swissbianco copper scales?

[DaveK]

Purely AWESOME , Lord Corporation! 
Can't wait to see the Patina 
I have a old sheet of Copper I found in a field, that I shoot knife pics on...... Love the LOOK! 

Lovely stuff isn't it, copper?

[DwrightKM]

If anyone was curious. 

The copper scales weight 67gm and the regulars are 10gm.

This is according to the Bay seller I messaged.  So roughly 2oz.

I'm still very tempted

[Jiman]

Hi guys, new to the forum.  My experience with Roger's scales (SwissBianco) was different than some of the others. Mine snapped in.

I too wasn't really sure how to install these things when I first got them and ironically I found SwissBiancos's YouTube tutorial on how to change out the plastic scales. Being ignorant to the whole process, it didn't occur to me that the Cu scales would go on any differently than the plastic ones.

On the video, he recommends using a small vice with padded jaws to install the plastic scales. Again being ignorant, I figured Cu being metal, I didn't need a vice since there's no way the scales would crack.

So...I made sure I had the orientation correct for both sides, carefully placed one side down on a hard surface, and put my weight into it like I was giving CPR.

The bottoms scale snapped in. I turned it over and did the same thing to the other side...done. It took me longer to find and watch the video.

Here are some pics...I like Cu..can you tell. The SAK is a Mountaineer Lite IIRC. The second set I'm going to put on a SwissChamp. Maybe I'll do a YouTube video on that one...or maybe I just lucky with this set, IDK. Clearly the scales haven't patina'ed that much yet, it'll be very cool when it does. All of my patina has been natural...nothing forced.  Hope this helps







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[glenfiddich1983]

Hi guys, new to the forum.  My experience with Roger's scales (SwissBianco) was different than some of the others. Mine snapped in.

I too wasn't really sure how to install these things when I first got them and ironically I found SwissBiancos's YouTube tutorial on how to change out the plastic scales. Being ignorant to the whole process, it didn't occur to me that the Cu scales would go on any differently than the plastic ones.

On the video, he recommends using a small vice with padded jaws to install the plastic scales. Again being ignorant, I figured Cu being metal, I didn't need a vice since there's no way the scales would crack.

So...I made sure I had the orientation correct for both sides, carefully placed one side down on a hard surface, and put my weight into it like I was giving CPR.

The bottoms scale snapped in. I turned it over and did the same thing to the other side...done. It took me longer to find and watch the video.

Here are some pics...I like Cu..can you tell. The SAK is a Mountaineer Lite IIRC. The second set I'm going to put on a SwissChamp. Maybe I'll do a YouTube video on that one...or maybe I just lucky with this set, IDK. Clearly the scales haven't patina'ed that much yet, it'll be very cool when it does. All of my patina has been natural...nothing forced.  Hope this helps

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Welcome to the forum, and what a great start it is! 

Love those copper scales, and that copper flashlight is 

 

[DaveK]

Welcome JIMAN - they look great 

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Welcome JIMAN - they look great 

+1 

[DwrightKM]

Nice Jiman!  That looks fantastic!

How are you finding the extra weight of the scales for someone interested in a edc? I really like the way these scales look

Btw:  Still waiting on some patina pictures, lol.

[DaveK]

Btw:  Still waiting on some patina pictures, lol.

Ah - I did post some on another thread!

A reminder of what they looked like new:



This was after a couple of weeks of carry:



They've maybe darkened a little bit since - I'll get some more snaps in the next day or two 

[DwrightKM]

Btw:  Still waiting on some patina pictures, lol.

Ah - I did post some on another thread!

A reminder of what they looked like new:



This was after a couple of weeks of carry:



They've maybe darkened a little bit since - I'll get some more snaps in the next day or two 

Appreciate it DaveK!  Starting to take a nice color!  Keep us posted pls

[Jiman]

Nice Jiman!  That looks fantastic!

How are you finding the extra weight of the scales for someone interested in a edc? I really like the way these scales look

Btw:  Still waiting on some patina pictures, lol.

Thanks guys for the warm welcome.

DwrightKM - I don't find it too heavy, but it is definitely going to be heavier compared to pretty much any other kind of scale material. IMO, if a user is function first, they might have a hard time justifying the weight...after all it's just for looks.

I'll have to break out the scale tomorrow and I'll compare it to a similarly weighted knife.