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nuphoria · **Reply #300 on:** August 12, 2012, 02:57:54 PM

Very nice... really effective

Syph007 · **Reply #301 on:** August 17, 2012, 05:14:44 PM

Just got this one finished up. Another option for can opener haters!

Red HA Cadet with scissors, brass liners and a small blade in place of the can opener.

Waterlander · **Reply #302 on:** August 17, 2012, 05:46:58 PM

For me that's close to perfect for 84 alox!

tattoosteve99 · **Reply #303 on:** August 17, 2012, 07:43:08 PM

Close??? How could he improve

lol

Waterlander · **Reply #304 on:** August 17, 2012, 08:08:59 PM

If it was blue, it would be perrrrfect!

Sparky415 · **Reply #305 on:** August 17, 2012, 08:15:09 PM

^

It is rather gorgeous

Syph007 · **Reply #306 on:** August 17, 2012, 08:36:27 PM

Quote from: Waterlander on August 17, 2012, 08:08:59 PM

If it was blue, it would be perrrrfect!

Blue is actually my next anodize color to run, I'm all out.

I have some OD green that were supposed to be ready today, but I cant get them until next week now as the guy was away this week.

Sidhartha · **Reply #307 on:** August 18, 2012, 02:41:41 AM

very nice tool selection mate

love that brass liners

MultiMat · **Reply #308 on:** August 18, 2012, 04:01:33 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on August 17, 2012, 05:14:44 PM

Just got this one finished up. Another option for can opener haters! Red HA Cadet with scissors, brass liners and a small blade in place of the can opener.

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heardrwt · **Reply #309 on:** August 18, 2012, 08:31:26 AM

Oh wow, the brass with the red really is beautiful.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #310 on:** August 18, 2012, 11:22:03 PM

Wow!! That's a great idea, didn't know that would work. I love how both blades open on the same end and both are on the outside. This is excellent. Any trick to get the small blade to fit opposite the caplifter? If it's not taken....

Syph007 · **Reply #311 on:** August 19, 2012, 12:08:33 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on August 18, 2012, 11:22:03 PM

Wow!! That's a great idea, didn't know that would work. I love how both blades open on the same end and both are on the outside. This is excellent. Any trick to get the small blade to fit opposite the caplifter? If it's not taken....

This one is in the mail already heading to a land down under.

The blade won't fit as it comes. I put it in a vice and gave it a gentle bend in the opposite direction so it would fit in the same layer as the cap lifter. I heat formed kydex over my vice jaws so they dont mar the metal, and the best way to give a sak blade a gentle bend I found was to mount in a vice, then hold a chunk of 2x4 against the bade and hit hard with a mallet, check for fit and repeat until happy. As long as you are only bending a few degrees the blade is no worse for wear.

Syph007 · **Reply #312 on:** August 21, 2012, 04:18:21 PM

I stopped by the electroplater on the way into work and the OD Green was ready!!! I snapped a cell phone pic of what I got which doesn't show the color too well, I'll take some proper high res ones when I get home. They look beautiful in person and turned out way better than the sample he showed me.

I got mostly 93s, some 84s, liners, and one 84 backscale that I did a cutout for the corkscrew. I'm going to make an OD green 84mm alox golfer for fun.

I talked to him more about his BO treatment and he was showing me that its pretty durable, way more than the Vic BO treatment, so I am for sure going to go ahead with that in the future.

Sidhartha · **Reply #313 on:** August 21, 2012, 05:41:52 PM

wow very nice colour !!

Syph007 · **Reply #314 on:** August 21, 2012, 05:46:16 PM

Quote from: Sidhartha on August 21, 2012, 05:41:52 PM

wow very nice colour !!

Its about a shade darkier in person than the photo shows, and it looks quite nice. Now I can get some green scales on that bushcrafter I made before.

Ive tried all his scale colors now except purple, but I cant see a big demand for that color.

Metropolicity · **Reply #315 on:** August 21, 2012, 05:50:49 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on August 21, 2012, 04:18:21 PM

I talked to him more about his BO treatment and he was showing me that its pretty durable, way more than the Vic BO treatment, so I am for sure going to go ahead with that in the future.

If you do make a run of BO, let me know so I can throw some stuff in too!

