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Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 3:55 am
by Elk Creek
Dang you! Dang it!
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 7:56 am
by Wambli Ska
CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 2:34 am
“ So I'm going back to the best times of my life that were interrupted by this adulting crap I don't need to do anymore...”
Oh? Like going back to work?
My “work” is fun!!! Just had a 3 hour meeting with the guy who runs the USA. We talked business while out off roading in the desert and then went went to dinner. I’m headed to Germany for Oktoberfest with a strategic partner and I’ll be staying at a spa in a castle for a few days of meetings and then back home and then off to Mexico for a week.
None of this sucks at all.
And it’ll pay for the new house and horses
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:07 am
by Wambli Ska
Japhy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 2:38 am
that is a superb Peter Bromley knife.
Az Custom Knives usually has several of his works in stock though he is in Spokane.
He does excellent work! This blade takes a wicked scary edge. I just ordered another one should be here later this week. I’m a big fan
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:08 am
by Wambli Ska
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:08 am
by Wambli Ska
Jayhawker wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 3:52 am
That is a really nice bit of work....Very well done!
I knew you’d appreciate this one
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:25 am
by Wambli Ska
Last update, I wanted the engraving to stand out just a bit and not look so fresh and I have zero patience to wait for normal patina from aging to happen. So I ordered some 44/40 bluing cream from Brownells (the stuff is AMAZING) and carefully applied a thin brushing of it to the engraved area with a water color brush. Blotted it out in about a minute, quick rub with an oily rag and done. The whole process took about 5 minutes. I think it came out ok. I certainly like it.
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Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:31 am
by PFD45
That brought it out nice!
Cool it came out that well, especially as an afterthought.
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:37 am
by Wambli Ska
PFD45 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:31 am
That brought it out nice!
Cool it came out that well, especially as an afterthought.
Thanks! I’m rather pleased with the results.
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:41 am
by Wambli Ska
Going shooting this Friday with son-in-law and daughter and I’m bringing this and a few other toys. Loaded a few rounds with FF Pyrodex to see if I like the smoky stuff. Going to chrono my smokeless load vs the BP equivalent.
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:47 am
by sakodude
Turned out nice, I approve
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:53 am
by Wambli Ska
sakodude wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:47 am
Turned out nice, I approve
I was hopping you would. Thanks
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:26 pm
by CPJ 2.0
That is SIGNIFICANTLY better.
As lasered engraving looks fine on some things. It did not look right on that rifle.
The blue job fixed it.
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:20 pm
by shotgunshooter3
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:25 am
Last update, I wanted the engraving to stand out just a bit and not look so fresh and I have zero patience to wait for normal patina from aging to happen. So I ordered some 44/40 bluing cream from Brownells (the stuff is AMAZING) and carefully applied a thin brushing of it to the engraved area with a water color brush. Blotted it out in about a minute, quick rub with an oily rag and done. The whole process took about 5 minutes. I think it came out ok. I certainly like it.
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The blueing is the icing on the cake for that well executed engraving. Great work!
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 7:27 pm
by Wambli Ska
shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:20 pm
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:25 am
Last update, I wanted the engraving to stand out just a bit and not look so fresh and I have zero patience to wait for normal patina from aging to happen. So I ordered some 44/40 bluing cream from Brownells (the stuff is AMAZING) and carefully applied a thin brushing of it to the engraved area with a water color brush. Blotted it out in about a minute, quick rub with an oily rag and done. The whole process took about 5 minutes. I think it came out ok. I certainly like it.
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The blueing is the icing on the cake for that well executed engraving. Great work!
Thanks!
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 7:28 pm
by Wambli Ska
CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:26 pm
That is SIGNIFICANTLY better.
As lasered engraving looks fine on some things. It did not look right on that rifle.
The blue job fixed it.
I liked it from the beginning but it did need "something". I do agree it looks better once I darkened it a bit. Thanks
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:40 am
by Diver43
That looks even better
Re: Crossfire Trail style engraving on my Centennial
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:19 pm
by Wambli Ska
Thank! I’m very pleased with the results.
