The mini pry bar/french fries fork is my test piece for rock pattern and orange peeling.
It’s quite easy to do, all you need is a steel brush mount on a belt grinder or alternatively on a drill press
(if you don’t work at an orthopedic shoemaking or shoe repair shop
It makes the handle quite grippy, it’s surprising that this little surface treatment hasn’t become more popular on cheap knives from China just as anodizing has.
By the way. Now as I have my 120V power supply for anodizing I realize that the best colors are in the low spectrum
Still it’s nice to be able to adjust the current in 1/10V steps, with 9V batteries it was impossible to get matching colors on framelock knives.
I don’t regret to spend the $62
Ok, you’re right, for (bead) blasting you’d need some special equipment even though I’d never blast a blade.
It’s a good technique on handles made of very stainless steel or Ti but every blasted (Kershaw) blade I tried had dots and smudges on it after the slightest use.
Blasting tears up the surface and even “stainless” steels like 8Cr13MoV will get spots.
Only steels used for handles that don’t need edge retention capabilities won’t react like that.
Whenever I get a beadblasted blade I just stonewash it right away, preferably after polishing, that gives a nice “frosted” surface.
I guess that would only work with premium knives.
Who’d want to spend 60-80 bucks on a pair of scales or an orange peel/ano job on a 30 to 40 Dollars knife?
I’ve had a co-worker who got some of my stuff sold, I don’t have that salesman talent, I’m more the tinkerer
But of course, if you see what you like and have an idea with a knife you own or want to order, PM me and I can tell you if it’s possible.
If this one came with a milled clip then I think an orange peel pattern of the circle could look awesome, even more with some anodizing…
For $5, honestly it is a decent knife, although much smaller than I expected. I obviously forgot to look at its dimensions before ordering. I have no complaints about the quality.
Unfortunately, Gearbest have changed the shipping method for all blade products. It now shows up during checkout as “E-packet” and is twice the price compared to before.
Good. Much grippier.
After brushing I polished it on a buffing wheel with white compond for plastic materials.
Without buffing it’s as grippy as aggressive sand blasting (which I dislike).
Also anodizing doesn’t get smudges as quickly as before.
Maybe a new trend soon as it’s really easy to apply.
A co-worker asked me if I wanna do this to all of my Ti knives.
Not too soon but maybe I’ll do it to my TiLock.
Thanks for the heads up on this deal. Your right, E-packet was the only shipping choice at $1.32 for one knife. (I don’t remember how it compares to other orders. But I’ll take your word that it is double. )
But…. if you add a second knife, the same shipping drops to $0.24. :+1:
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$12.99×2 ……. LAND 9103 Frame Lock Pocket Folding Knife Silver
$0.24………… E-packet GD-E / 15-28 business days
Shipping Guarantee:……… $2.62
I’ve been looking at Giant Mouse Iona and some Civivi knives. Those are my budget knives I really want. Today I carried an Arcform Catalyst and later I carried a Spyderco Tenacious Sprint run.