Post by MarkoPhony on May 10, 2014 2:01:58 GMT -8
This thread is dedicated to cover all there is about stonewashing
i know Johnny was planning on making that thread, but i'm currently really bored so
Why stonewashing ?
well first of all because it looks cool (that's the main reason people do it i guess) but besides from looking cool if you use your knives and other tools the stonewashed finish does a great job at covering scratch marks, it is also very good for smoothing any sharp edges on the tool, like corners and stuff
Stonewashing is very easy, because you can do it even without any machines or anything
The machines used to stonewash are called Tumblers, and we got 2 different types of tumblers, vibratory and rotary but, we'll get to that later.
If you can't get your hands on a tumbler there's a simple way to do it without it, just by using a plastic jar or bottle.
One method is to put your tool in the bottle together with the media and shake it for some time (actually that takes pretty long) the other method you can put your stuff in a plastic jar, wrap it in a towel and put in the washing machine. The time depends on you and on how much of an aggressive finish you want to achieve.
Here are two videos on how to stonewash because i'm too lazy to type down everything
method 1 this is the so called POOR MAN'S stonewashing or the DIY method
method 2 this is using a tumbler, he uses a rotary one
there's also the acid wash.
I wanted to post the video for that too but the guy talking was too annoying and probably nobody would wanna listen to that
The tumblers
so as said there are two different types of tumblers, rotary and vibratory.
Which one to choose ?
I would recommend the vibratory one, al though it is more expensive the vibratory tumbler gets the job done much quicker, the only bad thing about the vibratory is that it's loud and annoying and it moves all around while working.
Rotary tumblers are much slower and sometimes they tend to leak, and we don't want that
The media
the media is basically the thing that makes it all happen, withouth it, there's no stonewash obviously
There are many different types of media I'd recommend using the ceraminc one though.
The best thing is if you mix your media, you could use just one kind of media but the mixed one gives you the best results.
here's a site that explains ceramic media very nicely link
If you live near the sea, you can go to the beach and pick up some rocks i found out that works out very well too, jut make sure to wash the stones first before you do that
I am by no means an expert in stonewashing so you all feel free to add all you want here but, i hope it's gonna be at least a little bit helpful
also excuse me if my spelling might suck, you all know where i live
i know Johnny was planning on making that thread, but i'm currently really bored so
Why stonewashing ?
well first of all because it looks cool (that's the main reason people do it i guess) but besides from looking cool if you use your knives and other tools the stonewashed finish does a great job at covering scratch marks, it is also very good for smoothing any sharp edges on the tool, like corners and stuff
Stonewashing is very easy, because you can do it even without any machines or anything
The machines used to stonewash are called Tumblers, and we got 2 different types of tumblers, vibratory and rotary but, we'll get to that later.
If you can't get your hands on a tumbler there's a simple way to do it without it, just by using a plastic jar or bottle.
One method is to put your tool in the bottle together with the media and shake it for some time (actually that takes pretty long) the other method you can put your stuff in a plastic jar, wrap it in a towel and put in the washing machine. The time depends on you and on how much of an aggressive finish you want to achieve.
Here are two videos on how to stonewash because i'm too lazy to type down everything
method 1 this is the so called POOR MAN'S stonewashing or the DIY method
method 2 this is using a tumbler, he uses a rotary one
there's also the acid wash.
I wanted to post the video for that too but the guy talking was too annoying and probably nobody would wanna listen to that
The tumblers
so as said there are two different types of tumblers, rotary and vibratory.
Which one to choose ?
I would recommend the vibratory one, al though it is more expensive the vibratory tumbler gets the job done much quicker, the only bad thing about the vibratory is that it's loud and annoying and it moves all around while working.
Rotary tumblers are much slower and sometimes they tend to leak, and we don't want that
The media
the media is basically the thing that makes it all happen, withouth it, there's no stonewash obviously
There are many different types of media I'd recommend using the ceraminc one though.
The best thing is if you mix your media, you could use just one kind of media but the mixed one gives you the best results.
here's a site that explains ceramic media very nicely link
If you live near the sea, you can go to the beach and pick up some rocks i found out that works out very well too, jut make sure to wash the stones first before you do that
I am by no means an expert in stonewashing so you all feel free to add all you want here but, i hope it's gonna be at least a little bit helpful
also excuse me if my spelling might suck, you all know where i live