D2 Chefs knife finish

[blgoode]

Well, I thought I'd try and add a little corosion protection to D2. All I did was etch it a tad and thats it. Think it will help with kitchen wear? TAke a look at the attached.
Thanks for the input.

 

[EIDO]

I don't know but it looks cool.

 

[Will Leavitt]

Looks very nice, I was always under the impression that the finer the finish the more corrosion resistant because of less exposed surface area.

 

[Don Hanson III]

Nice looking grain pattern in the steel. Not sure if will help corrosion resistants but D2 is half stainless anyway, so it should be fine.

 

[RDT]

Looks great! :thumbup:

but I think if it were mirror finished or near it, it would be less corrosion resistant.

 

[butcher_block]

high finish makes food stick to the blade

coarse finish makes it easier to rust
dance the dance
its a game just like steel and hardness you picks you evils

 

[Chiro75]

In my experience, D2 doesn't rust so much in the kitchen because it is "almost stainless", but it develops a patina that doesn't go away, so it gets sort of splotchy looking. I doubt that etching will help, but it makes it look like Wootz!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I don't use much D-2, but have found that a satin finish is easiest to put on and maintain. It is also easiest to "Touch Up" when those 'spots' appear ( and they will).
Mirror polish on D-2 is for insane people. They start out sane, but end up crazy after trying to get the mirror polish.
Your etch looks nice. Not sure how it will affect stain/rust.
I use a fine Scotch Brite belt on all my kitchen cutlery.

 

[blgoode]

I don't use much D-2, but have found that a satin finish is easiest to put on and maintain. It is also easiest to "Touch Up" when those 'spots' appear ( and they will).
Mirror polish on D-2 is for insane people. They start out sane, but end up crazy after trying to get the mirror polish.
Your etch looks nice. Not sure how it will affect stain/rust.
I use a fine Scotch Brite belt on all my kitchen cutlery.

I was thinking about the touch up down the road this moirning. Kind of stuck with a finish like this. this knife is .020 right now and I thin kI want to go a tad thinner so I may just use a satin finish. Damn I should have made 2