Project Obsidian - M4 DLC / Jade dye project
Project Obsidian - M4 DLC / Jade dye project
I had set about building a collection of M4 DLC Jade which I intended to transform into what I call Project Obsidian. As a kid, I loved collecting the so called “Apache Tears” rocks, obsidian rocks, that were nearly black unless looked at with a light source behind them, at which time they looked translucent. I decided to try to emulate that effect with the natural jade G10 handles. This was done with a single dye bath, I had seven separate sets of handles all tied with its own fishing line harness and held by a single clamp. The whole lot spent 15 minutes in a Graphite Rit DyeMore synthetic solution bath. Below are my pictures of the results. I’m really happy with how they turned out.
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Really cool effect! I don't especially love the jade g10 as it comes, but I think it looks great when dyed.
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Looks great!
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Very cool, I've always wished they would offer semi-translucent Peel Ply G10 in a smoke color like this as well as semi-translucent brown, forest green, and neon fluorescent yellow (for Salts). I love the semi-translucent blurple, red, and jade G10 scales.
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At first I thought "Yet another Rit Dye thread", but this one is good. I really like the look of those! Well done.
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Re: Project Obsidian - M4 DLC / Jade dye project
Thanks everyone! I am new to Spyderco and have always loved customizing any of the things I collect. This was a total leap of faith, doing all of them at once, but I wanted consistency and I got it. The Shaman G-10 was (obviously) the one I had the biggest question on how it would turn out, with the thickness, contouring and overall difference to the other scales. Plus I had previously dyed that one with Pearl Gray powdered gray and it had turned out a bluish / gray color. I learned from that and went with it. I was taking apart and putting together knives for hours last night. I'd love to build a display case for them with a nice sized Apache Tear rock bookending each side and a backlit or underlit display glass platform.
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This is really cool, I like the vision and execution! :D The set looks really good together.
The "Obsidian" or "smoke" color G10 looks great and has a really cool effect. I would definitely welcome more translucent g10 colors from Spyderco.
The "Obsidian" or "smoke" color G10 looks great and has a really cool effect. I would definitely welcome more translucent g10 colors from Spyderco.
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Man! That set took some time and dedication to all come together. I agree with Mushroom. Great vision and execution. But you’re missing my favorite iteration, the Native5!
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Cool.
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Without a doubt the most badass dye job I've seen. Bravo dude, bravo.
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I do have one more bottle of the dye, I might have to search that one out because that looks great!
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Aww shucks
It just so happens that obsidian is my favorite rock/mineral/glass/mineraloid or whatever you choose to classify it as. It's probably the most fitting substance to relate to knives since it can be flint knapped down to edges that are a mere molecule thick.
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Awesome -- Never seen anything quite like it, very well done indeed!
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Awesome collection and theme!
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Thats quite an Obsidian Order...
Sorry, star trek joke.
Sorry, star trek joke.
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Yeah, you're totally right! In fact, some surgeons still use obsidian scalpels for surgery.Evil D wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:08 pm
Aww shucks
It just so happens that obsidian is my favorite rock/mineral/glass/mineraloid or whatever you choose to classify it as. It's probably the most fitting substance to relate to knives since it can be flint knapped down to edges that are a mere molecule thick.
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Well, the Cardassians were arguably the best villains of TNG era. Even the ominous threat of the Borg didn't have the personality behind it the way they did.VooDooChild wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:52 pmThats quite an Obsidian Order...
Sorry, star trek joke.
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Thats kind of the point of the Borg though. No personality, no reasoning, no motivation beyond assimilation.gbcaffee wrote:Well, the Cardassians were arguably the best villains of TNG era. Even the ominous threat of the Borg didn't have the personality behind it the way they did.VooDooChild wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:52 pmThats quite an Obsidian Order...
Sorry, star trek joke.
Everything in Trek loses its thunder with enough time though.
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