A first attempt at forced patinization; should I stick with this or redo it?

[Burdan]

That is one of the best Patinas I have seen. I would definitely keep it.

 

[Folderguy]

Ditto! That is possibly the sharpest looking patina I have ever seen. :thumbup:

Wow! Thanks!

 

[Folderguy]

Now go over to the exchange and sell it for like a gazillion dollars.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm planning on keeping it. And thanks for the compliment!

 

[GingivitisKahn]

Looks very good to me! Nice work!


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[Folderguy]

Yes that looks very good. What did you use?

Stripped the finish off, Scotchbrited the steel, and used grapefruit slices under pressure, for about 4 hours.

 

[Folderguy]

Very cool. Looks a bit like "trash can damascus". How did you do it?

See my previous response, please.

 

[Folderguy]

I like it! :thumbup:

Great!

 

[mmarkh]

I never did really like the finish on the Swamp Rat knife, the crinkly olive green stuff. And after seeing a few examples of forcing a patina, I thought I'd try my hand at it.

Here's my humble first attempt. Do you like it, hate it, think I should have another go at it, or?

Thanks for your comments.

Patinization??? Is that a word???? Blade looks good though.:thumbup:

 

[Folderguy]

Great job! Looks like marble... Well done, sir! :thumbup::thumbup:

Thanks!

 

[Folderguy]

Patinization??? Is that a word???? Blade looks good though.:thumbup:

You betcha!!! Google it and you'll find that it is, indeed, a word. There are several words based on patina. Another is patinate.

 

[stoffi]

It looks amazing! Thanks for the tip about grapefruit slices under pressure! Cool!

 

[foxx]

It's like a black and white photo of a camo pattern. I like it, I'd keep it. It will change, as you use the knife.
Did you rub down the metal to clean off any oily residue, prior to the grapfruit? What kind of "pressure" did you use? Some kind of weight, or a container?

 

[OldSarSwmr]

That looks AWESOME! One of the best forced patinas i've seen.

 

[SpartanSaint]

i wish my patina had turned out like that....
good work! :thumbup:

 

[Thalestin]

Generally prefer a natural patina, but that looks pretty cool. Nice work.

 

[Joshua J.]

I wish most of my patterns would turn out that good.

 

[g33kfu]

one of the coolest i've seen

 

[GRIM 62]

Looks really good,awesome job!

 

[ElectrikHellfire]

Excellent!

 

[mjolnir74]

Looks great.