Yeah, I’m thinking I’ll like this one a lot. The 2.9” blade on the Mini just suits what I like. The Bohler N690 is a good steel to.
Funny you mentioned your liking of the Blue handles. A few months ago I picked up a blue handled knife off MassDrop <span class=““Drop” now”> and loved the color. Since then I have acquired a few others in Blue.
I’ll get this one in Blue too. It is a nice alternative to the usual Black.
Where did you get yours? Blade HQ??
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Edit: This one looks pretty interesting to at $49.95.
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.