To Scotch Brite or not Scotch Brite my new 21?

lemmuhj

lemmuhj

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Hey everyone. Here's my new 21 i got from CRK a week after it was born.

I ordered it with the polished blade and double blue lugs. I love it, and it is very smooth, and getting smoother as the days go on. NO blade play....it really is built perfect.

It's a user, and i'm not worried about scratches on the blade or handles because i'm a "paper cutter" and not much else. I never have any real reasons to use a knife hard...more of a collector and a "sofa fondeler":D

My question to everyone is: Should i give it the Scotch Brite treatment? I love the look, but not too overdone. I think it gives the ti more depth.

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Kind of hard to see in these shots, but I'm a big fan of softening the finish for a smoother feel with fine wet/dry paper over a mousepad. Both large and small have been sanded so that the original duel finish that comes standard on woodies is more overall polished looking.

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I used scotch brite on my Zann after i had a few small scratches on it. I like the look of the ti with sb Much better than pristine ti.
 
Use it first till the scales are all scratched up and then do the scotch bright IMO.
 
macmiddlebrooks said:
Kind of hard to see in these shots, but I'm a big fan of softening the finish for a smoother feel with fine wet/dry paper over a mousepad. Both large and small have been sanded so that the original duel finish that comes standard on woodies is more overall polished looking.

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Looks fantastic! How did you sand around the inlays?
 
Use #0000 steel wool instead of Scotchbrite pads. It gives a more antiqued look that is not as shiny. IMO.
 
dtmbinb said:
Use #0000 steel wool instead of Scotchbrite pads. It gives a more antiqued look that is not as shiny. IMO.
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That's what i'm looking for...a little more subtle. Do you know of any pics with the #0000 steel wool?
 
I personally don't like "standard scotch" finish I see on a lot of knives. I find it much better the take the whole surface of the Ti down to a 600 or even 800 grit finish and then give it a scotch finish. I do that on all the Ti stuff I make that wants a satin finish. It gives a far more uniform, glossy look and doesn't leave the knife with that two tone finish with the shiny edges and duller "half blasted" looking flat areas. :):thumbup:
 
Here's my first YouTube video...it was of my Zaan...I think it has been scotch bright treated:
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To my eyes the scotchbrite on the blasted Ti always looks like you've had the designers in to give you a 'distressed' vibe

Much prefer the irregular smoothness you get just by using the thing :)
 
I'm a big fan of softening the standard finish. I've used everything from scotchbright to paper to '0000' steel wool in combination or solo. They all give nice finishes and the resulting finish is less scratch prone.
 
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NO, it makes it too slippery. I say just leave it and let it take on the normal scratches. After a while they start to blend in and look good.
 
Socom Elite said:
NO, it makes it too slippery. I say just leave it and let it take on the normal scratches. After a while they start to blend in and look good.
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I agree.......The couple I have scotched brighted, I have found it makes them too slippery. It gives them that stone washed feeling which is good on an xm-18 because you have G10 on the other side for grip. Thats why I sold my stonewashed xm's and bought a blasted ti frame G10 as i prefer the full grippyness of the blasted Ti. I scotch brighted my tanto umnumzaan to remove many of the scratches as I bought it used and it left it with that slippery feeling. The zaan does have the grooves that help provide some grip, but on a plain sebenza....no way..................Like I have said many times here, " every little scuff or scratch is an adventure you had with your sebenza" leave it be just as it is. Having handled both standard finish and scotch brighted, you will thank me later !!!
 
I personally would not do it to my knives, but I think they do look good. It becomes a different look and that is not a bad thing. It comes down to personalizing something you own and I think that is a good thing. It's your knife do it if you want to and enjoy it, if you don't want to do that is fine, still yours to enjoy.
 
Use it for awhile and then decide. If you like the "scuffed up" character lines, just keep using it. If you want to try something a little different, sand the handles with some 1000 Grit wet/dry paper, or scotchbrite, or fine steel wool. It all works. On plain Sebe's, you can always get CRK to refinish the handles for you for <$30 so don't sweat it.

Here's what my plain large classic looked like before I sold it...

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Dallas^^^ WOW:eek: That looks phenomenal! If there was ever a "finish" to emulate on my 21, that is it. What material was used to get that? Steel wool? Scotch Brite?

Also, thanks to everyone who has given me advice, either to "do or don't" alot of good perspectives:thumbup:
 
I always reblast the Ti handles on mine, using small glass beads.

Couple of how mine look.

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