Budget work on a Bradley Titanium Folder

BrianPowley · Aug 28, 2007

Here's a quickie I did for a customer that had a limited budget.
Not World Class stuff,but pretty good coverage in about 4 hours (both sides)

ron p. nott · Aug 28, 2007

hi Brian .. nice work on that budget folder . thanks for posting.. Ron p.

BrianPowley · Aug 28, 2007

Thanks Ron..............The Titanium is pretty hard stuff. Even with a 120 deg. square, the points didn't last long.
I actually left the PowerHone running while the knife was getting engraved.

ddushane · Aug 29, 2007

Awesome Job Brian! I love the design! Thanks for posting, Dwayne

Mike Cirelli · Aug 29, 2007

Good job Brian. Did that titanium kind of chip out? I did one once and it cut like that, it wasn't hard but it was flaky I guess I'd call it.

BrianPowley · Aug 29, 2007

The only problem with this Titanium was its' hardness. It cut just fine.....much like steel, but the points dulled quickly. If I didn't stop to resharpen often, the point would break off-----UGH!

Rick Eaton · Aug 29, 2007

Brian,
Beautiful job, thats as nice as any I've seen on titanium, its not fun to work with at all.
Rick

KCSteve · Aug 29, 2007

Nice looking Alias!

ron p. nott - I think the reason the customer had a limited budget for engraving was because they bought the Alias. It's a 'less expensive' alternative to a Sebenza so it's only a few hundred. They're a very nicely made knife but kind of plain for what they cost. This one takes care of that issue.

Barry Lee Hands · Sep 2, 2007

sweet... I am sure the client is delighted.

Andy · Sep 3, 2007

Looks good Brian. Are you putting in the little dots with a rotary tool or just spinning the vise and using a graver?

BrianPowley · Sep 3, 2007

Rick, Steve,Barry,Andy......Thank for the kudos.
Rick---I can see where titanium isn't going to be a favorite metal to work with.
Andy---I do the dots with a rotary tool with a round burr. Sometimes,I also use the rotary tool for background work to makes dots instead of using the dot punches.
With a little practice, you can make them real uniform in width and depth....the round burr can even make it into tight corners.
It's a different treatment for background work and FAST.

Brian

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