Thank you for sharing Ed! Could you explain "Guncoat"? that you stated you used on your blades please?

As always great knives.

Darn nice looking line up there Ed! What steel are the EDC's? Text me if you're interested in selling one before Bladeshow.

Dean.... Gun-Kote is a spray on, then bake on coating. It's made for firearms, but works really well on blades. I started testing it over a decade ago when some clients expressed the desire for something to protect their damascus using blades.

Here's a link: M https://www.kgcoatings.com/y link

Personally, I use the Satin Clear. Once the blade is completed (but before installing handle) I use a air brush to apply a VERY LIGHT coat, then it gets cured/baked at 300F for an hour+. Once it's baked on, about the only way to take it off is sanding. It's certainly not a "cure all" but it provides for almost zero maintenance on the blades it's applied to.

Matt: The EBKs are 1080. If there are any left after the show, I'll certainly let you know.

cool looking blades <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//biggrin.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> love the fossil pw steel you make.

Ed, did you try other coats like the flat or super clear?

tried to google to see the difference but there isn't much

sooner or later i need to pay a visit to the Atlanta blade show ehehhe

I've tried both the flat and the gloss.....the flat comes out a bit hazy/milky looking to me, and the gloss looks like you dipped the blade in clear fingernail polish. I settled on the satin because unless you look closely, you can't really tell there is any coating on the blade at all.

Blade is about the only show I do anymore.... it's just one of a kind, and it's the one show where makers and buyers from all over the planet can be found. Usually I go to the Blade Show, and about 30-45 days later the orders come rolling in, and it keeps me busy until the next Blade Show. If I can keep doin that, I'll be satisfied. <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//smile.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

thx for the answer will give it a try, no clue if i can get this gun-kote over here in Europe but will shoot a msg to the company.

good luck at the blade show <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//wink.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

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Dean.... Gun-Kote is a spray on, then bake on coating. It's made for firearms, but works really well on blades. I started testing it over a decade ago when some clients expressed the desire for something to protect their damascus using blades.

Here's a link: M https://www.kgcoatings.com/y link

Personally, I use the Satin Clear. Once the blade is completed (but before installing handle) I use a air brush to apply a VERY LIGHT coat, then it gets cured/baked at 300F for an hour+. Once it's baked on, about the only way to take it off is sanding. It's certainly not a "cure all" but it provides for almost zero maintenance on the blades it's applied to.

Matt: The EBKs are 1080. If there are any left after the show, I'll certainly let you know.

Thank you Ed!