5160 forced patina

[bucklife301]

Just wanted to share and wondering if anybody else has forced a patina on their bucks.

 

[bucklife301]

 

[Der Verminator]

Not me.

So tell us how you did it.

Looks great.

 

[bucklife301]

Thanks soaked it in vinegar my paper towels gave it the cool patern

 

[jbmonkey]

didnt do it myself. Mak did it before I got from him. it's gotten a bit darker. you can see the stains from use.....

yours looks good, nice job....

 

[bucklife301]

Thanks jbmonkey yours to I think you said something before but I forgot what’s that burnt looking spot on your handle

 

[jbmonkey]

Thanks jbmonkey yours to I think you said something before but I forgot what’s that burnt looking spot on your handle

its was a blem and that was the blem and a bit off center grind of the blade. great user though and that's what I do with it. like the toughness of 5160.

 

[Der Verminator]

Did your paper towels have a design in the paper?

Sure worked out well. A Damascus look.

 

[eveled]

Only Buck I have with Patina. It’s from eating boiled dinner for a week straight last St. Patrick’s Day. Complete with hot sauce vinegar mustard horseradish etc.

not a Buck but onions give a cool faux Damascus look.

 

[bucklife301]

Yeah paper towels had the design

 

[farm]

You guys are amazing

 

[bucklife301]

What’s the blade steel on your buffalo 212 eveled?

 

[jbmonkey]

What’s the blade steel on your buffalo 212 eveled?

w2 I thought.

 

[eveled]

Yes it’s W2..

 

[cut it out]

Those look great guys.

 

[eveled]

For better or worse most Buck knives won’t patina no matter what. So this is probably going to be a short thread. Lol

 

[bucklife301]

Maybe not I might do the same thing to my 112 - 5160 .

 

[eveled]

If you are going to use it, you might as well control the initial patina.

 

[bucklife301]

You’re probably right I controlled it once by buffing the rust off of it Lol.

 

[eveled]

First knife I patina-Ed was a Camillus 72 BoyScout whittler. I used it to clean a fish and my great aunt opened all the blades and ran it through the dishwasher.

Next morning it was rusted so badly it wouldn’t even close.

That’s how I learned the difference between carbon steel and stainless.

I also learned about mystery oil and steel wool. It came out fine.