did some work on my 12c27 "the SWEDE" and to another knife makers blade (seved) a zombie hunter with a kydex sheat. I air brushed with duracoat paint so it will stick real good and dont come off.
Martin lind Sweden

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Very nice Martin! Thanks for sharing!

Wow, that is some detailed work. Nice.

Nice work. How does the resharpening go... does the Duracoat cause any issues?

hope not ....dont know yet...dont think so

Nice work!

It should sharpen off leaving a fairly clean edge/border at the bevel, but sometimes Duracoat doesn't cooperate and chips or flakes. I think with a fine abrasive like a stone it should be okay. I keep meaning to do some experimenting with finishing knives and "sharpening off" the coloring right on the bevel, as if I'm not busy enough!

I have a lot of experience with different coatings for gun refinishing and honestly, I don't like Duracoat at all. It's a glorified paint and as such it has a lot of downsides, not the least of which is the thickness when applied compared to competing products. It's a bit more work to heat cure it, but Cerakote is exceptionally tough and really puts Duracoat to shame in my opinion. Just my two cents though, a properly prepped and applied Duracoat can look great as we see here

ok, and yes we all have diferent thoughts i realy like it on knife blades but i have not tried cera coat yet and maybe its better i dont know.

I sharpend it with 21 degrees, the duracoat was no problem so now its scary sharp again, i think the duracoat is hardend enogh now, and i will take it out in the forest to kill some trees
martin lind sweden


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Wow, that looks incredible! Is that... a real knife?