New Roc acid/stone wash and polished G10 scales

[GIGANTORE]

Very very nice finish!
How long did you soak the blade in the acid?

Thanks. I just did the liner and hardware while I had it apart. I started the blade with 5 minutes for the first acid bath. Pulled it out and it looked a little too light. Soaked for another 2 minutes and rechecked. Then gave it another 2min.

[TomAiello]

I really like those polished G-10 scales. :)

[Jazz]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

Where would one buy that etchant if we don't have Radio Shack here anymore?

[GIGANTORE]

I like the polished G10 as well. Has a carbon fiber look to it.
I would imagine you could just order online if you can't find it local.

[GIGANTORE]

Well, in typical fashion, I bought some custom scales and a titanium clip to replace the wire. I'm also doing a Spyderco lanyard with a monkey fist. Should be cool once I'm done. I love the fact that modding a knife is a lot less expensive than modifying a gun. I should have this little mini-build wrapped up in about a week or so. Pics coming soon.

[Trevitrace]

It already looks fantastic. Excited to see how this turns out.

[pftbahaa]

That is just lovely! What did you use on the pivot hole? Looks bubbly and I can't say I recognize it.

[GIGANTORE]

Thanks guys. I used clear nail polish on anything that was metal on metal. Stood up just enough to keep those areas from getting the affects of the acid.

[RocketBen]

I would have been afraid of chipping the blade edge in the tumbler. It does look really cool!

[GIGANTORE]

I would have been afraid of chipping the blade edge in the tumbler. It does look really cool!

Thanks. Tumbler isn't as bad as I thought. The media is ceramic and is very light weight. So the affect on the blade wasn't terrible.

[palonej]

What a great project!!
Looks like an awesome horror movie murder weapon now!
Excellent job!!
Joe

[GIGANTORE]

What a great project!!
Looks like an awesome horror movie murder weapon now!
Excellent job!!
Joe

Thanks. That's the look I'm going for. Haha

[SuckSqueezeBangBlow]

This forum needs a "like" button

[GIGANTORE]

So I was going to wait until I got it all back and together for an update. But I'm not one for waiting. So I'll post some pics of what I've done.

I bought 2 little lanyard beads of the Spyderco logo. They are made of bronze. I bought 2, thinking I could see what an acid dip and stone wash could do. The acid turned the bronze into more of a copper color. And the stone wash didn't go as planned. I left it in the tumbler for 10 minutes. Probably should have stoped at 5 minutes. It didn't damage anything, but it did beat the finish up a little more than I would have liked.







I'm thinking that I want to try one more thing. I want to try the untouched logo for a short trip through the tumbler. I'm after a darker look like the blade. But I'm sure I'm limited to shades of the bronze spectrum. I'll post some pics of this one after a short tumbler ride.

[GIGANTORE]

I was going to wait until this was done to give an update. But I'm not a very patient person.
I bought 2 of these Spyderco icons for a lanyard bead. Figured I would try to acid and stone wash one. The acid turned the bronze into more of a pink/copperish color. I left it in the tumbler a little too long. It didn't do any damage, but 5 min was probably a better idea than 10 min. Decided to polish just the faces of the bead and leave the sides distressed. Came out cool, but I've learned a little about this metal. So I'm going to take the last new one I have, and just do a light tumbling. No acid.









I'll post some pics of the stone washed icon soon. Doing that one this morning.

[VashHash]

EVIAN. The only water suitable for neutralizing acid on your spyderco blades.

Nice mod. I'd just Polish that edge up so it really POPS!!

[GIGANTORE]

EVIAN. The only water suitable for neutralizing acid on your spyderco blades.

Nice mod. I'd just Polish that edge up so it really POPS!!

It was just tap water. After I soak them I cover them in dawn dish soap and scrub them down.
I thought about polishing the whole thing. But that would be the only part of the knife that's polished, so I decided against it.

[GIGANTORE]

Here's one after just 3 min in the tumbler.



I think this is the finish I'm going to stick with. The distressed finish will go better with the rest of the knife.

[GIGANTORE]

Update time:
The Roc should be back next week. I won a Seiko diver, and decided to give it the same acid/stone treatment.

[GIGANTORE]