salt (LC200N)
Chaparral LW, Dragonfly 2 (VG-10), McBee, Stretch 2 (K390), UKPK Salt (LC200N)
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My friend Dan (ManixGuy), got me into some heat coloring mods.
First try was the Sliverax clip. Hides better in blue jeans with the dark/bronze color.
Just did the same on my Para 3 LW SPY27 (Thank you for that one Spyderco) and Sage 5. Sage 5 has a Lynch Anodized Bronze clip.
Super easy. Takes about 10 - 15 seconds per screw. A little longer on the clip due to the length. Cup of water near by.
First try was the Sliverax clip. Hides better in blue jeans with the dark/bronze color.
Just did the same on my Para 3 LW SPY27 (Thank you for that one Spyderco) and Sage 5. Sage 5 has a Lynch Anodized Bronze clip.
Super easy. Takes about 10 - 15 seconds per screw. A little longer on the clip due to the length. Cup of water near by.
- Jeff
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Great job Jeff . Nice finishing touch . Dan
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Thanks Dan!
- Jeff
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Finally decided to take the appearance of my first Manix 2 into my own hands. I'm not a fan of bright polished clips on my pocket knives, as I feel it draws more attention to what I'm carrying. I figured I could try heat-coloring a stainless clip with relatively low risk, and yep: It was super easy and satisfying. Peep the pics below.
I would be interested in understanding how to get the deeper colors like I've seen from a number of you bosses.
I ended up with a bit of a gradient, which is super cool and intentional, but I definitely would like to know how to get the color darker if anyone has tips.
The setup:
The product:
(edited: wrong picture attached first time)
I would be interested in understanding how to get the deeper colors like I've seen from a number of you bosses.
JSumm the bronze on your screws looks seriously awesome!
I ended up with a bit of a gradient, which is super cool and intentional, but I definitely would like to know how to get the color darker if anyone has tips.
The setup:
The product:
(edited: wrong picture attached first time)
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Looks awesome!
- Jeff
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I use a small refillable butane handheld torch found at Menards . My technique is a little different than Jeff’s approach . I thoroughly clean clip and run paper clip through center hole and lock other end of clip to my vise . I only heat the backside of clip , starting at bottom and heat till red and move up the clip as it turns red . I make only three to four slow passes . Jeff does a quench where I air cool the clip . Personally I really don’t think there is a right or wrong way , what fits your comfort zone . Satin does appear to work better than stripped painted , and Salt Ti clips are a chore to do . I did experiment ith a Lynspch and think they go to a higher heat range because I could not replicate their Industrial look . Hope this helps . MG2
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Wow! Awesome details, thanks so much. I was really thinking that my heat source needs considerably more power, and even though my stove is wider I don’t think it’s hitting the temps from a torch. I did just let them air cool like you’re describing as opposed to a quench. Great to have your notes on time/speed/heat - I will explore more. Thanks!Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:30 pmI use a small refillable butane handheld torch found at Menards . My technique is a little different than Jeff’s approach . I thoroughly clean clip and run paper clip through center hole and lock other end of clip to my vise . I only heat the backside of clip , starting at bottom and heat till red and move up the clip as it turns red . I make only three to four slow passes . Jeff does a quench where I air cool the clip . Personally I really don’t think there is a right or wrong way , what fits your comfort zone . Satin does appear to work better than stripped painted , and Salt Ti clips are a chore to do . I did experiment ith a Lynspch and think they go to a higher heat range because I could not replicate their Industrial look . Hope this helps . MG2
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Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:30 pmMan, this one turned out so good, too! Great looking fade on the clip over those scales, like a cub brown. Goals.
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That turned out fantastic Dan!
- Jeff
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Did the quenching or air cooling change the tensile strength or springing strength (?) of the clip?