Mirrored stone wash finish love thread

[metaphoricalsimile]

I absolutely love the mirrored stone wash finish on my Manix 2 LW in BD1N. So much so that I would preferentially purchase spydercos with this finish in the future. Which knives come with this finish? Is it consistent? Have any pics that show it off?

[RadioactiveSpyder]

The Slysz Bowie, Swayback and Techno 2 all also share that dreamy mirror-like finish, in CTS-XHP :)

[JRinFL]

Add me to the fan list of the mirrored stone wash blade finish.

[Dazen]

It’s my favorite finish as well. The Paysan and I believe the Drunken have that finish as well.

[Theldraskien]

All of the current Maxamet offerings I believe. I have the Native and it’s very nice.

S30V Shaman as well.

[Flizwit]

This used to be my favorite finish. I still really enjoy it, however I am always left with a feeling that the knife is not sharp, I feel it detracts from a slicey appearance as the blade is so smooth and polished and the edges and lines are rounded (some designs more than others, e.g. Techno 2, Paysan). Like I said I still enjoy, but I find myself intrigued by the angle grinds like the Advocate and Schempp Bowie.

[VooDooChild]

I really like the finish as well.

[Pokey]

I've got the Manix 2 and others with the polished/stone washed blades. I like the look when it's clean. I think the finish does have a surface roughness that collects oils, fingerprints, and anything else that comes in contact with it, so I'm always wiping them off. I read someone say they thought their blade was tarnishing, but it really just wipes off.

[ladybug93]

stonewash and/or acid stonewash are my favorite blades. i endure satin because i love the designs.

[wrdwrght]

I sure like the finish on my Techno2 and Maxamet PM2.

[curlyhairedboy]

I'm a big fan of it!

[steelcity16]

I like it for variety, but I'm indifferent between it and the regular satin finish. I feel like it cuts down on patina/corrosion somewhat. It would be interesting to see if a 52100 or M4 blade with that finish was more resistant to corrosion.

[bbturbodad]

Add the McBee to the list of options...


Do you guys flitz your blades? Most of mine with this finish have lost the mirror with use over time.

[Sharp Guy]

Big fan here too. My first ones with it were a Manix 2 LW and Native 5 LW. I've acquired a few others since including a Southard that looks particularly nice. I like the way it hides finger prints and light scratches

[abbazaba]

[jdw]

Beautiful pics.

[VooDooChild]

Im on the fence about the lil natives blade finish. A lot of dealers say its satin but its not. On Spydercos website it is called a matte finish. Its sort of a hazy mirror finish. More like it was sandblasted or something.

[curlyhairedboy]

Im on the fence about the lil natives blade finish. A lot of dealers say its satin but its not. On Spydercos website it is called a matte finish. Its sort of a hazy mirror finish. More like it was sandblasted or something.

Yeah, the s30v Lil native blade finish is one of my least favorite finishes. It's a fingerprint magnet and somehow shows scratches more than Satin...

[xceptnl]

I fell in love with this finish many years ago. I think my favorite examples are the XHP Mule and the Southard.

[Theldraskien]

I just picked up an SE Native 5 second hand to try out SE. it’s an older S35VN version and it seems to have a dull mirror finish that I wasn’t expecting. Looks great. Not quite as grey as my Maxamet Native but very nice all the same.