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Silver Case Peanut
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:58 pm
by agteacher2
I think we will call this one "The Sibling Rivalry Peanut", because I'm afraid it may cause one. The initials are Robert Justin Jones my 5 year old and William Joshua Jones my 1 1/2 year old. It is a 3220 peanut that has been rehandled and set with German Silver and Copper end pieces, the lettering is bronze. The blades have a black oxide treatment. All the work was hand done by
Mike Pardue. A fine engraver and a friend of mine. I can see this one getting some pocket time just to show it off.
Jeff

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:42 am
by Bryan
Very Nice Jeff!
Quite unique. I wish I could see it in person. The black blades are especially interresting to me. I'd like to see how that is done. Are they chrome vanadium? Did he just put a heavy patina on them?
Thanks for sharing it!
Bryan
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:23 pm
by agteacher2
Thanks Bryan,
The blades are CV and they are blacked with whatever process
Mike Pardue uses to treat his steel belt buckles. I think it almost the same process as gun blueing. Mike has a knife on Ebay that he actually used this process on steel for the handle.
Custom Moore Maker I will try to get Mike to come here and educate us about the process.
Hawke also has one of these
peanuts that he will be giving away in a raffle. You can check it out on "
The Peanut Gang-Certified Nuts Forum"