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Titanium Scale for a Tenacious
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:13 am
by cardoso5fr
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:07 am
by supmonkeyface
That is badass! Too bad it doesn't have VG-10. That would be a dreamy knife.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:15 am
by cardoso5fr
Thank you.
I find the steel of the tenacious not bad at all. I was really surprised by the top quality for a so low price.
Everything is in place, strong, good material, the steel blade is maybe not the top high tech steel, but i find the sharpness really good and it's very easy to sharpen it. I could compare that steel to the 12c27 that i enjoy especially. A good choice for me.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:40 am
by cosmo7809
Very nice!
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:47 am
by cardoso5fr
Thank you :D
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:02 am
by Noble
Nicely Done. Cool propane ano job :)
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:07 am
by Rob
Looks good! The blue Ti handle gives this model a really nice touch.
The only funny thing is that the Titanium for the handle probably costs more than the knife itself :D
Cheers, Rob
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:24 am
by 224477
Amazing job Ben, I love it :)
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:34 am
by dolphincry
nicely done...!
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:51 am
by cardoso5fr
Thank you very much everybody
Rob wrote:
The only funny thing is that the Titanium for the handle probably costs more than the knife itself :D
You're not far from the truth :D , but the tenacious is really a cool knife and i think the knife deserved it.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:37 pm
by Jazz
Nice work, man! Nice color! Thanks for sharing.
- best wishes, Jazz.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:08 pm
by VashHash
turning a $30 knife into a $300 knife.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:47 pm
by Sequimite
Incredible. Beautiful job.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:56 am
by thebestnoobcake
Sick as! I would do this, but I gifted my Tenacious =[
btw.. it's not actually anodising
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:00 am
by cardoso5fr
Thank you :D
You're right it's not an electrical anodisation its a heat oxidation of the titanium, the result is the same, the process is different :D
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:31 am
by oregon
Wow!
So you've taken one of the most difficult to shape metals and made it obey your will and sport my favorite color. How did you cut, shape and smooth the Ti?
oregon
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:17 am
by sarguy
VERY cool!
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:53 am
by cardoso5fr
oregon wrote:Wow!
So you've taken one of the most difficult to shape metals and made it obey your will and sport my favorite color. How did you cut, shape and smooth the Ti?
oregon
I cut titanium with my angle grinder and 1mm thick stainless cutting disk .
(pay attention , titanium sparks are very good to start a workshop fire...:eek :)
I put in shape and softed with my belt grinder, 40, 120, 240 and 400 grit belt
After i used something as the scotchbrit pad to have a satined completion.
After i cleaned and degreased everything with aceton and anodised it with the torch.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:20 am
by StangBang
:eek:
WOW dude excellent job!!!!! My jaw dropped when I saw this!
Great work! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:52 am
by VashHash
feel like making Ti scales for a manix 2? Or tell me where to get the Ti
