So I did a 3 hour etch on both side of my Candiru It came out nice Then I decided to do a cord wrap on it to see if I want the handles.
I don't think I posted these yet. I bought them back in May and haven't carried the Candiru yet. The green and orange Izzy is the wife's. I also finally bought myself an Izula 2.
So I mad a slight modification to my Candiru handle. I wanted to add a lanyard to it but with the stock scales there is no hole. I took some inspiration fro TKC scales and drilled a hole in the bottom. It fits great, you do have to leave out the screw spacer on the bottom or cut it in half. I just left it out for now.
Acid etch is actually more precise I think, it just takes longer. That's why I use the salt water method.
Nice to know! I looked at mine the other day and looks like mine needs some love. So gonna etch it and strip it I think.
Progress over the past several weeks. I ordered the scales in January, but they got mixed around in the USPS system. Should I do a mustard stain on the blade? IMG_0756 by oud25 posted Feb 6, 2019 at 11:07 PM IMG_3946 by oud25 posted Feb 6, 2019 at 11:07 PM IMG_5504 by oud25 posted Feb 6, 2019 at 11:07 PM IMG_8980 by oud25 posted Feb 6, 2019 at 11:07 PM IMG_1304 by oud25 posted Feb 12, 2019 at 2:37 PM IMG_1316 by oud25 posted Feb 12, 2019 at 2:37 PM IMG_1317 by oud25 posted Feb 12, 2019 at 2:37 PM
Fellow member here wanted some scales, but I have been covered up with shop work. Finally getting them worked out. Black walnut with a laquer finish.
A friend of mine saw my knife and wanted one like it. They didn’t want the knife stripped so I just did a 1.6 hour etch and a super sharpening job. 47DE1B16-3D02-4ABB-89B2-659A8C5F5C76 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM A9C00C7A-F465-42C2-AD76-B0889416333E by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM 15ADB625-1777-47C6-885F-C8BEBE558627 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM FD85FFC1-329C-4B8E-A707-BB2DE2498417 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM 6A2BB57B-F778-4473-A48C-8182AA583823 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM 13D3A845-FA64-4DF0-AE78-901D29719F92 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM 731719C0-9111-4CAB-8739-C40DEBC5D5A3 by oud25 posted Mar 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM
This knife combo is an early wedding anniversary gift from my wonderful wife. Took them out this Saturday to the ranch to try them out. Candiru is my new EDC and the 3 will be my new hunting knife for this season. Did some food prep and did some battoning on some hard South Texas mesquite wood. Knives worked like a dream. Just wanted to post to try and revive this candiru thread.