I Made a Lil Native Salt with the Rocks glass

[Candyman]

So I did it! I finally broke one of my Spyderco Rocks glass to make a Lil Native Salt! I broke the glass, used a heat gun to get the glue off and cleaned the rest with goo gone. Then washed the blade and swapped it. From there I took it to Blade show and had the Ken Onion sharpener rep use their machine to put a proper edge on it. Only took him about 5 minutes to put a edge on it. Sal inspected it with the jewelers loupe and said it looked great. Attached I have the video of me breaking the glass, it being sharpened and then the finished results. It was a lot of fun to do! Now let’s hope the YouTube video link and pictures work.

Rich

https://youtube.com/shorts/m3CGzcOs5xU?feature=share

[prndltech]

So I did it! I finally broke one of my Spyderco Rocks glass to make a Lil Native Salt! I broke the glass, used a heat gun to get the glue off and cleaned the rest with goo gone. Then washed the blade and swapped it. From there I took it to Blade show and had the Ken Onion sharpener rep use their machine to put a proper edge on it....

https://youtube.com/shorts/m3CGzcOs5xU?feature=share

I don't know you, but I like you Rich. I feel like we could be friends. :D


Thats pretty **** cool

[JRinFL]

That is very cool! I would have guessed that blade would have been not have been hardened.

[kennethsime]

Nice! Let us know how it holds up!

[TkoK83Spy]

That is very cool! I would have guessed that blade would have been not have been hardened.

I was just going to say the same thing.

Sal said it was good to go? That's awesome if so! Call me amazed if those blades in those glasses are actually heat treated!

[ladybug93]

[Mushroom]

Awesome to see this, Rich!

Here's to hoping there will be some official Lil Native Salts in the future!

That is very cool! I would have guessed that blade would have been not have been hardened.

I was just going to say the same thing.

Sal said it was good to go? That's awesome if so! Call me amazed if those blades in those glasses are actually heat treated!

Back when the Rocks Glass was first announced, I mentioned something about the blades looking almost fully finished, minus an edge and if I am remembering correctly, Kristi confirmed that they are in fact fully finished, heat treated, and usable. (Except that they're embedded in a glass and lacking an edge, of course)

[Buddafucco]

I think this is the first I've seen of somebody actually going through with it. Nice work Rich!
In the Benshot thread somebody asked if they were heat treated and somebody else said probably not. Sal responded with, "They are a functional blade."

[Zive]

Like others I assumed there was no HT. Tip of the hat for pulling it off and beating the rest of us to the punch. Please keep us posted with impressions.

[prndltech]

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Well done sir

[BAX229]

Right on! Cool story

[z1r]

Sweet. Congrats. Better yet, getting Sal to pronounce that the edge was great.

[PeaceInOurTime]

Really cool! Now you just need some yellow Krylon for the handles :D

[attila]

That’s super cool!

Would ungluing the LC200N blade without breaking the glass be feasible? That way, you could just glue in the leftover S30V blade and still be able to enjoy a drink from it after the swap.

[Rinzler]

That’s really cool.

[Candyman]

That’s super cool!

Would ungluing the LC200N blade without breaking the glass be feasible? That way, you could just glue in the leftover S30V blade and still be able to enjoy a drink from it after the swap.

Looking back on it I definitely could have tried that first. I honestly wasn’t even thinking I’d need to use heat as I thought it was just stuck into the glass. Once it broke I realized there was glue. It’d be worth a shot!

Rich

[zhyla]

No idea what the adhesive is but I would try soaking in acetone first.

[austrian_spyder_fan]

That's really cool.
A different colored handle whould be perfect.

[ABX2011]

That is awesome!

[ZrowsN1s]

I would love to know why LC200N Lil Natives were never released outside of the glasses.