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Fol57er

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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:48 am

Modifying Kimura V

I have several questions about modding a Kimura V. Ive seen several mods like spring latches and pocket clips, but i was wondering if anyone has had their kimura anodized. I was wondering if anyone has done this and how it turned out
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:17 am

Re: Modifying Kimura V

Kimuras have steel handles, and unfortunately you can't anodize steel. You can get them coated though.
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Fol57er

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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:29 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

Oh ok im getting a Kimura soon and i wanted to make it a bit more personalized
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:35 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

I'm getting a couple more k5s soon too. sending one of to up-armored. you should checkout there site they do some cool stuff.

Here's the site:
http://uparmored.tripod.com/
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:26 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

or if you arent scared of lye you can gunblue your kimura, im actually doing it for a friend soon :D
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:46 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

deathsnuggle wrote:or if you arent scared of lye you can gunblue your kimura, im actually doing it for a friend soon :D




You sure about that? It is stainless steel ya know.
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:10 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

I am not afriad of lye. How do you do such a thing?
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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:41 am

Re: Modifying Kimura V

I would also love to know how to do such a thing! I am trying to break into making knives, just fixed blades for now, but learning how to blue steel would most likely be a good thing...
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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:39 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

Have you seen the new limited edition black polishes? Looks really nice IMO.

http://www.bladeplay.com/item--Bradley- ... shed--8717
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Post Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:50 pm

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Yea they do look pretty badass. Was thinking bout picking one up
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Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:52 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

emcdannell wrote:I am not afriad of lye. How do you do such a thing?

google is your friend, but basically for stainless you must make a hot solution of lye and an oxidizer, strip all oils from the parts to be treated, and submerge then untill the desired finish is achieved.
i cant remember the exact measurements at the moment. look it up, its not difficult or dangerous if your carefull.
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Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:43 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet-

A much safer, though possibly costly method to anodize your Kimura would be to coat it in an an ultra-thin layer of titanium, then anodize the titanium coating. This is very similar to duracoating, and will prevent rust altogether as titanium does not rust. The only annoying part with this process is that you may have to remove the bead blast finish first- which shouldn't be difficult with a bit of elbow grease, some tissues and abrasive metal polish.
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Post Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:43 pm

Re: Modifying Kimura V

Erenoth wrote:I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet-

A much safer, though possibly costly method to anodize your Kimura would be to coat it in an an ultra-thin layer of titanium, then anodize the titanium coating. This is very similar to duracoating, and will prevent rust altogether as titanium does not rust. The only annoying part with this process is that you may have to remove the bead blast finish first- which shouldn't be difficult with a bit of elbow grease, some tissues and abrasive metal polish.

thats a great idea, are you thinking electroplate the titanium on? if so aluminum might be an easier option, itd be cheaper, and the anodizing process is easier to control what color you end up with.
not to set your idea aside or anything. just naming possibilities

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