Took a blowtorch and about an hour.
When I reassmbled it I noticed I forgot to do the clip and screw heads.
Well I did the clip but not the screws and I think it looks better that way, more of an contrast.
Pictures do not do this justice.
My new "rustic" cricket
My new "rustic" cricket
Well I was board.... Pretty much sums it all up
Took a blowtorch and about an hour.
When I reassmbled it I noticed I forgot to do the clip and screw heads.
Well I did the clip but not the screws and I think it looks better that way, more of an contrast.
Pictures do not do this justice.
Took a blowtorch and about an hour.
When I reassmbled it I noticed I forgot to do the clip and screw heads.
Well I did the clip but not the screws and I think it looks better that way, more of an contrast.
Pictures do not do this justice.
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Guys, please note this was a beat up cricket that was sitting in the back of my drawer.
I took the knife apart and did everything individually. As far as the "compromising of metal" I have no idea about any thing like that. I do understand that I might have done some internal damage to the metal but as said above was a beater and had nothing to loose. I went right over the serrated edge and it held perfectly.
It went back together as if I did nothing do it. All the screws threaded perfectly with no damage what so ever. Lock works just as brand new, but cannot tell in the future.
Thanks for the comments.
I took the knife apart and did everything individually. As far as the "compromising of metal" I have no idea about any thing like that. I do understand that I might have done some internal damage to the metal but as said above was a beater and had nothing to loose. I went right over the serrated edge and it held perfectly.
It went back together as if I did nothing do it. All the screws threaded perfectly with no damage what so ever. Lock works just as brand new, but cannot tell in the future.
Thanks for the comments.
If you did the blade it most likely pulled the hardness way down. In the future I would leave the blade satin. The handle scales should be fine with the coloring.
If you are coloring something you can quench in water once you get the color you want. If you go past you can sand the oxidization off and start again.
Tom
If you are coloring something you can quench in water once you get the color you want. If you go past you can sand the oxidization off and start again.
Tom