I had an issue with a warp that had to be straightened ... Thank you Rick Marchand for your tutorial, couldn't have done it without you !!!
It did take me 4 attempts to finally straighten it but on the 4th, after pulling it out of the oven and dipping in water, I got this great
anodized effect. It wasn't there on the previous 3. I have seen this effect professional done by electroplating but never seen it naturally.
This is 1084 treated to 60rc (home HT)
Question is: I think this would be a great look on this chef knife. I have it 90% ground but still have to do my final passes of full flat grind
which I know will remove this effect. Is there a way of recreating this after final grinding and keeping this finish for any length of time?
Can this effect be done on purpose without 4 tempering cycles?
Thanks for your responses!
Troy
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It did take me 4 attempts to finally straighten it but on the 4th, after pulling it out of the oven and dipping in water, I got this great
anodized effect. It wasn't there on the previous 3. I have seen this effect professional done by electroplating but never seen it naturally.
This is 1084 treated to 60rc (home HT)
Question is: I think this would be a great look on this chef knife. I have it 90% ground but still have to do my final passes of full flat grind
which I know will remove this effect. Is there a way of recreating this after final grinding and keeping this finish for any length of time?
Can this effect be done on purpose without 4 tempering cycles?
Thanks for your responses!
Troy

