BLADE FINISHES AND COATING

BEAD-BLASTED FINISH

The knife blade is “blasted” or sprayed with a mixture of fine media, including glas and aluminium oxide beads, under high speed and pressure. This smooths the blade surface and creates a soft, non reflective, matte look. Depending on the media, this finish can produce a darker or lighter blade colour.

BLACK-OXIDE COATING

A chemical bath converts the surface of the steel to magnetite; it enhances appearence and adds some corrosion resistance.

Blackwash Finish

Our BlackWash finish produces a vintage look like that of a well used tool or favourite , broken-in pair of jeans. Kershaw products may have DLC BlackWash or Blackoxide BlackWash finishes.

Dlc Coating

Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating displays properties similair to those of natural diamond, including hardness, wear resistance, and reduced friction.

Dual Finish

Sometimes Kershaw will combine two different blade finishes on a single blade, for example, Satin finish on the blade upper and stonewash on the lower part of the blade

Powdercoat

The coating is applied as a fine powder and cured under heat. This creates a smooth, even, and tough coating.

Satin Finish

A Kershaw Satin finish with typically show a faint pattern of vertical lines across the blade. It is a shinier finish than bead blasting and somewhat lighter in colour.

Stonewashed Finish

Blades are tumbled with ceramic “stones,” which give blade surface a desirable roughened or scuffed look. The look can be pronounced or subtle. The finish helps hide scratches and fingerprints.

TITANIUM CARBO-NITRATE

Kershaw also uses titanium carbo-nitrate to produce an attractive black or grey blade coating that increases the blade’s hardness, helps maintain the edge, and increase the lifetime of the blade.

Titanium Oxide

When oxygen is introduced into the PVD process, the result is Kershaws spectacular “rainbow” finishes. The rainbow Chive, Scallion, and Leek feature this multicoloured finish.