Syph007 · **Reply #316 on:** August 21, 2012, 05:57:47 PM

Quote from: Metropolicity on August 21, 2012, 05:50:49 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on August 21, 2012, 04:18:21 PM

I talked to him more about his BO treatment and he was showing me that its pretty durable, way more than the Vic BO treatment, so I am for sure going to go ahead with that in the future.

If you do make a run of BO, let me know so I can throw some stuff in too!

You got it. He got me more interested today as he said he has his own process (hot method, with custom electrolyte) that hes been working on for years as his own trade secret for BO. I must admit that the pieces he showed me were much more durable than other BO tools I've had. He said he'd expect a knife to be put to work for years before it showed much wear. I'm sure hes upselling a bit, but he did get me curious enough to want to try.

tattoosteve99 · **Reply #317 on:** August 21, 2012, 07:42:57 PM

Quote from: Metropolicity on August 21, 2012, 05:50:49 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on August 21, 2012, 04:18:21 PM

I talked to him more about his BO treatment and he was showing me that its pretty durable, way more than the Vic BO treatment, so I am for sure going to go ahead with that in the future.

If you do make a run of BO, let me know so I can throw some stuff in too!

Me too me too please?

Syph007 · **Reply #318 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:03:00 PM

Here are some better pics of the green, and a couple of group shots with the whole color family of scales I've done so far. These look much better and are pretty accurate to how it looks in person.

crackout · **Reply #319 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:12:10 PM

Yes! Finally!

Syph007 · **Reply #320 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:14:23 PM

And here is the bushcrafter from a few weeks back, clad in green scales and matching green liners.

Syph007 · **Reply #321 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:15:00 PM

Quote from: crackout on August 21, 2012, 09:12:10 PM

Yes! Finally!

I know I've been waiting on these ones forever! I'm happy with the result though, they turned out very nice!

Capbyrd · **Reply #322 on:** August 21, 2012, 09:42:55 PM

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And here is the bushcrafter from a few weeks back, clad in green scales and matching green liners.

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Looks perfect. And since this is its intended use, what do you say we call it a Woodcrafter instead?

Syph007 · **Reply #323 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:10:35 PM

Quote from: Capbyrd on August 21, 2012, 09:42:55 PM

Looks perfect. And since this is its intended use, what do you say we call it a Woodcrafter instead?

Sounds good to me.

I think for a bushcrafter one Id get some firesteel on there too one way or another.

Capbyrd · **Reply #324 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:13:55 PM

Agreed!

bushidomosquito · **Reply #325 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:25:08 PM

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HA in colors and black oxide that doesn't wear off easily? Is your guy some kind of mad electroplater scientist?
Just out of curiosity, how much would a full set of Urban Pioneers in each color cost? That would make an awesome little collection.

Syph007 · **Reply #326 on:** August 21, 2012, 10:59:56 PM

Quote from: bushidomosquito on August 21, 2012, 10:25:08 PM

HA in colors and black oxide that doesn't wear off easily? Is your guy some kind of mad electroplater scientist?
Just out of curiosity, how much would a full set of Urban Pioneers in each color cost? That would make an awesome little collection.

Ha, ya I dont know how much selling he was doing. So we'll see how the BO turns out, but it's worth a try at least. It cant be worse than Vic BO, theirs was horrid on the one model I owned. Just opending and closing the blades was taking it off like it was shoe polish.

A set of 5 Urbans eh... they do look nice together.

If I get enough spare scales around I'll have to run the purple just to have a 6th option. Well there is gold too, but I really didnt like the look of it at all, and marketing it as earwax gold probably doesn't sound too appealing.

nuphoria · **Reply #327 on:** August 22, 2012, 12:59:08 AM

Wooo hooo!

The green looks fab

Syph007 · **Reply #328 on:** August 25, 2012, 08:07:20 PM

Here's my latest off the mod bench. 84mm green alox wilderness. I had to krink the pruner blade about 3 degrees to get it to nest well with the main blade, but it worked out perfect. All the tools open and close smooth and clear each other just fine.

Cheers

nuphoria · **Reply #329 on:** August 25, 2012, 11:21:25 PM

Aww, that's a very cute knife

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